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Republicans Propose Bill To Add Abortion Restrictions
Republicans Propose Bill To Add Abortion Restrictions
Republican lawmaker Ron Hood has introduced legislation that would add a series of new restrictions for abortions in Ohio.More
Republican lawmaker Ron Hood has introduced legislation that would add a series of new restrictions for abortions in Ohio.More
Groups Push For Tighter Gun Laws 6 Months After Sandy Hook Shooting
Groups Push For Tighter Gun Laws 6 Months After Sandy Hook Shooting
Updated: Friday, June 14 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-06-14 21:11:19 GMT
Activists in Ohio joined protestors in ten different states Friday, calling on Congress to tighten gun laws.More
Activists in Ohio joined protestors in ten different states Friday, calling on Congress to tighten gun laws.More
New Rx Drug Legislation Could Save Lives
New Rx Drug Legislation Could Save Lives
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to make an overdose-counteracting drug easier to prescribe, possess and administer.More
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to make an overdose-counteracting drug easier to prescribe, possess and administer.More
Kasich Signs Order To Help Veterans
Kasich Signs Order To Help Veterans
Veterans' military skills and service must be taken into account for civilian job licensing and college credits, according to an order by Gov. John Kasich to state agencies Tuesday.More
Veterans' military skills and service must be taken into account for civilian job licensing and college credits, according to an order by Gov. John Kasich to state agencies Tuesday.More

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Recount Confirms Groveport Madison Levy Failed
Recount Confirms Groveport Madison Levy Failed
Updated: Wednesday, May 29 2013 11:50 AM EDT2013-05-29 15:50:15 GMT
A recount has confirmed that a levy for Groveport Madison Local Schools was defeated by voters in the May 7 primary election.More
A recount has confirmed that a levy for Groveport Madison Local Schools was defeated by voters in the May 7 primary election.More
Several Central Ohio School Districts Pass Levies; Others Fall Short
Several Central Ohio School Districts Pass Levies; Others Fall Short
Updated: Friday, June 7 2013 9:40 AM EDT2013-06-07 13:40:28 GMT
Several of the school levies that were on Tuesday's ballot passed, including Lakewood, Licking Heights, and Marysville. However, not everyone was a winner. Tonight, on NBC4 at 5 education reporter SteveMore
Several of the school levies that were on Tuesday's ballot passed, including Lakewood, Licking Heights, and Marysville.More
Final Push For Delaware County Fire Levies
Final Push For Delaware County Fire Levies
Supporters of the Liberty Township Fire Department rallied in the snow on Saturday to make a final push asking voters to support the fire levy that will decide the fate of the township's fire department. More
Supporters of the Liberty Township Fire Department rallied in the snow on Saturday to make a final push asking voters to support the fire levy that will decide the fate of the township's fire department. More

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Facing Controversy, Obama Political Value Unclear
Facing Controversy, Obama Political Value Unclear
Trailed by controversy, questions are being raised about whether second-term President Barack Obama will be more asset or liability to his party in the coming election season.More
Trailed by controversy, questions are being raised about whether second-term President Barack Obama will be more asset or liability to his party in the coming election season.More

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Ohio lawmakers to hear 2 Medicaid proposals
Ohio lawmakers to hear 2 Medicaid proposals
An Ohio legislative committee is slated to hear two Medicaid proposals on Tuesday as lawmakers try to find common ground on changes to the health program.More
An Ohio legislative committee is slated to hear two Medicaid proposals on Tuesday as lawmakers try to find common ground on changes to the health program.More
GOP-backed bill expands Ohio's abortion rules
GOP-backed bill expands Ohio's abortion rules
Women seeking an abortion in Ohio would have to wait longer to undergo the procedure and listen to their doctors describe all of the fetus' "relevant features" under a measure being considered by state lawmakers.More
Women seeking an abortion in Ohio would have to wait longer to undergo the procedure and listen to their doctors describe all of the fetus' "relevant features" under a measure being considered by state lawmakers.More
Ohio House OKs bill changing dog capture procedure
Ohio House OKs bill changing dog capture procedure
New guidelines regulating how loose dogs can be captured in Ohio are under review.More
New guidelines regulating how loose dogs can be captured in Ohio are under review.More
Republicans Propose Bill To Add Abortion Restrictions
Republicans Propose Bill To Add Abortion Restrictions
Republican lawmaker Ron Hood has introduced legislation that would add a series of new restrictions for abortions in Ohio.More
Republican lawmaker Ron Hood has introduced legislation that would add a series of new restrictions for abortions in Ohio.More
Groups Push For Tighter Gun Laws 6 Months After Sandy Hook Shooting
Groups Push For Tighter Gun Laws 6 Months After Sandy Hook Shooting
Updated: Friday, June 14 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-06-14 21:11:19 GMT
Activists in Ohio joined protestors in ten different states Friday, calling on Congress to tighten gun laws.More
Activists in Ohio joined protestors in ten different states Friday, calling on Congress to tighten gun laws.More
House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.More
The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military...More
APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
The British government has issued an alert to airlines around the world, urging them not to allow former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden to board flights to the United Kingdom.More
The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom.More
GOP national chair to meet black leaders in Ohio
GOP national chair to meet black leaders in Ohio
A national Republican Party leader is meeting with black community leaders in Cleveland as part of an effort to expand the party with groups that have been voting Democrat.More
A national Republican Party leader is meeting with black community leaders in Cleveland as part of an effort to expand the party with groups that have been voting Democrat.More
Former Ohio justice now opposes death penalty
Former Ohio justice now opposes death penalty
A former Ohio Supreme Court justice who mostly sided with the majority in cases ending in executions says she now opposes the death penalty.More
A former Ohio Supreme Court justice who mostly sided with the majority in cases ending in executions says she now opposes the death penalty.More
Arizona Legislature passes Medicaid expansion
Arizona Legislature passes Medicaid expansion
The Arizona Senate is poised to pass an $8.8 billion state budget Thursday that includes the Medicaid expansion sought by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer as she embraces a signature part of President Barack Obama's...More
The Arizona Legislature embraced a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care law Thursday after a drawn out battle that divided the state's Republican leadership and saw GOP Gov. Jan Brewer work...More
Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is excited to call the Clinton Foundation "my home" for a number of new initiatives at the organization founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.More
As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve...More
Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels
Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels
US officials say the Obama administration has concluded that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the opposition seeking to overthrow him, crossing what President Barack Obama...More
President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar...More
Months later, Sarah Palin back as Fox News analyst
Months later, Sarah Palin back as Fox News analyst
Sarah Palin is rejoining Fox News Channel as an analyst less than half a year after they decided to part ways.More
Sarah Palin is rejoining Fox News Channel as an analyst less than half a year after they decided to part ways.More
Mangled facts, secrecy brew confusion about NSA
Mangled facts, secrecy brew confusion about NSA
Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers.More
Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers.More
Senators look for consensus border amendment
Senators look for consensus border amendment
The Senate has voted to kill a GOP measure preventing immigrants here illegally from taking the first steps toward citizenship until the U.S.-Mexico border has been under control for six months.More
Key Senate Republicans are working to develop a compromise on border security that would satisfy GOP demands for stronger enforcement language in a far-reaching immigration bill without costing Democratic support, lawmakers...More
Ohio lawmakers propose bipartisan Medicaid reforms
Ohio lawmakers propose bipartisan Medicaid reforms
Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan proposal aimed at curbing Medicaid costs as they try to find common ground on the issue.More
Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan proposal aimed at curbing Medicaid costs as they try to find common ground on the issue.More
OH bill would OK car insurance proof by smartphone
OH bill would OK car insurance proof by smartphone
Ohio drivers required to show proof of insurance could provide that information using smartphones under a proposed change in state law.More
Ohio drivers required to show proof of insurance could provide that information using smartphones under a proposed change in state law.More
Ohio death penalty task force continues work
Ohio death penalty task force continues work
A state Supreme Court task force analyzing the effectiveness of Ohio's capital punishment law plans to reconvene as it tries to conclude its work this year.More
A state Supreme Court task force analyzing the effectiveness of Ohio's capital punishment law plans to reconvene as it tries to conclude its work this year.More
Compromise talks over Ohio's budget begin Thursday
Compromise talks over Ohio's budget begin Thursday
A legislative panel of negotiators is scheduled to meet in Columbus to begin sorting out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.More
A legislative panel of negotiators is scheduled to meet in Columbus to begin sorting out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.More
Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami
Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami
President Barack Obama is visiting Massachusetts on Wednesday to rally voters ahead of a special Senate election, as he presses ahead on a pledge to work harder to elect Democrats in his second term.More
President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over...More
NSA director: Programs disrupted dozens of attacks
NSA director: Programs disrupted dozens of attacks
Lawmakers are voicing their confusion and concern, and some are calling for an end to sweeping surveillance programs by U.S. spy agencies after receiving an unusual briefing on the government's yearslong...More
The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens...More
Border security at issue in immigration bill
Border security at issue in immigration bill
Backers of far-reaching immigration legislation are turning their attention to courting support and counting votes after the Senate pushed the contentious bill over early procedural hurdles.More
Bickering across a deep divide, supporters of immigration legislation pushed back hard Wednesday against Republican demands for tougher border security measures before millions living illegally in the country could take the...More
New Rx Drug Legislation Could Save Lives
New Rx Drug Legislation Could Save Lives
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to make an overdose-counteracting drug easier to prescribe, possess and administer.More
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to make an overdose-counteracting drug easier to prescribe, possess and administer.More
Schools bill to give states more control
Schools bill to give states more control
A Senate panel has voted to allow the Department of Education to fund new construction projects for districts that have seen traumatic events in their schools.More
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday finished its sweeping rewrite of No Child Left Behind that eases coast-to-coast requirements for schools and gives states greater independence to set their own goals.More

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Several Central Ohio School Districts Pass Levies; Others Fall Short
Several Central Ohio School Districts Pass Levies; Others Fall Short
Updated: Friday, June 7 2013 9:40 AM EDT2013-06-07 13:40:28 GMT
Several of the school levies that were on Tuesday's ballot passed, including Lakewood, Licking Heights, and Marysville. However, not everyone was a winner. Tonight, on NBC4 at 5 education reporter SteveMore
Several of the school levies that were on Tuesday's ballot passed, including Lakewood, Licking Heights, and Marysville.More

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