Truthout
Ohio
Ohio GOP Is Trying to Raise Ballot Initiative Threshold to Block Abortion
Republicans have admitted the measure is intended to thwart an abortion rights initiative in the fall general election.
More Than 700K Ohioans Sign Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Rights
If passed, the initiative would undo a trigger law that restricts abortions after around six weeks.
Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won’t Let Them.
We must be as dogged about protecting our democracy as authoritarian forces are about decimating it.
New Ohio Gender-Affirming Care Ban Requires Erroneous Mental Health Screening
This provision ignores scientific consensus that conditions like depression don't “cause” someone to be trans.
Ohio GOP Aims to Thwart Move to Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution
“We needed to put this on the ballot immediately because we’re in the middle of a health care emergency,” a doctor said.
Neo-Nazis, Far Right Protesters Storm Drag Queen Story Hour in Ohio
Protesters of the story hour carried swastikas, spewed Nazi jargon and threatened violence.
East Palestine Disaster a Direct Result of Reliance on Fossil Fuels and Plastic
The toxic crash unveiled the plastics industry’s toll on the planet and public health. Will the U.S. ban vinyl chloride?
Another Norfolk Southern Train Derailed as Its CEO Testified Before the Senate
CEO Alan Shaw faced tough questions about the company’s response to the derailment and chemical disaster in Ohio.
Norfolk Southern Conductor Killed in Crash as Train Safety Bill Faces Pushback
Unions are backing the Railroad Safety Act while pushing for improvements, but some Republicans are skeptical.
Fascists Are Trying to Co-opt Mutual Aid Organizing in East Palestine, Ohio
Neofascist groups are attempting to stoke racial resentment to exploit the disaster for their own gain.