Issue 1 is the only abortion-related proposal that is directly before voters this year. But following the Supreme Court's decisionoverturning Roe v. Waderoughly 17 months ago, Ohio is one of several states where abortion rights supporters are looking to citizen-driven ballot initiatives to expand...
Tuesday’s referendum was broadly opposed by Democrats and progressive groups. Republicans and conservative interests were split on the measure. GOP Gov. Mike DeWine supported Issue 1, as did the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Right to Life, the Buckeye Firearms Association and more. “...
Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election...
The prevailing belief in the Democratic Party is that abortion will again be a potent issue against Republicans in this year’s election cycle just as it was in 2022 – and that this time it will not just cost the GOP gaining the majority in the U.S. Senate, but also give Democrats th...
A sign against Issue 2 sits near a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Cincinnati. The ballot issue would legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio and allow adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to grow plants at home. Ohio would become the...
Tag:Battleground States Latest Polling Shows Third-Party Candidates Hurting Biden in Crucial Swing States May 24, 2024Ohio Star Staff Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other third-party candidates appear to be hurting President Joe Biden — and boosting former President Donald Trump — when on...
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a platform committee member, said Monday that they planned to escalate the issue — possibly to a full-on floor fight — but that the situation had changed because of the Saturday shooting. “Given today, and everything that ha...
"The most unique thing that we have going now is that I just spent 90 days tellling everyone to vote ‘yes’ on Issue 1, now we’re going to be telling everyone to vote ‘no’ on Issue 1," he said. "So, we have our work cut out for us, but we know at the end of the da...
Women across the nation immediately respond to questions about whatever issue, concern or celebration another family is experiencing. The first years of Lyra’s life, I regularly interacted online with my ORMs. We shared countless ways in which we helped our children acquire skills that most ...
Tag:Gen Z U.S. Youth Joins European Youth in Rightward Shift November 12, 2024The Center Square The youth vote has been a liability for the Republican Party since 2008. But on Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump made the largest gains of any Republican since George W. Bush, winning...