MANSFIELD — Democrat Sherrod Brown, seeking re-election in November to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, isn’t counting on President Joe Biden to help him much in Ohio. The Mansfield native is battling Bernie Moreno, a candidate strongly endorsed by former President Donald Trump in a state the GOP presidential candidate won in 2016 […]
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Ohio voters approve Issue 1, abortion access
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved an amendment to the state constitution granting the right to make individual reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, on Tuesday night. With 93.91% of precincts reporting as of 12:11 a.m., the measure earned 55.99% voter approval statewide, with 2,050,440 voters saying yes. No votes totaled 1,611,742, or 44.01% of the total […]
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State Issue 1: Local groups dispute amendment on reproductive decisions, including abortion
MOUNT VERNON — Diana Wetzel has worked with Starting Point, a non-profit pregnancy resource center in Mount Vernon, for almost 10 years. Now Starting Point’s executive director, her work providing resources and education to community members is deeply personal. She received an abortion herself years ago. “As a woman who’s had an abortion, I suffered […]