Lawyer: No Further Steps To Free Convicted Priest
A defense lawyer won’t take further steps seeking to release a dying Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of killing a nun in 1980 and hoped to spend his final days in his Ohio hometown. Attorney...
View ArticleWorking-Class Whites Now Fewer Than Half Of Ohio Voters
New census data show working-class whites now make up fewer than half of Ohio’s eligible voters, a demographic change that has both parties expanding their efforts to reach other voters. Unpublished...
View ArticleOhio Charity Offers To Take Immigrant Children
A Cincinnati charity says it has applied for a federal grant aimed at bringing to Ohio some of the immigrant children who have flooded across the U.S. border recently. Catholic Charities Southwestern...
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South Side Learning Center Helps Drop Outs
For the last three years about 25 percent of the students who begin high school in the Columbus Public Schools fail to graduate. While some stick around and finish up in five years, others drop out...
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Fired Mount Vernon Teacher Denied Challenge By Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Mount Vernon public school science teacher who was fired for promoting the theory of creationism and refusing to remove religious materials from his...
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Judge Sides With Urbana Company Fighting Contraceptive Coverage
A federal judge has ruled that a small Urbana company doesn’t have to offer birth control coverage as part of its employees’ health insurance plan. In a two-page order, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal...
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Same-Sex Couples File Supreme Court Appeal
Same-sex couples seeking the right to marry are asking the Supreme Court to settle the issue of gay marriage nationwide. Appeals being filed Friday urge the justices to review last week’s lower court...
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Ohio House Votes To Shield Execution Drugmaker
The Ohio House has approved a bill shielding the source of the state’s lethal injection drugs for a minimum of 20 years. The Republican-led House voted 61-25 in favor of the secrecy provision Thursday....
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Behind The Scenes Of The Red Kettle Fund Drive
It’s a sound that marks the holiday season: The Salvation Army bell, held by a friendly person standing next to a red kettle. We go behind-the-scenes to look at what it takes to manage the effort. The...
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Governor’s Mentoring Program Has Religious Requirement
If you want to be part of Governor Kasich’s program to mentor for Ohio school children, you’ll have to have a religious affiliation. The Ohio Department of Education is now soliciting grant...
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