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A federal judge says he wants attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy to reveal who from the company paid bribes in the HB 6 scandal; Ohio mapmaking commission has set a series of meetings for hammering out a compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts; Canton-based Habitat for Humanity of East Central Ohio gets $4.5 million from MacKenzie Scott; and more stories.
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A Cambridge, Ohio Marine was among four who died when their aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town during a NATO exercise; Ohio’s unemployment rate is the lowest since 2019; the Ohio Redistricting Commission moves to hire consultants as another map deadline looms; and more stories.
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The Ohio Redistricting Commission took the first steps this weekend at a new bipartisan process to submit a fourth set of maps; a labor dispute between Playhouse Square union film projectionists and the Cleveland International Film Festival has been settled; Akron City Council is expected to move quickly in adopting Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposed operating budget; and more stories.
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All eyes are on the Ohio Supreme Court to find out if the latest state legislative and congressional district maps will be found constitutional.
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Some of the state's top elected officials say it is still possible to have a primary May 3, but it depends on how the supreme court rules on state legislative and congressional district maps.
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Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission have sent an adjusted map of congressional districts back to the state’s high court that delivers two-thirds of the seats to their party; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging the state's five public employee retirement funds divest themselves of Russian financial holdings; An Ohio judge has blocked preemptive enforcement of a law imposing additional operating requirements on consulting physicians at abortion clinics; and more stories.
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Republicans are expected to unveil a new map today for congressional redistricting; Ohio election officials say they have “grave concerns” about being able to carry out a successful primary election on May 3; Akron Public Schools superintendent is going to have to try again to win over the school board when it comes to getting more administrative help; and more stories.
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House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) says Democrats have made attempts that were nixed by Republican majority.
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Ohio’s political map-making panel has voted to approve legislative maps while being ordered to appear at a Supreme Court hearing; the Ohio Supreme Court is considering whether a Northeast Ohio company that suffered financial losses as a result of a COVID-driven business shutdown can be compensated for those losses by its insurance company; Ohio's health leader warns against complacency as COVID situation improves ; and more stories.
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A new set of state legislative district maps could be proposed as early as Thursday; the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County has reinstated their original declaration stating "racism is a public health crisis”; a dozen U.S. Air Force officers sue the federal government over COVID-19 vaccine exemptions; and more stories.