Judge orders return of Maryland father deported by mistake to El Salvador prison

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/04/repub/judge-orders-return-of-maryland-father-deported-by-mistake-to-el-salvador-prison/

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GREENBELT, MARYLAND — A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to return a national from El Salvador by April 7 who was erroneously deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, despite an order blocking such removal. The ruling

Ohio House GOP budget includes $600m in bonds for Browns' new stadium and development

https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2025-04-01/ohio-house-gop-budget-includes-600m-in-bonds-for-browns-new-stadium-and-development

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It’ll take about a billion dollars for the state to pay back the $600 million in bonds to help fund the Cleveland Browns' new stadium and development, but Republican House leaders say it will be money well spent.

Ohio House GOP budget strips bipartisan K-12 funding plan, but gives districts increases

https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2025-04-01/ohio-house-gop-budget-strips-bipartisan-k-12-funding-plan-but-gives-districts-increases

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The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair.

If you are in the central Ohio region and don't have a ham radio (yet), you can listen to COWSN (Central Ohio Severe Weather Network) when they activate their severe weather nets, here:

https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/8165

Ohio Republican lawmakers want to ban adding fluoride — which prevents tooth decay — to water

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/28/ohio-republican-lawmakers-want-to-ban-adding-fluoride-which-prevents-tooth-decay-to-water/

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A group of Ohio Republican lawmakers is moving to ban the state and public water systems from adding fluoride, which prevents tooth decay and cavities, to water. The Buckeye State is known for its water benefits, dentist Dr. Matthew Messina

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The Ohio Bonehead Proud Boys are trying to intimidate a group of protestors in #Columbus March, 29th.

Ohio Republicans celebrate Trump’s executive order to get rid of the Department of Education

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/22/ohio-republicans-celebrate-trumps-executive-order-to-get-rid-of-the-department-of-education/

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Ohio Republicans praised President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine joined other Republican governors in attending Trump’s signing of the executive order Thursday afternoon at

Ohio court partially overturns ban on gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/18/ohio-court-partially-overturns-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-lgbtq-youth/

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An Ohio court has partially overturned a ban on gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth, allowing doctors to continue prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. This is a developing story and will be updated. The 10th District Court of Appeals has sent the case back to

Ohio veterans, supporters turn out for protest of federal cuts

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/17/ohio-veterans-supporters-turn-out-for-protest-of-federal-cuts/

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Veterans and others came from across Ohio on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But many said they had a broader agenda: to fulfill their oath to protect the Constitution. About 200 gathered on the west lawn of the Ohio Statehouse,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzoAHG7x6oE

Attorney representing arrested #Columbus student #MahmoudKhalil reads statement from pregnant wife

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