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Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills
The Pence-founded group wants the 1873 Comstock Act enforced to stop mailed pills, which accounted for 27% of abortions nationwide in early 2025.
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New drug-resistant fungal disease increases among vulnerable patients
Case counts have dipped slightly from last year, but Ohio and four neighboring states have still logged 751 clinical cases of the multidrug-resistant yeast.
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US employers shed 23K jobs in July
Federal revisions cut 103,000 jobs from earlier months as small businesses report a sudden labor shortage and health insurance costs squeeze hiring.
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Fact check: Ramaswamy super PAC misleads voters with Acton attacks over CDC training, TV remote
Five out-of-state donors supplied 88% of the $8.2 million ad buy, while Ohio's own filings leave the spending's purpose blank and DeWine says the COVID decisions were his.
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions
Democrats say Sen. Rand Paul's committee tried to trap Fauci into statements not covered by Biden's pardon, then sent the resolution straight to prosecutors.
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As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
A DOJ memo and state Medicaid cuts, including $126 million in Maryland, are reshaping decades of civil rights protections for disabled Americans nationwide.
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Trump administration to kill Medicare Part D prescription subsidy program
Millions of subscribers could see their prescription costs and premiums go up in 2027 without the program, experts say.
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US Senate confirms Trump’s pick for CDC director
The 51-44 vote drew only one Democrat, Tim Kaine, after senators grilled Schwartz on political interference in vaccine policy under RFK Jr.
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For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care
With federal Medicaid cuts taking effect Jan. 1, Ohio officials are citing fraud claims in home care programs that recipients and unpaid family caregivers say could push seniors into costlier nursing homes.
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Ohio sees second week of ‘significant’ increases in cyclosporiasis cases
Lucas, Cuyahoga and Wood counties lead nearly 4,000 cases as the CDC traces the outbreak to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from Mexico.
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More than 1 million Ohioans aren’t getting essential safety-net benefits, analysis shows
Just 1 in 5 eligible Ohio households got energy assistance in 2023, and federal SNAP cuts of $186 billion could push participation even lower.
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Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
The Urban Institute estimates up to 7 million people could lose Medicaid coverage under the new rules, or 10 million with added eligibility checks.
