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Ohio court rules clinics can now prescribe abortion pill virtually
Clinics around Ohio are now able to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone virtually and can send it to pharmacies or directly to homes through mail-order medication services thanks to a new state court ruling. Ohio abortion providers have been busy. “We’re moving back into a better time when abortion is recognized as health care,” said […]
What are the consequences of property tax relief?
Last month, Ohio state Rep. Thomas Patton introduced a bill to freeze property taxes for low- and middle-income households. The bill specifies that property taxes shall be frozen if the home is occupied by someone making $75,000 or less (a little over 110% of the statewide median household income) and the person living in the […]
Submitting an absentee ballot for November election? Be aware of this change
There may be an extra step for those wishing to submit an absentee ballot in the November election. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose implemented a change to election rules, banning people from submitting a ballot at a ballot drop box for someone else.
Ohio senator talks about new first responder training in exclusive interview
OHIO (WTRF) – Senator Brown recently visited Weirton to meet with Cleveland-Cliffs leadership and USW Local 2911 members. While he was there, 7News was able to interview him on several topics including funding for the market street bridge and his newest training initiatives for Ohio emergency responders. Nearly $88 million was announced by West […]
Why Is J.D. Vance Still Following This Hitler Apologist?
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance still follows a self-proclaimed historian who this week claimed that Winston Churchill was the “chief villain of World War 2”—not Adolf Hitler. Vance follows Darryl Cooper from both of his accounts on X (formerly Twitter).Cooper drew increased attention Tuesday after X CEO and fascism enthusiast Elon Musk promoted Tucker Carlson’s interview with the controversial figure on his podcast, calling it “Very interesting. Worth watching.” After the interview was criticized by figures on the right and left, Musk deleted his tweet, but not before both he and Carlson were attacked for giving pro-Nazi propaganda a...
Halloween is coming! See which haunted houses in Ohio are opening for Friday the 13th
With Labor Day behind us, it's (un)officially fall. And Halloween lovers are busy making their homes spooky for the season and waiting for their favorite haunts to open (pun intended). And they won't have to wait long, because many haunted houses and attractions around the state are opening soon, to coincide with September's Friday the 13th. ...
Ohio bill would require schools to publicly disclose Pledge of Allegiance policies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio K-12 schools would be required to publicly disclose their Pledge of Allegiance policies under a recently introduced bill. Under Ohio’s current law, local boards of education must adopt a policy specifying if its schools recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and if so, how and when. The pledge is not a […]
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