by Ben Pursel Following the November 7 election enshrining the statewide right to abortion with a 13.24% majority according to the Ohio Secretary of State, Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives released a statement detailing their efforts to, despite the constitutional amendment, limit access to abortion. In the statement titled “DECEPTIVE OHIO ISSUE 1 MISLED THE PUBLIC BUT DOESN’T REPEAL OUR LAW” and subtitled … Continue reading State abortion amendments facing pushback nationwide

by Ben Pursel On October 7, Hamas, a terrorist military and political organization in the Palestinian Authority, launched over 5,000 rockets into Israel over a 20 minute span, while simultaneously sending 3,000 Palestinian militants to infiltrate southern Israel from Gaza. At 6:30 a.m. on the same day, Hamas militants entered an outdoor music festival near the town of Re’im, killing 270 with many more reportedly … Continue reading Here is historical context to the Israel-Palestine question

by Brendan Clementz The US government is in hot water with an impending government shutdown. Congress was in talks about raising the debt ceiling back in May due to concerns about reaching the debt ceiling. However, the House and Senate have failed to work together on keeping the agreement that they came to, and now they face the exact problem they were supposed to prevent.  … Continue reading Shutdown imminent if no agreement is made over spending bills

by Brendan Clementz The law created six months ago for drivers in Ohio is finally coming into full effect. Now, if you’re checking your phone in the middle of driving, you can get fined up to $1,000.  The reason that this law was created was to combat distracted driving on Ohio roadways. It does this by giving fines and penalties to the driver’s licenses of … Continue reading A new kind of phone bill: Ohio’s distracted driving law takes full effect