OHIO ISSUES
Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme
Marrietta TimesMay 8th, 2025 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist on Tuesday in a $60 million bribery scandal described as the largest corruption scheme in state history. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S.…
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Columbus DispatchJessie BalmertApril 15, 2025 HBO Documentary on Ohio’s House Bill 6 scandal and the role of dark money now streaming Editor’s note: The documentary includes police body camera footage of lobbyist Neil Clark, who died by suicide. If you or a loved one is in crisis, call or text the national suicide prevention hotline…
Read MoreOhio Schools Saturated with DEI
Mission AmericaLinda Harvey In July 2020, the Ohio State Board of Education passed a resolution condemning “white supremacy culture” and “hate speech” and encouraging top-to-bottom audits of Ohio schools for “inequity” and “implicit bias. Public uproar followed and several meetings later, the board chair prohibited any further public comments on the CRT issue because one of…
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