Ohio’s overwhelmingly Republican, gerrymandered statehouse fought vehemently for years to outlaw abortion. Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the legislature passed the Heartbeat Bill to ban abortions after about six weeks – before many women know they’re pregnant. When an abortion rights amendment made the ballot, Republicans called a special election in the off-season of August in an attempt to make it more difficult to pass constitutional amendments. And when Ohioans rejected that Issue 1, they worked to confuse the people of Ohio, who in poll after poll supported the right of women to terminate a pregnancy. Opponents of November’s Issue 1 claimed the amendment was about parents’ rights, gender reassignment surgery and the legality of partial-birth abortions. But Ohioans recognized the falsehoods and voted Tuesday to guarantee the right of abortion. They also legalized recreational marijuana. The people – not the statehouse – have the final say. - Laura |
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Issue 1 supporters cheer Tuesday night as they watch election results in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. (Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press) |
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Voter disconnect: The approval of Issue 1 on Tuesday is a punctuation mark to voters’ rejection of a related, Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution in August. It’s also a rebuke of the political course charted by Republican state lawmakers, who hold a veto-proof supermajority in Columbus, on two hot-button social issues and challenges assumption about Ohio’s political status, Andrew Tobias reports. Issue 1: Ohio voters passed a state constitutional amendment Tuesday guaranteeing abortion rights and became the seventh state to side with reproductive rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Laura Hancock and Andrew Tobias report the amendment protects individuals’ decisions about abortion, pregnancy, contraception, miscarriage care and fertility treatment until fetal viability, around 22 to 24 weeks. Issue 2: Ohioans voted to legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday, potentially setting up cannabis sales in dispensaries for adult use by late 2024. Laura Hancock, Jeremy Pelzer and Jake Zuckerman report that under the proposal that Ohioans passed, people aged 21 and older can possess and purchase marijuana from state-licensed adult-use dispensaries. Adults can grow up to six plants per person and 12 per household beginning Dec. 7. GOP maneuvering: Mere hours after polls closed with Ohio voters decisively backing abortion access and the use and sale of recreational marijuana, two top Statehouse Republicans floated the notion of chipping away at or altering both measures, Jake Zuckerman reports. People's Budget: Cleveland voters on Tuesday were rejecting Issue 38, the proposed People’s Budget charter amendment that promised to give voters more say over city spending decisions through a process known as participatory budgeting. The issue was trailing, 26,539-25,188, with 46% of votes tallied as of 1:30 a.m. today, Courtney Astolfi reports. Winners and losers: Even though elections officials are still counting ballots, Lucas Daprile reports some likely winners surfaced. Shaker Heights all but certainly stuck with David Weiss as mayor; former Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson is set to serve on the bench at Cleveland Municipal Court; and Daryl Kingston is likely to become the next mayor of Brecksville. Results: Checking for the outcomes of area issues and races? Cleveland.com has results of the election from counties in Northeast Ohio. Today in Ohio: Tuesday was Election Day, when Ohioans decided the future of abortion and marijuana. We’re talking about what happens next on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Justice lawsuit: An Ohio Supreme Court justice on Tuesday sued state officials over a law that requires candidates for the state’s high court and for appeals courts to be listed on the ballot with party affiliations. Jennifer Brunner, a Columbiana County Democrat, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Youngstown, Adam Ferrise reports. She is seeking an injunction to stop the new law from affecting future ballots. College voting: Voting-rights advocates said Tuesday that they’ve heard from students, including “dozens” at Ohio State University, who said they never got the mail ballot they requested for Tuesday’s election, reports Andrew Tobias. |
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Ballot shortage: As the polls neared closing time Tuesday in Cuyahoga County, multiple precincts ran out of ballots, causing aggravation among voters, who stood in line while poll workers looked for a solution. Mike West, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, tells Lucas Daprile that he did not believe the shortage would cause extensive delays, but he acknowledged that he did not know how many precincts were facing shortages or how many voters were still waiting to cast ballots. Institute of Music: Two hundred students -- roughly 60 percent of CIM’s enrollment of 350 -- recently signed a petition calling for the resignations of president and CEO Paul Hogle and board chair Susan Rothmann, reports Joey Morona. The letter accuses Hogle and Rothmann of not being transparent or honest with the CIM community and, at times, using “threatening, oppressive, and patronizing” language in communications with students and faculty. Students say the leaders have “diminished the prestige and reputation” of the institution, which has traditionally been one of the top-ranked music schools in the country. CLE neighborhoods: You’ll find some of the most historic Black churches around, festivals of about any variety and rich history on Cleveland’s East Side. Rich Exner summarizes East Side neighborhoods at the end of our Getting to Know Cleveland’s Neighborhoods series. Earthworms: Earthworms of any kind are not “native” inhabitants of Northeast Ohio, writes Susan Brownstein, and they can be harmful to our forests. Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving - this year on Nov. 23 - hasn’t fallen this early in five years, reports Rich Exner. In 2018, the feast of a holiday was on Nov. 22, the earliest possible date since Americans began celebrating the holiday regularly on the fourth Thursday in November back in 1942. |
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Polio survivor: June Renner, 84, hasn’t run since October 1953, when she contracted polio as a high school freshman. She survived, and through grit and determination, learned to walk again with braces and even drive a car using hand controls. Gretchen Cuda Kroen talks to Renner about her story so that people who never knew polio will understand what she and others have had to endure. Gas prices: Gas prices rose slightly in Northeast Ohio over the past week but are still lower now than they were this time last year. Sean McDonnell reports the average price per gallon of regular gasoline was $3.22 on Monday. |
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Carjacking: Two Cleveland men face federal charges in connection with the armed robbery of a woman’s car in Ohio City, reports Adam Ferrise. Devin Wells, 21, and Eric Williams Jr., 23, are charged in federal court in Cleveland with carjacking. Murder plot: A Bedford man who shot and killed his fianceé last month planned to claim self-defense as part of a pre-determined plot to kill her, Cory Shaffer reports. Prosecutors say Tirrell Edwards shot Amanda Williams six times in the bedroom of her Warrensville Heights home, then called police and told responding officers that he killed the woman to protect himself. |
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Ask Yadi: Is it OK to cut in line to join a friend? Yadi Rodriguez writes that chatting with someone that you know really does make the wait more bearable, but don’t assume that it’s OK to just cut in line to have that conversation. Either ask the person if they mind or wait until you get to the front of the line and then meet up with your friend. Veterans Day: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is hosting a Veterans Day service at 11 a.m. Saturday, reports Paris Wolfe. After introductory activities, Major General Deborah Ashenhurst, director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, will address the crowd. Movie treats: Movie fans who are looking for an authentic theater experience from the comfort of their own homes can now get Cinemark concessions delivered right to their door, with a partnership with third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. Alex Darus reports that according to Uber Eats from a Cinemark in Dallas, Texas, a $15 “Pack-a-Pop” option is equivalent to three normal bags of microwave popcorn. |
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