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by Greg Piper   Two teachers challenging the constitutionality of compelled antiracism training have been ordered to pay nearly $313,000 in their Missouri school district’s legal fees, under a ruling their lawyers called “overtly…

by Merrilee Gasser   Hawaii will not cooperate with other states’ civil or criminal investigations related to abortion under a new law signed by Gov. Josh Green. Senate Bill 1, also known as Act 2, prohibits the issuance of a subpoena…

by Jennie Taer   Several states are advocating for harsher fentanyl penalties as overdose deaths surge in the U.S. Nevada, Oregon, Alabama, Texas, West Virginia and South Carolina have all pushed to increase the length of sentences for…

A bipartisan bill in the Ohio House aims to classify the crime of animal cruelty as an act of violence and increase the penalties in animal abuse cases. Senate Bill (SB) 164, sponsored by State Senators Jay Hottinger (R-Newark) and…

CINCINNATI — The Browns may have been their own worst enemy on Sunday.That's not to say the Cincinnati Bengals weren't the primary reason the Browns returned to Cleveland on the wrong end of a 23-10 loss. However, their own fingerprints…

Ohio lawmakers are working to pass a law that would help protect domestic violence survivors and make strangulation a felony in the state. Senate Bill 90 introduced by co-sponsors State Senators Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard) and Nickie…

State lawmakers are proposing stiffer penalties in cases where an individual disrupts a religious service. The measure passed the Ohio House in April and is now progressing through the Senate. In a hearing of the Judiciary Committee…

Two weeks after taking a fully new power unit in Belgium, Red Bull has decided to add a new internal combustion engine to Verstappen's engine pool, incurring a five-place penalty for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Drivers who hit Ohio roads with mattresses, ladders, or whatever else on top of their cars or in the beds of their trucks — and don't strap them down securely — could soon face tougher penalties and bigger fines. In a…

The Ohio Ethics Commission has asked the Ohio General Assembly to beef up ethics law penalties for…