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Joe Walsh
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary
dispatch.com - wire reports
WASHINGTON — Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to …
Medicare
Democratic voters prefer Obamacare tweaks to Medicare for All
dispatch.com - By Michelle L. Price and Ricardo Alonso-ZaldivarThe Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Rank-and-file Democrats appear to be shifting to the middle on health care, worried about what's politically achievable on their party's …
Capitol Insider | Is John Kasichs return to New Hampshire overhyped?
dispatch.com - Darrel Rowland
News broke last week that former Ohio Gov. John Kasich is returning to New Hampshire next month, leading to speculation that he might actually make …
Affordable Housing
Property transfer fee increase will support affordable housing in Franklin County
dispatch.com - Marc Kovac
Owners soon will pay more when they sell their Franklin County properties, under a fee increase set to take effect in October. The proceeds from the …
LGBTQI
Patchwork of anti-discrimination laws don’t protect all LGBTQ workers
dispatch.com - By Ashley WongCenter for Public Integrity
While working at an auto dealership in 2016, Kathleen O’Donnell said mechanics frequently would sling insults behind her back, calling her a gay slur …
Ohio
Vendors errors lead to hundreds of voters targeted for purge in Ohio
dispatch.com - Doug Caruso
A vendor who works with county boards of elections mistakenly flagged more than 1,600 people for purging from the rolls of eligible voters, marking …
Iowa
Female Trump supporters pitch his message
dispatch.com - By Jill Colvin and Alexandra Jaffe The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Trump campaign has a message for its female supporters: It's time to come out of hiding. "There's a lot of people that are …
Electoral College
Electoral College members can defy voters, court rules
dispatch.com - By Trip Gabriel The New York Times
In a ruling that kicks at the foundation of how America chooses presidents, a federal appeals court has ruled that members of the Electoral College, …
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
New tariffs inflame trade war
dispatch.com - By Taylor Telford
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded U.S. companies stop doing business with China and announced increased tariffs on Beijing on Friday, …
Civil Rights
Yost: No civil rights protections for LGBTQ workers
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is joining the U.S. Department of Justice in arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that federal civil rights laws do …
Ohio Politics
Momentum grows to reform Ohio bond practices, free more prisoners
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
Of the 2,100 people sitting behind bars in Franklin County's jails, nearly seven in 10 have not been convicted of anything. Those behind bars are …
Ohio
Are you running for office? The Voters Guide seeks candidates
dispatch.com
If you are a political candidate competing in Ohio’s November 5 general election, The Dispatch would like to include you in our upcoming Voters …
Minnesota State Fair
DeWine, entourage of 8 travel on state plane to steal ideas from Minnesota State Fair
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and his entourage were denied the luck of witnessing the birth of some piglets or a calf at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday …
David Koch
Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79
dispatch.com - By Steve PeoplesThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — David H. Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries Inc. and a long-time philanthropist, has died at age 79. His older …
Henry Ford
Amid Jewish flap, Trump praises Henry Ford, an anti-Semite
dispatch.com - By Allyson ChiuThe Washington Post
President Donald Trump has been accused of promoting anti-Semitic tropes this week for his assertions that Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats …
Hickenlooper
2 Democrats change course on 2020 races
dispatch.com - From wire reports
Two Democrats who recently abandoned their presidential campaigns made their future plans clear Thursday. John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado …
Foreign Aid
White House scraps plan to cut foreign aid
dispatch.com - By Kellie Mejdrich CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump scrapped a plan to cancel more than $4 billion in unspent foreign aid, following a bipartisan uproar from Capitol …
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders goes big on climate
dispatch.com - By Kathleen Ronayne and Juana Summers The Associated Press
PARADISE, Calif. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a $16.3 trillion climate plan Thursday that builds on the Green New Deal …
Mike DeWine
State still fighting for execution method that Gov. DeWine said he wouldnt use
dispatch.com - Marty Schladen
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appeared to take lethal injection for executions off the table several weeks ago. But in subsequent court filings and …
trump news update
Economy not helping Trump overall approval numbers
dispatch.com - Steve Peoples and Hannah Fingerhut
About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated …
Jay Inslee
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ends White House bid, will seek re-election instead
dispatch.com - Rachel La Corte
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid, is set to announce Thursday that he'll …
Taxes
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, indexing, citing strong economy
dispatch.com - By Kevin Freking
WASHINGTON — A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Trump officials seek to expand family detention
dispatch.com - By Maria SacchettiThe Washington Post
The Trump administration is moving to formally terminate a federal court settlement restricting how long U.S. officials can detain migrant children …
John Kasich
Gee, Kasich to push opioid settlement toward hospitals
dispatch.com - By Julie Carr Smyth
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer cash from any …
Veterans
Trump forgives disabled vets student loans as part of newsy day
dispatch.com - From wire reports
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased …
Policing
Columbus mayor, police chief promise action to reduce racial disparity in use of force
dispatch.com - Bethany Bruner
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther vowed Wednesday that a critical report highlighting racial disparities in the use of force by the Columbus Division …
Mike DeWine
DeWine creates Ohio School Safety Center to help prevent shootings
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
Gov. Mike DeWine hopes to lessen the risk that the type of gun violence visited on Chardon High School will be repeated. In Ohio's worst school …
Canada
Theodore Decker: What do you mean, Canadas not for sale?
dispatch.com - Theodore Decker
About a year ago, I proposed that Ohio build a wall along its eastern border with Pennsylvania, to keep at bay the invading hordes of …
Ohio Politics
Ohio Supreme Court wont hear appeal of Dayton-area abortion clinic fighting to stay open
dispatch.com - Catherine Candisky
The Ohio Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal from a Dayton-area abortion clinic fighting to stay open. The Women’s Med Center had asked the …