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How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don't have a say
People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found.
Some advocates say that is one factor in why portions of the money are going to efforts they don't consider to ... (full story)
How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don't have a say
People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found.
Some advocates say that is one factor in why portions of the money are going to efforts they don't consider to ... (full story)
'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year
The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is "polarization"?
"Polarization means division, but it's a very specific ki ... (full story)
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Long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship under attack from Trump allies
(THE CONVERSATION) As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to implement sweeping policy changes affecting American immigration and immigrants, one of the issues under scrutiny by his allies appears to be birthright citizenship – the declaration in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that anyone born on U.S. soil is a U. ... (full story)
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Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump's mass deportation effort
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally.
Lawmakers in a growing number of states are proposi ... (full story)
Appellate panel reverses lower court’s ruling on divorce case property dispute
A Franklin County appellate panel reversed a trial court’s determination that church property partially owned by a Columbus-area couple was marital property and subject to sale, with the proceeds to be distributed between the parties in a divorce proceeding.
The Tenth District Court of Appeals judges found that the Frankli ... (full story)
Bill mandates state provide inmates with ID cards before release
Committee members in the Ohio House of Representatives heard from the sponsors of a bill that would require the state departments of Rehabilitation and Correction and Youth Services to equip eligible inmates with a state ID or temporary identification card before the inmates are released.
Republican Sens. Nathan Manning of North ... (full story)