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Trump claims Kamala Harris supports mandatory gun confiscation; PolitiFact disputes

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 17, 2024

The legacy media have largely abandoned their mission of holding power to account, leading many to question their objectivity. At an August 3 campaign rally in Atlanta, former President Donald J. Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris “supports mandatory gun confiscation.” On August 7, PolitiFact rated Trump's statement as “mostly false.”

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Hocking County woman sentenced to prison for child rape

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 17, 2024

A 39-year-old Hocking County woman was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for raping two children, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

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Rhodes named operations coordinator with Ohio Farm Bureau

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 17, 2024

Shelby Rhodes of Augusta has been named operations coordinator for Ohio Farm Bureau. In her new role, she will be providing administrative support to the organization’s Strategic Partnerships Department, as well as continuing to provide critical support to the Communications Department and the chief information officer. Additionally, Rhodes will be managing the organization’s fleet program.

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Special Report: Renting apartments to Haitians is big business for Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, others

By Buckeye Reporter reports | Sep 17, 2024

A Buckeye Reporter investigation has confirmed that Mayor Rob Rue of Springfield, Ohio, is renting out apartments in buildings that he owns to Haitian immigrants—a move that some local residents are calling a conflict of interest.

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Hundreds of Ohio teens participated in Ohio’s 2024 High School Tech Internship Program

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 16, 2024

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced that nearly 1,000 students participated in the High School Tech Internship Program, gaining real-world experience in technology-related roles. He made the announcement in a Sept. 9 news release, according to HometownStations.com.

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Kamala Harris’s stance on gun control discussed in latest Keep and Bear Radio podcast

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 16, 2024

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast, hosted on Podbean and available on Apple, Google, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and other platforms, recently featured an episode discussing Vice President Kamala Harris's stance on gun control.

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VA provides 9.5% fewer home purchase loans in Ohio in Q2

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 14, 2024

There were 1,795 VA home purchases in Ohio in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $502.3 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Ohio sees less individual income tax revenue in Q1

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 13, 2024

The first quarter brought in $1.9 billion in individual income tax revenue for Ohio, a 24.3% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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The Buckeye Institute challenges U.S. EPA's authority in new emissions rule

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 13, 2024

On September 13, 2024, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in the case of Kentucky v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule that the EPA's new emissions regulation exceeds its Congressional authority by effectively mandating electric vehicles.

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Kamala Harris faces skepticism over gun ownership claim during presidential debate

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 13, 2024

The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump offered little on the Second Amendment, a significant issue for voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

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Moreno on Massachusetts' 'insane' legal climate: 'Come to Ohio where we have a good judicial system'

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 12, 2024

Ohio Republican Senate hopeful and businessman Bernie Moreno is firing back at "overblown" attacks he's facing due to his involvement in wage litigation in the state of Massachusetts.

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AG Dave Yost: 'There’s a recorded police call from a witness who saw immigrants capturing geese for food in Springfield'

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 12, 2024

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the media is favoring a City Hall press release over eyewitness accounts of migrants capturing geese for food in Springfield. In a social media post on September 11, Yost pointed to police reports and citizen testimony as credible evidence, questioning why these were being dismissed in the ongoing debate over immigration in the community.

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Former lawmakers oppose ohio issue 1 over concerns about gerrymandering

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 12, 2024

On September 9, two former Democratic lawmakers, one from Ohio and one from Michigan, introduced their organization, Black Equity and Redistricting Fund, to openly oppose state Issue 1 on the fall ballot.

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Buckeye Institute urges Supreme Court to end use of in-house tribunals

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 12, 2024

On September 12, 2024, The Buckeye Institute joined forces with the Cato Institute and the National Federation of Independent Business to file an amicus brief in Leachco, Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and terminate the federal government’s use of what they describe as unconstitutional in-house tribunals.

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Husted: Biden-Harris immigration policy is 'the direct cause of the overwhelming influx of Haitian immigrants'

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 11, 2024

Ohio Lt. Governor John Husted said that the Biden-Harris Administration's immigration policy is 'the direct cause of the overwhelming influx of Haitian immigrants' following a visit to the community of Springfield.

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Ohio appeals court hears arguments on HB 68 ruling

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 11, 2024

The Tenth District Court of Appeals in Columbus, Ohio, today heard arguments in an appeal concerning a trial court's ruling that upheld the state's ban on medical interventions aimed at transitioning the sex or gender of minors.

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Federal judge rules Illinois concealed-carry ban unconstitutional

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 11, 2024

A federal judge issued a ruling on August 30 against the Illinois Firearms Concealed Carry Act, which bans carrying concealed firearms on public transit.

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Buckeye Institute urges public-private partnerships over government-owned broadband networks

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 10, 2024

On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute released a policy memo addressing the shortcomings of government-owned broadband networks (GONs) and advocating for public-private partnerships to enhance broadband access.

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Patterson joins Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 10, 2024

Bill Patterson of Chesterland is serving on the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s delegates during the state annual meeting in December.

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Reiterman joins Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee

By Buckeye Reporter | Sep 10, 2024

Nicol Reiterman of Washington Court House is serving on the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s delegates during the state annual meeting in December.