OHIO TALKING POINTS Since the 2004 election, Ohio has made exercising the right to vote for its citizens easier, more accessible and convenient. Now, a new law, pushed by Republican Governor Kasich and his allies, threatens to roll back that progress and make it more difficult and confusing for Ohioans to make their voice heard […]
(WOIO) – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 9.1% in August, up slightly from 9.0% in July, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in August was 536,000, up from 529,000 in July. The number of unemployed has decreased by 47,000 in the […]
OMG! An Ohio woman is accused of raping her 10-month-old son, videotaping it and sending it to her Michigan boyfriend. 24 year old Ashley Jessup was indicted in Columbus on two counts of rape, one count of child endangerment and one count of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien says […]
The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Canton Police Department are investigating the death of 16-year-old Joseph Hartley. On September 4th, the Canton teen was involved in a physical altercation with another person. Hartley sustained head injuries during the altercation and was transported to Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron where he later died […]
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – COLUMBUS – President Obama spent time in Columbus Tuesday talking about the bipartisan proposals to grow the economy and create jobs. As part of his trip, Mr. President visited the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus to highlight his American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by rebuilding and […]
The Jesus statue being constructed in southwest Ohio to replace one that burned down after being struck by lightning has a new name. Sculptor Tom Tsuchiya tells the Dayton Daily News that he changed the name of the sculpture from “Come Unto Me” to “Lux Mundi” – which means “Light of the World”. He says he name […]
Katt Williams recently returned to his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and visited local radio station101.1 The Wiz and talked to E.J. Greig. When asked about what he missed most during his three years away from home, Katt immediately talked about the great white people of his home state. Check out the video below as he explains […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Albert “AJ” Polosky II of North Ridgeville, accompanied by his wife, came to the Ohio Lottery’s Lorain regional office Friday to claim the $250,000 Mega Millions prize he won in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. AJ says that the win still seems surreal. He purchased his ticket from Circle K located at 36071 […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – He chose to stray from the parole board’s recommendation. Gov. John Kasich instead used his executive clemency authority to reduce the felony offenses of the Akron mother in the school district switching case. Kelley Williams-Bolar was convicted in January 2011 of two felony records tampering charges. The Akron mother lied and used […]
House Bill 194 is causing a lot of controversy. This bill will dramatically change the voting rules in the state of Ohio and Basheer Jones, Regional Director of Organizing for America, and Juan Goodwin, Youth Coordinator at the local Salvation Army, joined Mathew Myers to discuss the specifics of this bill and how it can […]
Did you miss the latest episode of Access Cleveland? Don’t worry listen to the podcast right here! On last week’s show Karen Vaughn interviewed Dennis Anderson from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections about recent reports that some voters would be purged from the system as well as whether it would be necessary to bring […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted have reached an agreement in the Cuyahoga County ballot dispute. It’s been a war of words between the county and the state over access to mail-in ballot applications. And despite threats and accusations from both sides, they’ve come […]