Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, March 10:
- Dems fail to block military ballot deadline change
- Kent, UA students rally against ‘divisive concepts’ bill
- Westlake financial advisor found guilty in Ponzi scheme
- Entrepreneur pushes for new naval facilities in Lorain, Lordstown
- Space heater, home wiring caused deadly house fire
- Cleveland Guardians season pushed back to April 15
Dems fail to block military ballot deadline change
(Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Democrats on Wednesday fought an amendment that would shorten the required amount of time an overseas or military voter has access to a ballot and extend the return date for those ballots to 20 days after the primary. They argued that the state should just postpone the May 3 primary for all voters because the district maps remain unsettled with the Ohio Supreme Court. But after a six-hour recess, the Republican majority attached the amendment to a different bill along with $200,000 to pay for expedited delivery of ballots. The bill was approved by a party-line vote and can go into effect immediately, keeping the May 3 election on schedule.
Kent, UA students rally against ‘divisive concepts’ bill
(Ideastream Public Media) — Northeast Ohio college students rallied against Ohio House Bill 327 Wednesday. The bill would ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” in the classroom such as race and sex. About two dozen people attended the event at Kent State University,…