Ohio and Pennsylvania residents want the tools to study long-term health impacts from the 2023 freight train derailment. But East Palestine hasn’t seen the money.
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Breaking the Ballot
Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
Posted inTAP
What a Difference a Day Makes
Today on TAP: Democrats ran the table yesterday, but does that portend good news for 2024?
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Ohio’s Abortion Debate Mired in Misinformation
Reproductive rights advocates must counter erroneous claims about abortion to pass a proposed state constitutional amendment.
Posted inWorking in America
UAW Brokers a Tentative Agreement With GM Battery Maker Ultium Cells
While the agreement gives Ultium Cells workers a raise of more than 20 percent, membership overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike of the Big Three automakers after September 14.
Posted inTAP
In Pro-Choice Ohio, Where Density Is Destiny
Today on TAP: The gulf between urban, suburban, and rural counties in Tuesday’s vote was, well, total.
Posted inTAP
The Ohio Vote as a Turning Point
Today on TAP: Red-state voters reject both a ham-handed move to undermine democracy as well as abortion restrictions.
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How a Discharge Petition Can Make the Rails Safer
Today on TAP: J.D. Vance just voted for stronger rail regulations, and after the East Palestine spill, Ohio GOP House members will need to vote for them, too.
