OHIO: Family moves out of Ohio to New York because of anti-transgender legislation
Here are Ohio stories from other Mahoning Matters news partners making the news today.
Family moves out of Ohio to New York because of anti-transgender legislation
Shannon Gallagher and her family saw the writing on the wall as bills targeting transgender youth were being introduced in the Ohio Statehouse last year.
Their youngest child Alex, now 17, is transgender non-binary and their family no longer felt welcome in Ohio, so they moved to New York City last fall.
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Election security group praises cybersecurity efforts while chiding eleventh hour voting changes
The Center for Election Innovation & Research has some good news and a few pointed critiques ahead of this November’s election. In a survey of states’ efforts to protect their voter registration databases from cyber-attacks, the group found election administrators have made great strides in protecting the voter rolls from outside threats.
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Meet the candidates running for Ohio Supreme Court
Six candidates for Ohio Supreme Court will be on the November ballot in three different races. The outcomes will decide the balance of the court and have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans, from education and environmental issues to gerrymandering and elections to civil and reproductive rights.
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