A few weeks ago, when the weather was still nice enough to work on the front porch, a woman approached me with a fistful of pamphlets. She told me that Issue 1 would allow girls to get abortions without their parents’ consent and that abortion is already legal in Ohio, without a constitutional amendment. Both claims are squishy at best. That doesn’t stop anti-abortion activists from blaring the tagline “Protect parents’ rights” on yard signs. With three weeks until Election Day, anti-abortion activists are spending more than $6 million on traditional TV ads, typically the largest expense for any political campaign. And voters are bound to be confused by advertising rhetoric. So we broke down several claims from the campaign and examined their truth. - Laura |
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Doorknob campaign literature from Protect Women Ohio Action, which is leading the opposition campaign to the abortion rights amendment, makes several dishonest claims about Issue 1. (Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland.com) |
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Anti-abortion claims: The campaign against Issue 1 makes several claims that are likely untrue, reports Laura Hancock. The group recently has shifted to focusing on Ohio’s 22-week abortion ban after spending years fighting for the “heartbeat” ban that took effect shortly after Roe v. Wade was struck down in June 2022. Hancock breaks down claims made in a recent piece of campaign literature, including whether the constitutional amendment would negate parental involvement or protect rapists who force abortions. LaRose campaign: Unless something changes dramatically, Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s U.S. Senate campaign is in serious financial trouble with the Republican primary election just months away, reports Andrew Tobias. LaRose reported raising just more than $1 million from July 1 through Sept. 30, a mix of $791,600 from outside contributors and $250,000 in money he personally loaned to his campaign. Today in Ohio: To convince voters to reject an abortion-rights amendment, Ohio Republicans and abortion opponents are trying to act like the heartbeat law doesn’t exist. On Today in Ohio, we’re talking about the twisted truths campaigners against Issue 1 are telling voters. |
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RFK campaign: Former Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich is no longer managing the presidential run of environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reports Jake Zuckerman. Amaryllis Kennedy, the candidate’s daughter-in-law and former co-campaign manager, will take over the role. |
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Job training: Cleveland and Cuyahoga County’s public job-training and workforce-development agency is looking to become a nonprofit operation, reports Courtney Astolfi. The switch to nonprofit status would allow the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board to fundraise beyond its $20 million annual allocation from the federal government. Western Reserve: The library at the Western Reserve Historical Society remains closed after a fire late last month left archival materials in the basement damaged by water and other parts of the four-story brick building affected by smoke and soot. Steven Litt reports the library will remain closed for six to nine months as the historical society assesses the cause of the fire, and the cost of repairs and conservation of damaged materials. Recycling: As Cleveland’s revived recycling program moves deeper into its second year, City Hall is reporting early success and strong participation, reports Courtney Astolfi. As of this week, more than 71,800 households have enrolled in the voluntary program, representing nearly half of the city’s 155,000 residential trash-collection customers. CLE neighborhoods: The Mount Pleasant and Union-Miles neighborhoods have seen better days, but some believe better days are coming. Cuyahoga County Land Bank Charities this summer announced its plan to build or rehab hundreds of houses in Mount Pleasant, a much-needed boost for the area, Megan Sims reports as part of the Get to Know Cleveland’s Neighborhoods series. |
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Money Talks: Darnell Mayberry owned his Dodge Journey for 10 years before it became a money pit. To keep his new car payments low, he bought a 2012 Toyota Camry with 82,000 miles. Cost: $13,949, with an 8.64% APR. |
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East Side Market: Arthur Fayne pocketed $885,000 intended for building the New East Side Market and took it to the casino, where he gambled it away on blackjack and craps, federal prosecutors said Monday. Adam Ferrise reports from the trial that the money was intended to eliminate a food desert and bring fresh food to Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood for the first time in a decade. Plea deal: A Cleveland-based hip-hop artist who was facing human trafficking charges that carried a minimum sentence of a decade in prison pleaded guilty Monday to a single count of promoting prostitution. Cory Shaffer reports Dawud Sami, who produced music and rapped under the name “Officially GP,” pleaded guilty to the fourth-degree felony on the day he was set to go to trial on six charges, including two counts of trafficking in persons. Student shooting: Detectives have arrested a 15-year-old boy in the shooting of a Cleveland Central Catholic student Friday. The teenager is charged with felonious assault and he is expected to appear in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. Police officers arrested him Sunday night. |
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Ask Lucas: If your family continually argues over Issue 2, which will legalize recreational marijuana, how can you get them to move on? Lucas Daprile argues that pot is basically already legal in Ohio. Ballet: Verb Ballets will have a new name when it takes the stage in late October as part of rock guitarist Neil Zaza’s “One Dark Night … A Rock Symphony of the Macabre” at MGM Northfield Park. Paris Wolfe reports the 30-year-old company is changing its name to Ohio Contemporary Ballet to reinforce its brand as a contemporary ballet and to make that mission clearer to audiences. RV Rocking: Jeff and Patti Kinzbach’s westward journey has finally reached the coast as they head to the Seattle area to visit their daughter. Along the way, they make a stop in Issaquah, Washington, where they visit the Salmon Days Festival, and the Cascade Mountains, where they visited Leavenworth, a small town in the Bavarian style. |
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