Ohio s Stand Your Ground gun law now in effect
Ohio is now the 36th state to no longer require people to retreat before they can justifiably hurt or kill someone with a gun in self-defense. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale Updated: 12:09 AM EDT April 6, 2021
CLEVELAND On Tuesday at midnight, Ohio s newest gun bill became law. Stand Your Ground removes a legal requirement for people to attempt to retreat from a confrontation before shooting to kill in perceived self-defense. I made a commitment when I ran for governor that I would sign a bill like that, Gov. DeWine said in January. It puts us with the majority of states, not the minority of states that have something very similar to that.
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Suburban money fueling Cleveland mayoral race
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
CLEVELAND, Ohio – More than half of all dollars rolling into high-profile mayoral candidates’ coffers during the past reporting period did not come from the city of Cleveland, instead filtering in from the suburbs or elsewhere in Ohio.
That figure comes from an analysis of campaign finance disclosures filed for the latest reporting period from July through December by five of the top-tier candidates who are exploring a run or have entered the race to succeed Mayor Frank Jackson – who hasn’t ruled out a run for a fifth term.
Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley, City Councilman Blaine Griffin, former Mayor Dennis Kucinich and 2017 mayoral hopeful Zack Reed all received a majority of their donations from outside Cleveland, most of it from familiar suburbs such as Shaker Heights or Lakewood. Nonprofit executive Justin Bibb, the only candidate who has officially declared a run, was the only candidat