Advocates pushing Ohio voting bill as support for local election boards
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Emily Maxwell | WCPO
and last updated 2021-06-03 19:51:27-04
NORWOOD, Ohio â The Ohio Association of Election Officials said it supports the piece of the Ohio House Bill 294 that would eliminate early voting the Monday before election day.
âIt was just so busy on Mondays that we didn t have time to really start anything until five or six oâclock at night,â said Warren County Board of Elections head Brian Sleeth, a leader of the Ohio Association of Election Officials. âAnd, you know, finding ourselves exhausted going into Tuesday morning just really set ourselves up for some potential issues.
Cincinnati-based State Representative Bill Seitz (R) is one of the sponsors of the 174-page bill. He said it would not reduce the total number of hours available for early voting – it would end voting on Monday before the election.
Vice President Kamala Harris visits Cincinnati for infrastructure discussion Friday
Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Cincinnati Friday for a discussion at University of Cincinnati s 1819 Innovation Hub on new investments in infrastructure and public transit.
By: Courtney Francisco , WCPO staff
Posted at 12:15 PM, Apr 30, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-30 18:00:53-04
CINCINNATI â Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Cincinnati Friday for a discussion at University of Cincinnati s 1819 Innovation Hub on new investments in infrastructure and public transit.
With their first 100 days behind them, President Joe Biden s administration has announced sweeping $4 trillion spending proposals for infrastructure and families. Top-line items from the plans include investments in roads, bridges and broadband, as well as providing preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old child, making two years of community college free, and offer
Vice President Kamala Harris in Cincinnati: ‘There is so much good work happening here’ Hannah K. Sparling and Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer
In her first visit to Cincinnati as vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris did not promise to pay for a new Brent Spence Bridge.
She didn t even drive over it on her way into the city, taking another bridge instead.
But the vice president did call the Brent Spence “a very important bridge in America” and said she’s sure there will be “a lot of conversation about its qualifications for some support out of the American Jobs Act.”
Justice Served
Ohio s junior Senator Rob Portman said Floyd s death was tragic and should never happen to anyone in America. I am grateful today that justice appears to be served as we awaiting sentencing, he wrote on Twitter.
George Floyd’s death was tragic and should never happen to anyone in America.
I am grateful today that justice appears to be served as we await sentencing.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement our system of justice worked. The jury members listened to both sides, weighed the evidence, and came to this verdict.
My thoughts are with George Floyd s family. While nothing can replace the loss of a loved one, this is a step towards accountability for his murder. We must make sure that our systems always recognize that Black lives matter.