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  • 1 day ago | cleveland.com | Laura Johnston

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -If you want a front-row seat to just how shameless Ohio lawmakers can be, look no further than the middle-of-the-night sneak attack they pulled to help the Browns bail on Cleveland — all while pretending it’s for the taxpayers. We’re talking about how lawmakers used the state’s budget process to interfere with a lawsuit on behalf of billionaires, on Today in Ohio. Listen online here.

  • 2 days ago | cleveland.com | Laura Johnston

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -A judge just threw a grenade into Ohio’s school voucher system, ruling EdChoice unconstitutional and arguing that it creates a separate, unequal system that siphons money from public schools. We’re talking about the explosive decision out of Franklin County court and what happens next, on Today in Ohio. Listen online here.

  • 3 days ago | cleveland.com | Laura Johnston

    CLEVELAND, Ohio - Federal lawmakers say they’re fixing Medicaid — but their latest move could shutter 11 rural Ohio hospitals and blow a hole in the state’s entire funding plan. We’re talking about what’s at stake for rural health care on Today in Ohio. Listen online here. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editorial board member Lisa Garvin, impact editor Leila Atassi and content director Laura Johnston.

  • 4 days ago | cleveland.com | Laura Johnston

    CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ohio Senate just dropped a $20 million proposal to teach men how to be better dads — complete with Bible verses, prayers and a whole lot of faith-based funding. We’re talking about whether public dollars should fund pulpit-style programs, while the state cuts funding for childcare and new mothers, on Today in Ohio. Listen online here.

  • 1 week ago | cleveland.com | Laura Johnston

    CLEVELAND, Ohio – Summer is the guest that takes forever to arrive. “On my way,” she texts in March, when the trees are still bare, but a blessed afternoon the sun lets you strip off your sweatshirt. “Running late,” she says in April, just in time for the miserably cold pelting rain of a Sunday youth soccer game. “Few more minutes,” she promises in May, as the grass grows faster than the kids on their bikes.

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Laura Johnston
Laura Johnston @lauraejjohnston
29 Sep 24

RT @rrms_principal: Sixth graders finding out they won’t! #rrschools https://t.co/Et2VGLOzcD

Laura Johnston
Laura Johnston @lauraejjohnston
22 Jun 24

Met three Olympians, psyched to watch more @USASwimming Olympians! #swimtrials24 https://t.co/PuYF4HRB1u

Laura Johnston
Laura Johnston @lauraejjohnston
3 May 24

Quoting @lemead & @CurlyGirlDesign in my new column, Our Best Life: "Forty feels like we've come to the top of the Ferris wheel" and "The mess is so often where the magic is." https://t.co/T83G1TQMDt