Highland County Press

2 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Ariana Figueroa

By Ariana Figueroa, Ohio Capital Journal, ohiocapitaljournal.com WASHINGTON — The Center for Migration Studies recently released a report finding the population of people in the United States without permanent legal status increased to 12.2 million in 2023, using the most recent Census Bureau American Community Survey data. It’s a number that grew by 2 million from 2020 to 2023, according to the study by the nonpartisan New York think tank that studies domestic and international migration.

4 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | Megan Henry

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com Ohio Democratic lawmakers want to eradicate slavery from the Ohio Constitution. State Reps. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, and Veronica Sims, D-Akron, are working on a joint resolution that would remove slavery from the state’s foundational document. “This isn’t political,” Jarrells said Wednesday during an Ohio Legislative Black Caucus press conference. “This isn’t personal.

6 days ago | highlandcountypress.com | J.D. Davidson

By J.D. DavidsonThe Center SquareOhio motorists are just a signature away from not having to worry about municipalities using tickets to prop up their budgets. The House and Senate agreed on legislation banning law enforcement officials or agencies from meeting an arrest or citation quota, leaving only a signature needed from Gov. Mike DeWine to make it law. “Our law enforcement professionals are not revenue generators, ” said Rep. Kevin Miller, R-Newark.

1 week ago | highlandcountypress.com | Megan Henry

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com Former state Rep. Kathleen Clyde has been elected as the next Ohio Democratic Party chair. Clyde was elected last Tuesday night by members of the party’s State Executive Committee. “I’m grateful to Ohio Democrats for putting their trust in me during this critical election cycle, and I’m looking forward to getting to work,” Clyde said in a statement.

1 week ago | highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha

By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press A Greenfield man was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to a pandering obscenity charge. Seth Garrison, 44, was indicted by a Highland County grand jury in March and charged with pandering obscenity, a fifth-degree felony. The indictment alleged that on or about Jan.