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Ohio voters deserve to see the full Amendment language for Issue 1 not only before Election Day, but also directly at the ballot box.

We are at a crossroads. Over the next few months, Ohio has the opportunity to become a state that protects reproductive freedom. It’s imperative that we the people act now, while we still have the chance.

Discrimination isn’t popular – so the Ohio GOP used illegal, underhanded tactics to try and enshrine it into law.

Our children are in the midst of a student mental health crisis. As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, let’s look ahead to a future where all students thrive.

The ACLU of Ohio supports Senate Bill 122 because it codifies important guidance that is housed in Criminal Rule 46.

Transgender youth who are affirmed in their gender do better in school, feel safer in their communities, establish healthy relationships with their parents and peers, and are better equipped to plan for their future.

To be clear, the ACLU of Ohio is and remains stalwart defenders of free speech and intellectual diversity on Ohio’s campuses.

The ACLU of Ohio’s primary concern with HB 8 is the negative impact and consequences its passage will surely have for many students lives, their physical and mental health, and school staff.

As this committee has heard, HB 44 would expand Ohio’s public records laws to require recordings of full parole board hearings conducted by the Ohio Parole Board and to allow those recordings and transcriptions to be requested by the public.