Early voting is a great resource for college students who won’t be in their hometowns on Election Day. In November 2024, almost 45% of Ohio voters cast early ballots -- either in-person or through absentee voting.
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed July 4, bringing changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Plus the Nobel Peace Prize winner, immigration enforcement in Chicago.
Entertainment media has a place in politics, and it influences people more than they realize.
Acting as council president Monday, Councilmember Micah McCarey led a meeting where Athens City Council unanimously passed five ordinances. Measures included joining the national opioid settlement, leasing the former fire department building and updating rental permit requirements.
House Bill 460, sponsored by Ohio Republican Reps. Thaddeus Claggett and Bernard Willis, proposed legislation that would allow elected officials to carry concealed handguns in government buildings across the state.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation increasing the $215 annual visa fee to $100,000 for highly-skilled foreign workers.
America’s most recent government shutdown highlights increasing political tension and is discouraging to voters.
More than 50 people protested U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman’s keynote at the Athens County Democrats’ fall fundraiser, citing his voting record on Israel.
Ohio Democrats proposed a new Ohio congressional map to Ohio’s General Assembly on Tuesday.
This week in U.S. news: Trump officials honor Charlie Kirk at a memorial, Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol, Jimmy Kimmel returns to late-night television, ICE facility shooter identified and former FBI Director James Comey indicted.
U.S. Weekly Headlines: The U.S. military attacked a Venezuelan boat allegedly carrying illegal drugs, the Justice Department sued Oregon and Maine over withholding of voter data and Trump exercised executive power to penalize critics of Charlie Kirk.
Athens City Council met to discuss ordinances, financial reports.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio nearly doubled last week, and two respiratory illness outbreaks were reported in Southeast Ohio. As winter approaches, new federal restrictions are limiting access to the COVID-19 vaccine, sparking concern among health experts, students and providers across the state.
Charlie Kirk assassinated, new immigration operation in Chicago and more in this week’s U.S. headlines.
Although OU’s official support centers for certain groups have been closed, the Student Senate is pushing organizations to use the Senate Appropriations Committee, or SAC. SAC is the Student Senate’s funding commission, which provides semesterly and bi-weekly funding to student organizations for programming.
This week’s headlines involve a ruling on Google’s monopoly and efforts to ban stock trading in Congress.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains almost $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. These funding cuts are expected to hit rural areas hard, potentially causing hospital closures. Reports show that two hospitals in Southeast Ohio are in danger of closing.
OU Student Senate: Leadership, structure and how to get involved
Jackson County resident and longtime political advocate, Lisa Parker, has created a Facebook page titled Mamaw’s Porch ‘n Politics. The page represents her Appalachian community and brings a liberal perspective to all those listening.
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