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What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Catching Our Eye News Roundup, April 21, 2026 April 21, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Vivek Ramaswamy may have stake in company receiving more than $830 million from Ohio April 21, 2026
In January last year, Gov. Mike DeWine was on stage in an airplane hangar outside Columbus touting the “single largest job creation and new payroll generating project in all of Ohio’s history.” Anduril, a defense contractor specializing in autonomous weapons systems, had just announced it would build its new Arsenal-1 production facility next door to […]
Ohio lawmakers attempt to extend time to file lawsuits in sex offense cases April 21, 2026
Ohio lawmakers have again introduced a bipartisan effort to make changes to a statute of limitations regarding sex offenses. Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, introduced Ohio Senate Bill 421 earlier this month, which would increase the state’s statute of limitations for civil action, like lawsuits seeking financial damages, from one year to five years. […]
Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states April 21, 2026
An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health care providers – including doctors, nurses and pharmacists – to refuse to treat patients based on their personal or religious beliefs. While these conscientious objection laws have long existed for issues such as abortion, their effects on LGBTQ+ people have not been well […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, April 20, 2026 April 20, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
States — including Ohio — win monopoly suit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster April 20, 2026
A New York jury on Wednesday sided with 34 state attorneys general, including Ohio’s Dave Yost, ruling that entertainment giant Live Nation abused fans and artists by engaging in monopolistic practices. The win comes after the Trump Justice Department and six states quit the case a week into the trial. It agreed to a settlement […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

Animal Rights Activists Target Wisconsin Facility Accused of Breeding Dogs for Medical Experiments April 21, 2026
Police fired tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at hundreds of animal rights activists in Wisconsin on Saturday as they attempted to rescue about 2,000 dogs from a facility that breeds beagles for medical experimentation. The crackdown by Dane County sheriff’s deputies left scores of activists injured; 25 people were arrested. Protesters were attempting […]
Caught in the Crackdown: Cases Against Arrested Anti-ICE Protesters Keep Falling Apart April 21, 2026
In cities across the country, from Los Angeles to Chicago to Minneapolis, residents have taken to the streets to oppose the militarized immigration sweeps, enforcement tactics and violence of ICE and Border Patrol under President Trump’s second term. A new ProPublica and Frontline investigation looks at law enforcement’s heavy-handed response to these protests, resulting in […]
Deaths in ICE Custody Skyrocket: 2026 Toll Reaches 17, on Average One a Week April 21, 2026
As the Trump administration continues to rapidly expand its immigration jail system across the United States, we look at the rising death toll of people in ICE custody, the highest in over two decades. The causes of the deaths have varied, but they include at least one homicide. At least 17 people have died in […]
Headlines for April 21, 2026 April 21, 2026
Confusion Reigns Over U.S.-Iran Talks as Trump Says a Ceasefire Extension Is “Highly Unlikely”, Military Veterans and Family Members Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest Against Iran War, Lebanese and Israeli Diplomats Prepare for Second Round of Talks as Lebanon Buries Its Dead, Israel Continues Deadly Attacks in Gaza, Reestablishes Evacuated West Bank Settlement, Amnesty International […]
Forest Firings: Trump Admin Aims to "Break the Forest Service," Nearly 200 Million Acres at Stake April 20, 2026
The Trump administration in late March announced an extensive reorganization of the Forest Service, the federal agency responsible for managing 193 million acres of public lands across 43 states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. As part of the changes, 57 of 77 research stations across the country will be shuttered, with the headquarters relocating […]
Shepard Fairey on Art, Activism & Resisting Fascism: "It Can Happen Here, and It Is" April 20, 2026
We speak with artist Shepard Fairey, best known for the Obama “Hope” poster, about the role of art in politics, the rise of fascism in the United States and more. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke with Fairey in Los Angeles last week and toured his studio. Some of his recent artworks depict ICE agents with […]

Call your representatives today to voice your concerns.

US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

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US Senator: Bernie Moreno

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US Senator: Jon Husted

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Governor Mike DeWine

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