Sentencing bill shifts Ohio drug policy toward treatment
State Senators John Eklund and Sean O'Brien unveiled Substitute Senate Bill 3 a comprehensive plan for drug sentencing reform in Ohio The bill creates three tiers of trafficking offenses with thresholds for felonies while small amounts become misdemeanors and many offenders would receive treatment rather than prison It aims to punish drug pushers not addicts and would empower judges with discretion to order court monitored treatment while reducing mass incarceration costs Gateway legislation seeks bipartisan support and moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee for hearings
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Reader poll asks about doughnut filling and Lent vows
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Democrats push impeachment groundwork over Trump obstruction claims
House Democrats led by chairman Jerrold Nadler press forward with investigations and a timeline for impeachment. They cite obstruction of justice and seek 81 Trump associates' documents while preparing a public case to persuade voters. Schiff and Pelosi aides back probe and tax return requests amid a broader plan to remove the president.
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Charter debates and local opinions on Scouts girls and public issues
Readers discuss the 1916 Scouts charter and whether it allows girls to join, critique local governance on road work and panhandling, comment on a football schedule with Louisville, and praise Kevin Whitlock while planning to attend a council work session to state views.
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