Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights (OURR) filed a complaint for a “writ of mandamus involving an expedited election matter” against the Ohio Ballot Board in the Supreme Court of Ohio on August 28, 2023.  The November 7, 2023 Ohio General …

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Since 1994, ProMED, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, has provided alerts on potential infectious disease outbreaks through its free email subscription service.  ProMED was launched by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), and it is “an essential source …

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Ohio is conducting a Special Election on August 8, 2023 with a single issue on the ballot – Issue 1, Proposed Constitutional Amendment Elevating the Standards to Qualify for an Initiated Constitutional Amendment and to Pass a Constitutional Amendment.  This …

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President Biden recently issued on Executive Order (EO) on Strengthening Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Services.  The EO directs the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretaries to “consider new guidance to ensure private health …

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