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The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional district map, saying Republicans violated the Ohio Constitution by drawing districts that favored GOP candidates. Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor was, once again, a key vote in the 4-3 decision to reject the map, which would have given Republicans a 12-3 advantage in a state that leans Republican.

...Vitale said his reports have been the same for years and he has received clearance from the legislative inspector general about offering firearms instruction classes while serving as a lawmaker. “But two days after I sign onto a co-sponsor request to impeach the governor this happens? I don’t know,” he said. Vitale is one of a handful of state lawmakers seeking to impeach Gov. Mike DeWine for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic...