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Nearly 6 million former felons will not be able to cast ballots in next year's presidential election. Thousands are trying to change that by petitioning for clemency.

Ed. note: Tales from the Trail is a column that will take you behind the scenes of politics to see some of the funny, and sometimes outright bizarre...

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

Former Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic did not register to run for the Democratic primary Wednesday, the last day to so. But he hasn’t ruled out a run for mayor. After 28 years as the city’s chief executive, Plusquellic suddenly quit six months before his term was up in 2015. On WAKR’s Ray Horner show Wednesday, the Democrat said he is still considering running, but as an independent.

Getting levies to pass has not been easy for many schools across Southwest Ohio. Tuesday's special election, however, proved to be a mixed bag.

Children in Baton Rouge, La., are back in class after a three-week interruption. But life is still upended: Many students are displaced and still living in shelters, and don't know where they'll go.

Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have cast ballots during the early voting period that began Oct. 6 and ends today.

Update: The Food Oscar nominees are set, and none of the Ohio chefs and restaurants up for awards made the final cut. For the second year in a row, local chef Jill Vedaa of Salt was passed over by the James Beard Foundation for its Best Chef Great Lakes category. So was Jose Salazar of Mita's in Cincinnati. All of finalists in the category were from Chicago, where the awards gala will be held on May 6th.

Health officials are searching for people who may have been infected with coronavirus by President Trump at a recent fundraiser.

In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander.