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Morgan Trau

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Covers:  Ohio politics, trending legislation, laws regarding: abortion, LGBTQ+, education, guns
Award-winning & losing #Ohio Statehouse reporter @WEWS @WCPO, words in @OhioCapJournal. Newhouse. Described as "edgy" & "nosy." 🕵🏻‍♀️ Morgan.Trau@wews.com.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stunned by teachers' pension fund behavior with firm accused of corruption

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stunned by teachers' pension fund behavior with firm accused of corruption

"You're still on this story, huh?" the governor said to me as we were getting started with our 30-minute inte…

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What happens in Ohio if the U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded?

What happens in Ohio if the U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded?

The U.S. Department of Education helps to fund many of Ohio's public school facilities, but with the looming …

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What the heck is that? We showed Ohioans the shape of our legislative districts and asked them to...

What the heck is that? We showed Ohioans the shape of our legislative districts and asked them to...

Issue 1, the proposal that could drastically change the makeup of the Ohio Statehouse, is on the ballot this …

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Ohio transgender candidate disqualified for only including legal name, not former name, on petiti...

Ohio transgender candidate disqualified for only including legal name, not former name, on petiti...

A transgender candidate for the Ohio House has been disqualified because she only circulated petitions with h…

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One-on-one with Gov. DeWine: crimes, complicity, concerns

One-on-one with Gov. DeWine: crimes, complicity, concerns

Statehouse reporter Morgan Trau sat down for a one-on-one with Governor Mike DeWine to discuss a major year a…

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Abortion access is protected in Ohio. Now what?

Abortion access is protected in Ohio. Now what?

On Thursday, Ohioans got the constitutional right to abortion and contraception. The law is now in effect aft…

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Former Ohio House Speaker Householder sentenced to 20 years in prison for state's largest bribery...

Former Ohio House Speaker Householder sentenced to 20 years in prison for state's largest bribery...

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted in the …

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Ohio Sec. of State LaRose admits move to make constitution harder to amend is '100% about... abor...

Ohio Sec. of State LaRose admits move to make constitution harder to amend is '100% about... abor...

After months of denial, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose admitted that the proposal to make the constitut…

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Lead Householder juror explains why trial 'left sour taste' in his mouth

Lead Householder juror explains why trial 'left sour taste' in his mouth

The lead juror in the largest corruption trial in Ohio history has been left disillusioned with state governm…

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3 Ohio judicial candidates accused of breaking ethics code, told PAC abortion isn't Constitutiona...

3 Ohio judicial candidates accused of breaking ethics code, told PAC abortion isn't Constitutiona...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three Republican candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court are being accused by pro-choice advoc…

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Leaked audio shows Ohio rep. introducing bill to limit affirming care had never spoken to trans c...

Leaked audio shows Ohio rep. introducing bill to limit affirming care had never spoken to trans c...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A leaked audio recording of an Ohio Republican lawmaker's conversation with a trans woman ha…

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Lawmaker who wrote bill requiring gun training for teachers owns gun business

Lawmaker who wrote bill requiring gun training for teachers owns gun business

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Republican lawmaker who drafted the training curriculum that schools would have to follo…

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Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out 'suspected' transgender female athletes through genital i...

Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out 'suspected' transgender female athletes through genital i...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - House Republican lawmakers in Ohio passed a bill at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night that would ba…

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Comments about the Holocaust from representative sponsoring 'divisive concepts' bill raise concer...

Comments about the Holocaust from representative sponsoring 'divisive concepts' bill raise concer...

Warning: This report contains strong language and images of the holocaust, and they could be triggering for s…

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