School districts across Ohio will be able to authorize teachers, principals and other staff to carry firearms into classrooms this fall after only 24 hours of training now that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 on June 13.  Previously 700 hours of training were required.  The 24 hour training includes four scenario-based training hours, plus a maximum of 20 hours for first aid training, history of school shootings and reunification education. It includes only 2 hours of hands- on training with a gun.

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Women’s rights include economic equality, political equality, legal/judicial equality, health care equality, and freedom from: gender bias/misogny, gender-based violence, and racism as a multiplier of inequality.  

 We are currently working on the following Women’s Issues:

HB 673 provides much needed additional funding for electronic poll books and equipment for county boards of elections.  It will provide funding to each county board of elections in proportion to the number of registered voters in each county.  Call Speaker Cupp at (614) 466-9624 and your representative to urge them to pass this bill. 

Electronic poll books are critical to the success of Ohio's secure elections. They:

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Belmont Library:

Where are we? How do we get a new one?

with Kathy Keohane, Library Board of Trustees, & Peter Struzziero, Library Director