THINK PROGRESS
“Ohio Governor Poised To Make Voters Pay To Keep Polls Open Late”
THINK PROGRESS
Category: OHIO
“Major Court Ruling Restores Early Voting Days In Ohio”
THINK PROGRESS
“No easy calls in Florida for 2016”
MSNBC
“Turning to Ohio, Trump cuts into Kasich”
HUFFINGTON POST/CNN
“Voting restrictions could offer warning signs for November”
MSNBC
“Cleveland bills Tamir Rice’s family for ambulance ride after cop shot him”
CNN
(CNN)The city of Cleveland has filed a claim against the estate of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy killed by a police officer in 2014, for his final ambulance ride.
“The Rice family is disturbed by the city’s behavior. The callousness, insensitivity and poor judgment required for the city to send a bill … is breathtaking,” family attorney Subodh Chandra said. “This adds insult to homicide. Ms. Rice considers this harassment.” MORE
“Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America”
THE NATION
“Republican presidential debate: 8 takeaways”
CNN
“Officers Involved In Samuel DuBose Shooting Were Sued In Earlier Death Of Unarmed Black Man”
HUFFINGTON POST
Two University of Cincinnati police officers involved in a colleague’s recent fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose also were on hand for a 2010 struggle with a psychiatric patient who later died.
Officers Eric Weibel and Phillip Kidd were among seven University of Cincinnati police officers and other officials named in a lawsuit alleging the wrongful death of Kelly Brinson, a 45-year-old mentally ill university hospital patient. Hospital staff summoned officers to help subdue Brinson, who became agitated when put in seclusion, according to court documents first reported by The Guardian. Kidd and Weibel gave written statements that they restrained Brinson, while another officer used a Taser stun gun on him. MORE
“Joseph Deters becomes latest prosecutor to challenge police”
MSNBC
