Council member George Sarantou proposed bringing back winter sewer averaging, but said on Wednesday he will recommend the legislation be held until January.

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Explore the impact of Trump's proposed spending bill on Medicaid, ACA, and immigration enforcement, leading to a police state in America.

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The Anti-Masons were the first recognized third party. It was formed in 1828 in opposition to the Freemasons, a secret ...

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I was a Hollywood liberal. I know what a lot of you Democrats were feeling deep down as you watched rioters torch and trash your city.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, putting him in charge of the federal agency at a precarious time for the airline industry after recent ...

Despite the nation's two-party system, it's possible to form your own political party, including in Ohio. Here's how to make ...