“Participating in our elections is a critical function, and I want every citizen to be able to exercise that right. That’s a core reason why presenting a photo ID belongs in the constitution,” Sen. Theresa Gavarone said. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
As Conservative groups and lawmakers attempt to overturn the SCOTUS ruling legalizing gay marriage, about 65% of U.S. adults believe it should be legal, down slightly from 71% in 2022 and 2023. wfla.com/news/national/…
Two researchers with the National Institutes of Health have been charged with allegedly trying to smuggle the infectious monkeypox virus into the United States, according to the DOJ. wfla.com/news/national/…
Ohio is in alignment with @DrOzCMS and the Trump Administration. I signed an executive order that allows Ohio Medicaid to implement more frequent validation of providers who are identified as higher risk for committing fraud.
American Farmer has a message about GMO crops
“GMO means it has been genetically modified — what that really means is they modify the genes of it so that when we spray glyphosate, AKA Roundup on it, it doesn't kill it. So you can modify it so we're able to spray a herbicide across the field that will kill the weeds but not kill that particular crop, kill anything but that crop”
“A lot of people think it's made, uh, genetically altered for yield. It's not. It's genetically altered to be resistant to worms. I was gonna say bugs, really it's worms — there is something in the genes of it what will kill that worm. So the worm won't go out there and destroy cotton fields or destroy corn fields. The worm will actually die when it takes its first bite of the corn or cotton”
You need to know how dangerous this is
Here are documented facts about pesticides and herbicides:
Worldwide, pesticides cause about 3 million cases of acute poisoning and 200,000 deaths annually, mostly in developing countries.
Chronic pesticide exposure is linked to increased risks of various cancers, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, brain, breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers.
Prenatal pesticide exposure has been associated with a significantly higher risk of childhood leukemia
Certain pesticides act as endocrine disruptors, leading to reproductive harm including infertility, birth defects, stillbirths, and developmental abnormalities in wildlife and humans
Pesticides are a major driver of biodiversity loss, causing sharp declines in insect, bird, and pollinator populations
Glyphosate exposure has been associated with a 30–41% increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in some meta-analyses
Organophosphate pesticides can cause acute nervous system effects similar to nerve gas, including convulsions, respiratory failure
and death
Over 90% of pollen samples from bee hives in agricultural areas and over 90% of tested streams are contaminated with multiple pesticides
Pesticide exposure is linked to neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, up to 250% increased risk in some studies and Alzheimer’s
Pesticides contribute to widespread water, soil and food contamination, leading to chronic health effects like neurotoxicity, kidney/liver damage, and immune system disruption
There has to be a better way
OPINION: "Ideally, the appeals process will move quickly and all of the Trump damaged businesses will be able to collect their refunds in a timely basis." toledoblade.com/opinion/editor…
FIRED | CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley after he reportedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job. wfla.com/news/national/…
CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he reportedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job.
Congratulations to the @ufindlay on becoming Ohio's newest Collegiate Purple Star university and to the 9 other colleges that renewed their Purple Star designation!
A total of 51 colleges and universities across Ohio now have an active Purple Star designation in recognition of their commitment to supporting military-connected students.
Learn more from @OhioHigherEd: bit.ly/4vLTUpt
CBS fired "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley following his public criticism of network head Bari Weiss and new executive producer Nick Bilton. wtsp.com/article/news/n…
A new rule explaining how states need to implement Medicaid work requirements may make it much harder for low-income sick people to maintain health coverage next year. wfla.com/news/national/…
Tampa native and former University of South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia says he is battling stage four colorectal cancer, but he's tackling it like he would a "huge game." wfla.com/news/hillsboro…
Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown held a campaign event at Riverside Barbeque Company in North Toledo on Tuesday. toledoblade.com/local/politics…