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Dayton was recovering from the 2008 crisis when COVID-19 hit
S2020 E304 - 8m 6s
When COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series of two reports from cities in Ohio, Hari Sreenivasan travels to Dayton, which was still in the process of recovering from the Great Recession more than a decade ago.
Economy, racial injustice: How young Ohioans are voting
S2020 E304 - 5m 48s
For the first time, young people, all born after 1980, make up more than half the U.S. population, according to a Brookings Institute analysis of the U.S. census -- making them a significant share of eligible voters. Ivette Feliciano spoke with Prentiss Haney, Co-Executive Director of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, on how his organization is helping develop the youth electorate.
Record absentee ballot and in-person voting in Ohio
S2020 E304 - 4m 20s
In addition to the presidential race, Ohio will also be voting for 16 congressional seats on Election Day. The last two elections haven’t seen a competitive race, partly because of how the district maps are drawn. Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse Bureau Chief, Ohio Public Radio and Television, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the political and electoral landscape in the battleground state.
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