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Judge receives award for recovery-focused justice efforts
Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Joy Malek Oldfield has spent much of her legal career working to help those with substance use disorders receive treatment and become productive members of the community.
She’s served as presiding judge of the general division’s Turning Point Program since 2017, the county&rsqu ... (full story)
HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration's new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains
(THE CONVERSATION) Protecting public health abroad benefits Americans.
In a globalized world, diseases and their social and economic impacts do not stay within national boundaries. Increased rates of untreated HIV in any part of the world increase the risk of transmission for U.S. citizens.
Changes made in the first year of ... (full story)
State
What's next in the national redistricting fight after California approved a new US House map
The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight.
The unusual mid-decade redistricting fray began this summer when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led s ... (full story)