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Morgan Trau

Ohio Statehouse Reporter at WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland

Morgan Trau is the Ohio Statehouse reporter for WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland. Her stories also appear on WCPO-TV 9 News Cincinnati, as well as in the Ohio Capital Journal.

She specializes in making difficult topics accessible for all viewers. She covers everything legislation. She breaks down bills to make them palatable for her audience of millions of viewers.

Her reporting has led to tangible legislative change in Ohio, Michigan, Washington, Idaho and New York. She also holds federal, state and local politicians, community leaders and businesses accountable with her investigations.

Publications

  • WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland
    1 article
  • WCPO-TV 9 News Cincinnati
  • Ohio Capital Journal
  • The E.W. Scripps Company
  • You could make your own alcohol in Ohio if new bill passes
    23 Jan 2023—WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new bill introduced to the Ohio Senate would allow Ohioans to make and consume moonshine. Moonshine, a homemade distilled spirit typically made illegally, has been banned since before the prohibition. Eric Trueheart works with alcohol every day as the co-founder of Black Yeti Beverage. It's time for Ohio to update its liquor laws, he said. "The no moonshine laws are leftover from prohibition, and they weren't put in place for people's safety so much or to stop individuals,"...

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