Muslims hope concerns over police, wages, guns are heard by lawmakers

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It is the end of September and if it wasn’t an election year, the Ohio Statehouse would likely be a much busier place than it is right now.

In what has been a very quiet summer at the Statehouse, Tuesday was a bit of an anomaly thanks to the Senate being back for a single session and a gathering of a group hoping to talk to lawmakers about their concerns.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations Ohio chapter organized the gathering of Muslims, as the second annual Muslim Day at the State Capitol.

This year, nearly 60 teenagers visited the capitol and had an opportunity to visit with lawmakers and/or their staff to share personal stories and how they felt about legislation currently being considered.

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