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Ohio House Approves Bill to Expand Concealed Weapons Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio House has approved a bill to expand the state’s concealed weapons law to allow guns in places such as colleges and day cares and on private aircraft. The bill still permits those places to ban guns if they want. It would keep a ban on concealed weapons in government… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Require Coverage of Tamper-resistant Drugs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill before Ohio lawmakers would require insurance companies and the state Medicaid program to provide coverage for tamper-resistant drugs that are more difficult to abuse. Bill sponsors say insurance companies are reluctant to pay for such drugs because they’re more expensive than cheaper drugs that provide the same relief but… Read More
Bill Would Let Ohioans With Drug Convictions Keep License
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio Senate panel is considering a bill that would give judges the option of suspending a driver’s license for someone convicted of a drug charge instead of the suspension being mandatory. Republican state Sen. Bill Seitz, of Cincinnati, says current law makes it difficult for hundreds of thousands of people… Read More
Election Rights Advocates Subpoena 19 Ohio Election Boards
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Election rights advocates challenging recently passed Ohio voting laws are seeking information from 19 election boards in an ongoing federal lawsuit. Court records show subpoenas went out to the boards Tuesday in the lawsuit, brought by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Columbus Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic… Read More