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Sykes Says Redistricting Commission Should Be Drawing Maps
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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It was revealed at the last redistricting commission meeting that different caucuses in the House and Senate were working on their own to present maps to the commission. But the… Read More
Texts Between Ohio Republican Lawmakers Show Support For And Struggles Over Mandatory Vaccines Ban
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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The bill that would ban all mandatory vaccines in Ohio brought the state into a harsh national spotlight, and made many people wonder where the proposal came from in the… Read More
The Number Of Children With COVID In Some Major Ohio Pediatric Hospitals Is Increasing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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At least 20 kids are hospitalized at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus and a quarter of them are in the facility’s intensive care unit. Dr. Rustin Morse, the chief medical… Read More
Backers Of Plan To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol In Ohio Get OK For Next Step
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A proposal to legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol in Ohio has gotten approval from the panel that controls what goes on the statewide ballot. That means the plan’s… Read More
Ohio Hospitals Getting Requests From States Overwhelmed By COVID
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s hospitals are reporting increasing numbers of COVID positive patients in regular admission and in intensive care units. But because there’s still room, they’re being asked by other states that… Read More
Housing Advocates Turn To Local Judges After SCOTUS Ends Eviction Moratorium
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Housing advocates are calling on local judges around Ohio to prevent evictions by giving tenants more time to file for rental assistance. They say delaying eviction proceedings is crucial now… Read More
Public Education Leader Says “Critical Race Theory” Is Not Being Taught In Ohio’s K-12 Schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Protestors have descended on public school board meetings throughout Ohio to protest critical race theory – a concept taught in graduate schools that explores racism in history and policy. The… Read More
Concerns Over Ohio’s New Redistricting Process: Is It Happening As Voters Intended?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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When the current lines were drawn for Ohio House and Senate and Congressional districts ten years ago, much of that work was done by a handful of Republican lawmakers behind… Read More
Soaring COVID Cases Pushing Some Ohio Hospital ICUs Toward Capacity
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state of Ohio reported 4,274 new confirmed COVID cases in the last 24 hours, with a total of 5,395 confirmed and probable cases. These are the highest numbers seen… Read More
School Choice Backers Want Legislation To Compel More Public School Districts To Allow Open Enrollment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A Christian conservative group is among those advocating for school choice, and they say many good suburban schools throughout Ohio are not allowing open enrollment. They are working to get… Read More
Democratic Lawmaker Wants Records, Investigation On Former Ohio Utilities Commission Chair And FirstEnergy
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A Democratic state lawmaker says he wants more information on the relationship between the former chair of the state’s utility regulating panel and FirstEnergy. It’s the latest in the federal… Read More
Coalition Endorses ‘Unity’ Maps Submitted To Redistricting Commission
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A coalition of community groups are touting a map with newly drawn district lines for state lawmakers. The citizen-led redistricting advocacy group, Ohio Citizens’ Redistricting Commission, used input from more… Read More
City of Lebanon’s Abortion Ban Energizes Council Race And Activism
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio – Nineteen people have pulled petitions to run for council in the small southwest Ohio city that became the first in the state earlier this year to enact… Read More
Case Over $300 Unemployment Assistance Sent Back To County Court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The fight to bring back the $300 weekly additional checks to unemployed Ohioans remains up in the air after an appeals court decided to send the case back to a… Read More
Ohio State University Requiring Students, Staff To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio State University is requiring all students and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first public university in the state to do so after the Food and Drug… Read More
Lawmakers To Hear Testimony On A Controversial Anti-Vaccine Bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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An Ohio House Committee will hear testimony later this morning on an anti-vaccination bill that would ban businesses, schools, and other entities from requiring any vaccines. The bill (HB 248),… Read More
Ohio Hospitals Are Seeing More Children With Respiratory Viruses Right Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Doctors with children’s hospitals in Ohio say they are seeing an increase in respiratory viruses right now, at the same time COVID cases are increasing. Dr. Michael Forbes with Akron… Read More
Another Ohio Elections Bill Proposed; Would Cut Down Early Voting, Ban Ballot Drop Boxes And Most Mail Voting
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A second bill to overhaul Ohio’s election system has been proposed by some Republican state lawmakers, and this one is stricter than one introduced a few months ago that was… Read More
Pandemic Topples Mothman Festival For Second Straight Year
By: Associated Press
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s annual Mothman festival has been called off for the second straight year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers of the Mothman Festival in… Read More
How Long Will COVID Vaccine Boosters Be Necessary?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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State health leaders are preparing to offer booster shots to Ohioans who are 8 months out from their last Pfizer or Moderna COVID dose. That leads to the question –… Read More
Ex-Ohio GOP Chair Speaks Out On His Arrest In Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Two defendants accused in the $61 million corruption scandal involving the nuclear bailout law have maintained their innocence, as others have agreed to plea deals. One of them is former… Read More
Ohio’s COVID Case Count Is As High Now As It Was In February
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The number of COVID cases in Ohio is increasing just as schools are starting the academic year. Gov. Mike DeWine said for three days in the past week, the number… Read More
Kentucky Will Continue Hemp Program as Pilot for a Year
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Department of Agriculture says it will continue operating its hemp program as a research pilot program for another year before transitioning to a commercial… Read More
Ohio Prosecutor Who Pleaded Guilty Resigns Amid Pressure
By: Associated Press
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FREMONT, Ohio (AP) – A county prosecutor in Ohio who had been accused of sexually harassing female employees before pleading guilty to a lesser charge has resigned from office. Sandusky… Read More
Change to Exploding Voucher Program Likely Coming, But Time is Running Out
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The number of public school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private school voucher program will more than double in the coming school year. And that could… Read More
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