All Posts from Theo Peck-Suzuki
How a redistricting amendment might affect candidates on Ohio’s fall ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Redistricting reform supporters are waiting to see if they make the Nov. 5 ballot – though it seems likely, since they submitted 300,000 more… Read More
What went wrong with the ballot issue to hike Ohio’s minimum wage? It depends on who you ask
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition that wanted voters to raise Ohio’s minimum wage tried for months to gather signatures to get their amendment on the ballot in… Read More
After mass shootings, gun policy low on priority list at Ohio Statehouse
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — To close out June and kick off summer recess, state lawmakers took dozens of votes in a 12-hour marathon session Wednesday. Most of Ohio’s… Read More
Libertarian Party of Ohio files for minor party status on ballot this fall
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Libertarian Party of Ohio has submitted signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to be formally recognized as a minor party. And that… Read More
Ohio redistricting issue likely this fall as group turns in more signatures than needed
By: Jo Ingles | Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U-Hauls backed in and out of a freight loading dock behind Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office in downtown Columbus on Monday, delivering… Read More
Group hoping to change how lawmakers’ districts are drawn to file petitions for fall ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that hopes to change the process used for drawing legislative and congressional district lines will file their signatures Monday to put their… Read More
DeWine signs record $3.5 billion Ohio capital appropriations budget into law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the capital appropriations budget into law Friday, crystallizing billions of dollars in infrastructure investments across Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted,… Read More
Ohio House passes bill allowing landowners to shoot feral pigs without license
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers want to preempt the growth of a feral animal population they say has the potential to decimate the state’s land, sicken its… Read More
Ohio House passes a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing infant mortality
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has some of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. But the Ohio House hopes to change that. It has passed a… Read More
Man convicted in killings of 8 from another Ohio family seeks new trial
By: Bruce Shipkowski | AP
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(AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family is seeking a new trial. George Wagner IV made the request in a filing Monday… Read More
Ohio lawmakers haven’t forgotten about changing recreational marijuana law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries are likely days away from the government green light to sell recreationally, after they submitted the dual license… Read More
Republican lawmakers want voters to decide on plan to “throttle” rising property tax bills in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are at least a dozen bills in the Ohio Legislature meant to provide property tax relief to taxpayers, especially now that many are… Read More
Ohio’s sales tax holiday will include more items, but not as much time as lawmakers wanted
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will have an extended period this summer when sales tax won’t be applied to many items. The sales tax holiday will run from… Read More
Applications coming in for Ohio medical marijuana shops that want to sell recreational pot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to… Read More
After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The latest jobs report showed an unexpected surge in hiring. The leisure and hospitality sector has been growing at a steady clip and added over 42,000… Read More
Ohio bill to pull over drivers who fail to buckle up gets hearing, but faces bumpy road ahead
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state representative who has also served in the Ohio Highway Patrol told a House committee earlier today he thinks Ohio’s seat belt… Read More
Proposed ban on drag performances in public places in Ohio gets praise and questions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a Republican-backed bill that would ban drag performers from doing shows in public places within view of children testified before the Ohio… Read More
Bill would slam the brakes on monthly ticket quotas for Ohio law enforcement
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many law enforcement agencies say they don’t have minimum totals on traffic tickets that officers need to reach, but many drivers are suspicious. A… Read More
Ohio University replaces a diversity program as complaints grow about such initiatives in higher education
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki (Report for America) | Shane Scalfaro
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Mark Perry was pleased. It had only been five months since he’d filed a complaint against Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine for… Read More
What’s behind a surge in car thefts and carjackings across the country
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Car thefts soared between 2019 and 2022, surpassing 1 million in 2022 for the first time in 14 years, according to government and insurance industry statistics…. Read More
DeWine signs Biden Ohio ballot fix and foreign money ban he asked for in special session
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Sunday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two bills that resulted from the special session that he called for. One bill will change the… Read More
Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Rents today are well above what they were before the pandemic. According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans’ second-highest personal finance concern this election year is… Read More
Special session ends with action on foreign money ban and now-moot Biden Ohio ballot fix
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to sign a pair of bills he asked lawmakers to pass in a special legislative session, the first in… Read More
Activists ask Ohio’s attorney general to scrap FirstEnergy’s business license over HB 6 scandal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of environmental, good government and community activists are making a request of Ohio’s attorney general that has little hope of success: get… Read More
Democrats to hold virtual session to nominate Biden to ensure he’s on Ohio’s presidential ballot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As state lawmakers meet to discuss changing Ohio’s 90-day presidential certification in a special legislative session, the Democratic National Committee said it’ll make a… Read More
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