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Ohio Putting $1.6M Toward Genetic Study Of Addiction
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is backing a study to take an in-depth look at the genetic factors behind substance use disorder. Yost believes this will be a critical step… Read More
Yost’s Fight To Pause Opioid Lawsuit Continues Despite Latest Settlement
Although Cuyahoga County and Summit County just reached another lawsuit with an opioids manufacturer, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says there’s still time for the court to hear his argument to… Read More
Women In Government: What Stands In The Way?
When Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor for President Donald Trump, took the stage at the Ohio Republican Party State dinner the very first topic of discussion was on women in… Read More
Brown Says 50K Ohioans Left Out Of Trump’s New Overtime Rule
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is taking on President Donald Trump’s new overtime rule, saying the increased salary threshold to require overtime pay isn’t high enough. A rule created under… Read More
Lawmakers Waiting For Details On DeWine’s Gun Regulation Proposals
It’s been more than six weeks since Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a 17-point approach to reducing gun violence, which included expanded background checks and a version of the red flag… Read More
Sherrod Brown Believes Public Pressure Is Building For Gun Regulations
State lawmakers are back in action holding more hearings on gun regulation bills. And Gov. Mike DeWine is still pushing for his proposals. But Congress has yet to show an… Read More
Nuclear Bailout Group Paying People To Follow Referendum Petitioners
Generation Now, one of the well-funded groups in the fight over Ohio’s nuclear power plant bailout, is monitoring the referendum petition workers by putting their own people on the ground…. Read More
Proposed Ballot Initiative Change Requires Involvement From More Counties
A resolution seems to be gaining momentum in the Ohio House that would change the process for putting a constitutional amendment on a statewide ballot. Rep. Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield) wants… Read More
Ohio Freshmen Begin High School With New Graduation Requirements
After lawmakers have spent years making tweaks and changes to the high school graduation requirements, the incoming freshman class is beginning its high school journey with what are believed to… Read More
Sherrod Brown Wants Companies To Offset Impact Of Automation Displacement
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is touring the state pushing for a way to soften the blow for workers who lose their job to automation by adding requirements for companies…. Read More
Pro-Nuclear Bailout Group Joins Battle Over Ohio’s New Energy Law
A group is looking to collect signatures statewide to ask voters to overturn the law that bails out nuclear power plants. But a competing group has formed to argue in favor of… Read More
Advocates Say Climate Change, Children’s Health Issues Intertwine
A new report from the Ohio Environmental Council and Policy Matters Ohio says climate change has significant negative impacts on children’s health, which they say highlights the urgency to reduce… Read More
State Increases Wages For Developmental Disability Support Professionals
The state is increasing wages for direct support professionals who work one-on-one with people with developmental disabilities in hopes of creating more stability for families and providing a livable wage… Read More
Householder Says Passing DeWine’s Gun Regulations Will Be “Difficult”
The gun regulation portion of Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to reduce gun violence will likely meet resistance in the Ohio House. Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) says his members of the… Read More
Professor Sees Flaw In Argument That Energy Bill Is A “Tax Increase”
A debate is brewing over whether a group can put the state’s new nuclear bailout bill before voters next year as referendum. The dispute questions if the increased rate on electric bills should… Read More
Yost Rejects Language For Energy Law Referendum
Opponents of Ohio’s new energy law are rewriting language that they were going to take to voters to reject a nuclear power bailout. This comes after Attorney General Dave Yost denied their… Read More
Some Say New Hemp Law Makes It Harder To Prosecute Marijuana Possession
The backer of a new law legalizing hemp and CBD oil in Ohio says law enforcement officials will soon have access to new testing technology that will be able to… Read More
Unions Accuse FirstEnergy Solutions Of Backing Out Of Agreements
Several unions representing workers at the state’s two nuclear plants are objecting to a new bankruptcy plan by FirstEnergy Solutions, saying the energy generator’s latest filing would not honor union contracts…. Read More
Gun Groups Offer Differing Takes On DeWine’s Proposed Regulations
Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has said he wants input from gun rights advocates as he works on his plan to reduce gun violence, but some of Ohio’s largest groups seem… Read More
Group Calls For Capital Punishment Reform After DeWine Delays Execution
Gov. Mike DeWine is delaying the execution of a death row inmate, for the second time, as the state works to overhaul its lethal injection protocol. But anti-death penalty advocates… Read More
Online Child Enticement Investigators Ramp Up Efforts With New Funds
Ohio is pumping more money into a program that protects children from abuse and exploitation online, but while the money will go towards important resources, state leaders say parents still… Read More
Group Seeking Possible Energy Law Referendum For 2020 Ballot
Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts is leading the charge for a possible ballot referendum to stop the new energy law that would bail out the state’s two nuclear plants through $150… Read More
Mike DeWine Meets Fair Ride Victim’s Mother In Chance Encounter
Mike DeWine’s first tour of the Ohio State Fairgrounds as governor was mostly a festive affair. But an unplanned encounter brought DeWine face-to-face with the mother who lost her son… Read More
Gun Safety Group Starts Collecting Signatures For Petition
State officials have approved the petition language that calls on expanded background checks for gun purchases and transfers. This allows the group, Ohioans For Gun Safety, to collect signatures for… Read More
Lawmakers Pass Blockbuster Bill Overhauling Energy Policy In Favor Of Nuclear, Coal
The Ohio House has voted in favor of the sweeping energy bill, HB6, that bails out two nuclear power plants through $150 million in ratepayer subsidies. The comprehensive bill also sets… Read More
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