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![Gov. Mike DeWine addresses the 2022 Ohio School Safety Summit in Columbus from behind a wooden podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-9177-e1659495030196-900x422.png)
DeWine says school safety issues go beyond shootings
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine touted a “holistic” approach to protecting students and said — without dismissing shootings — that the issue of school safety is… Read More
![A child care room has a rainbow on the wall with a pot of gold. There are cubbies to keep things up against the same wall. The tables nearby are well organized with cubs of coloring materials in them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/child_care__credit_aleksander_krsmanovic__shutterstock.com_-scaled-e1659451504479-900x422.jpg)
Ohio makes more money available for child care grants using federal funds
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Child care providers around Ohio can apply for state grants to help with operational costs, workforce recruitment, and other needs. The state grants are… Read More
![A person holds a cell phone with a mobile betting app ad on the screen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/draft-kings-mobile-app-1-122321-konik-e1658595326848-900x422.jpg)
State gaming regulators reviewing sports betting license applications
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several businesses — from Ohio’s professional sports teams to a fireworks company — have applied to be license holders for legal sports betting, which… Read More
![Keyvan Esfarjani, senior vice president and general manager of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations at Intel Corporation, speaks to the media at ean event in Newark, Ohio, announcing a massive computer chip plant that is to be built in the area northeast of Columbus. He is surrounded by state officials.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img-3367-scaled-e1658515706826-900x422.jpg)
Ohio leaders say the future of U.S. computer chip manufacturing depends on Congress
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new spending bill in Congress could send a message to the world that the U.S. is ready to compete for computer chip manufacturing… Read More
![Larry Householder leaving federal court after arraignment](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/screen_shot_2020-08-18_at_4.31.03_pm_0-e1597849491674-900x422.png)
Coal subsidies and gutted renewable standards remain two years after Householder’s bribery arrest
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It was a balmy Tuesday morning two years ago when federal agents arrived at the rural Perry County home of Ohio House Speaker Larry… Read More
![Perry Nuclear Power Plant](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/perry_nuclear_power_plant_032919_-_chow-e1565703265966-900x422.jpg)
Whaley calls for overhaul to PUCO and state energy policy as nuclear bailout anniversary approaches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the three-year anniversary of the nuclear bailout bill being signed into law approaches, Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, is pushing for… Read More
![Flowers grow in an indoor greenhouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/greenhouse-flowers-kichigin-shutterstock-scaled-e1658238779820-900x422.jpg)
Ohio bill expands municipal income tax requirements for temporary agricultural workers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawmaker wants to address a potential gap in Ohio’s municipal tax code that would allow employers to not pay municipal income taxes if… Read More
![A group announces a lawsuit aimed at preventing Ohio pubic education money from going to private schools in January 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img-3246-scaled-e1657596317121-900x422.jpg)
Judge reviewing arguments over Ohio’s school voucher program
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge is reviewing the many arguments filed in a court case against Ohio’s school voucher system, known as EdChoice. The EdChoice… Read More
![Ohio Senate mailroom in the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ohio-senate-mailroom-scaled-e1657317706864-900x422.jpg)
Envelopes of feces sent to Ohio Republican senators sparks federal investigation
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Envelopes of what is believed to be human feces were sent to each Republican member of the Ohio Senate, according to a spokesperson for… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) roll out new eWarrants system for information entry into databases used for background checks at a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mike-dewine-ewarrants-070622-chow-scaled-e1657206886275-900x422.jpg)
Ohio expands reporting tool for background check database used for gun sales and traffic stops
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is rolling out a new digital tool to local law enforcement and courts to enter information — such as warrants and protection orders… Read More
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Debate is forming around two statewide ballot issues in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State leaders are preparing to make their arguments for and against two ballot issues set to be decided by voters this November. The issues… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects request to suspend state’s six-week abortion ban
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request to suspend the state’s new six-week abortion ban just two days after the group of abortion… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted joins Gov. Mike DeWine and BMV Registrar Charles Norman to announce the new online license renewal service at a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jon-husted-bmv-license-renewal-presser-062222-scaled-e1656428367446-900x422.jpg)
Ohio drivers can now renew their license online
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is now allowing drivers to renew their license online through a new portal created by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles in… Read More
![The Columbus skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/columbus_skyline_riffe_supreme_court_building-scaled-e1655932784512-900x422.jpg)
Ohio cities face ‘snowballing effect’ with growing trend to work from home
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group representing cities across Ohio is calling on state legislators to take a close look at the struggles municipalities face now that more… Read More
![The shadow of a jail door](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AP_710949055190-e1509109114104-900x422.png)
ACLU of Ohio study highlights growing issue for women incarcerations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio has released a report that said there is a disproportionate amount of women in prison for drug offenses compared to… Read More
![Shipping containers being moved around at some docks](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/shipping-containers-zhanglianxun-shutterstock-scaled-e1655822921178-900x422.jpg)
What are Ohio economic analysts keeping an eye on as inflation grows?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Analysts in Ohio are keeping a watchful eye on certain decisions made on the federal level to address the problem of inflation, with the… Read More
Ohio House Democrats slam language in trans athlete ban as ‘state-sanctioned sexual abuse’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers in Ohio are blasting language in a proposed House bill that would require a student athlete to get an invasive exam if… Read More
![The Draft Kings app on a mobile phone](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/draft-kings-mobile-app-2-122321-konik-e1654714902713-900x422.jpg)
Ohio lays out time frame to launch sports betting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State regulators have laid out the time table over the next seven months in order to be prepared for one of the largest simultaneous… Read More
![Erin Merryn, survivor of child sexual abuse and author, testifies at Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img-7729-scaled-e1654634730282-900x422.jpg)
Survivor of child sexual abuse speaks out in Ohio Senate committee
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony from a survivor who has made it her life’s work to tour the country… Read More
![A person holds the hand of another person giving birth](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/doula-kampus-shutterstock-scaled-e1654609106275-900x422.jpg)
Ohio House approves bill allowing doula services to be covered by Medicaid
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to expand access to doula services is moving to the Ohio Senate after receiving a near unanimous vote out of the Ohio… Read More
![Ohio House and Ohio Senate district maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission by a vote of 4-3 on February 24, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/february-24-gop-state-legislative-maps-1-scaled-e1654008228801-900x422.jpg)
Federal court intervenes in Ohio redistricting, orders state to implement unconstitutional district
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has been ordered by a federal court to implement maps that were found unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court and hold a primary… Read More
![Commissioners hand out different maps to be submitted during a Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting on March 2, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img-5998-scaled-e1649881525920-900x422.jpg)
Opponents to GOP-drawn maps consider next moves as federal redistricting intervention looms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) There is an array of activity among the groups fighting against unconstitutional, Republican-drawn state legislative district maps which are set to go into effect —… Read More
![The chairs of the Ohio Supreme Court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/supreme_court_bench-scaled-e1640121832498-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Supreme Court rejects proposed legislative district maps for fifth time
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The Ohio Supreme Court invalidated the latest proposal for new state legislative districts, which was a resubmission by the Ohio Redistricting Commission of maps that were already rejected two months… Read More
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Advocacy group gives new voice to formerly incarcerated people in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) As he stood in a hallway just outside of a hotel conference room in downtown Columbus, William Miller considered what the future holds. “Power, equality,… Read More
Proposed ban on gender transition procedures for minors gets hearing in Ohio House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) Supporters of a bill that bans gender transition procedures for minors testified at a House committee hearing, while LGBTQ advocates gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
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