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Ohio teachers say the state budget makes them feel that ‘public education is just a punching bag’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Public school teachers once again voiced their opposition to the latest version of the state budget as senators voted on the spending plan Wednesday…. Read More

A GOP bill requires a 24-hour wait for abortion, as Ohio courts review the current waiting period
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill to require a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, though the existing law requiring that wait is… Read More

Democrats in the Ohio Legislature want to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2026
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic state lawmakers are taking steps to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2026 so voters could decide whether to recognize gay marriages… Read More

Ohio lawmakers want to make it tougher to pass local property tax levies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republican state lawmakers are getting ready to introduce a bill that would change the threshold for being able to pass local property tax levies… Read More

Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo will step down from leadership
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) announced she is stepping down from the Ohio House Democratic Leadership team at the end of June…. Read More

Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill intended to lower property taxes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House are introducing legislation that they say would deliver $3.5 billion of relief on property taxes to Ohioans. The comprehensive… Read More

Ohio’s Senate calls for changes to the Ohio Governor’s scholarship program
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Senators are considering requiring top students who get an Ohio Governor’s scholarship to stay in the state for at least three years after they… Read More

Convention and visitors bureaus in counties with popular tourism attractions fight to keep funding
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s an amendment in the proposed Ohio state budget that would strip away a big chunk of funding many convention and visitors bureaus now… Read More

Rural Ohio school districts say the proposed state budget will hurt them
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for rural school districts argue the money allocated to them in the current proposed state budget falls short of what they need —… Read More

The working group studying missing persons investigations in Ohio makes 18 recommendations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s office reports there were 21,342 missing persons investigations last year. That includes 16,404 missing children. While more than 96% of… Read More

Here’s what to do if you discover an issue with a cemetery or gravesite this Memorial Day (or any day)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Ohioans will be decorating graves of loved ones this Memorial Day weekend, and they might discover problems. Sometimes, those problems are resolved immediately… Read More

An Ohio bill aims to replace lead pipes that service water lines over the next 15 years
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Rep. Dontavius Jarrells know first hand the importance of removing lead pipes from Ohio’s public drinking water systems — he suffered from lead… Read More

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel says he’s still eyeing a run for governor, even after the Ohio GOP endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Lt Gov. Jim Tressel hasn’t ruled out running for governor in 2026, despite the fact that the Ohio Republican Party has already endorsed… Read More

Public schools could be forced to close some buildings and sell them cheaply to charter schools
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s proposed budget is about 600 pages long and the Ohio House-passed budget is longer. There’s a provision tucked in both… Read More

State Senate Democrats push for public schools and health in the new Ohio budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio Senate are urging their Republican colleagues, who outnumber them by more than a two-to-one margin, to make substantial changes to… Read More

An Ohio bill demands big OSU football games be played at night
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lights. Camera. Football. If you want to watch more big OSU football games at night, there’s a bill in the Statehouse to make that… Read More

A new bill aims to ban ‘DEI’ in Ohio’s K-12 schools
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s public K-12 schools are now the focus of a legislative effort by state lawmakers to ban diversity, equity and inclusion. SB 113 is… Read More

A bill to ban K-12 students from using cell phones in schools easily passes the Ohio Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that bans cell phones from being used in Ohio’s K-12 schools easily passed the state Senate last week. Sen. Jane Timken (R-Jackson… Read More

Backers of ending qualified immunity for Ohio police and other workers kick off their ballot effort
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After years of court battles to get their proposal before voters, supporters of a constitutional amendment to end qualified immunity for police officers and… Read More

Ohio’s Senate considers cutting elected members from the State Board of Education, leaving five appointees
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the House have proposed another big change to the State Board of Education, two years after stripping the panel of many of… Read More

Ohio is one of three states not testing gas for quality. Democratic lawmakers want to change that
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When you buy gas in Ohio, you may notice a little sticker on the pump with the county auditor’s name on it. Those officeholders routinely… Read More

Ohio Democrats and unions are concerned about changes to the federal broadband buildout program
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s an effort to make changes to a federal program to provide broadband to the more than 1.5 million Ohioans who still lack access to… Read More

Nurses want Ohio lawmakers to provide a remedy to staffing shortages and violent workplaces
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nurses are calling for a code red alarm for Ohio, and gathered at the Statehouse Thursday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation to improve nursing… Read More

A group hoping to abolish property taxes in Ohio passes a hurdle to getting it before voters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general has given backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to get rid of property taxes the green light to take the… Read More

Ohio’s Democratic Party Chair resigns ahead of the 2026 elections
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The head of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is leaving her post for a national job. The move comes just a year before statewide… Read More
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