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Sparks fly in a hearing on the bill to make Ohio a “Second Amendment sanctuary state”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are considering a bill its Republican sponsors say will protect Ohio gun owners from federal laws and policies that they think go… Read More
How an August vote on Ohio’s Issue 1 affects the campaign for an abortion access amendment this fall
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Volunteers and paid workers are working throughout Ohio trying to collect signatures for a November vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion… Read More
Universal school vouchers supporters seek Ohio lawmakers’ attention after a Statehouse rally
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Senate is preparing to release its version of the two-year state budget, supporters of universal vouchers for Ohio’s K-12 students gathered to… Read More
Ohio Republicans OK 60% amendment approval ballot text. Democrats say it’s ‘sneaky’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the ballot text voters could see when they vote on a Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to… Read More
The proposed Pay Stub Protection Act requires Ohio employers to provide workers with pay stubs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee is considering a bill to require employers provide their workers with written copies of their pay stubs. The bill is meant to help… Read More
Opponents file a lawsuit to stop constitutional amendment ballot issue in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit has been filed with the Ohio Supreme Court to prevent a possible constitutional amendment question from going to the statewide ballot in August…. Read More
COVID emergency is over, but Ohioans can still get free COVID tests and vaccines for now
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government is ending its COVID-19 public health emergency, and that means that many of the policies and perks put in place during… Read More
Recreational marijuana backers start a campaign to bring a proposal to Ohio’s fall ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposed law to legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol in Ohio could be on the ballot this fall. State legislators declined an… Read More
Should Ohio have closed primaries? Some key Republicans are pushing for that change
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Right now, Ohio voters do not have to declare a party when they register. And they can vote in Republican or Democratic primaries by… Read More
Former Ohio Attorneys General oppose the resolution to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan group of former Ohio attorneys general is echoing concerns expressed last week by bipartisan former governors over the proposed resolution to make… Read More
Planned Ohio abortion rights amendment gets support from key medical group
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that represents more than 1,500 obstetricians and gynecologists in Ohio has officially endorsed the reproductive rights amendment planned for the statewide ballot… Read More
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks to reporters about the possibility of an August special election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s elections officials are coming out firmly against the idea of a statewide special election in August to consider a change to make it… Read More
One of the longest prison riots in U.S. history forced changes to Ohio’s prison system
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thirty years ago this month, one of the longest prison riots in U.S. history finally ended after 11 days. And when it was over,… Read More
The fight over expanding Ohio’s school voucher program heats up
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An expansion of Ohio’s school voucher program to include nearly all K-12 students would cost more than $1 billion dollars in its the first… Read More
Protests break out as Ohio lawmakers hear two controversial bills affecting transgender youth
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of two controversial Republican-backed bills affecting transgender youth packed into two of the smallest hearing rooms in the Ohio Statehouse as testimony on… Read More
A plan to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour is one step closer to a vote in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board has given the green light to a group that wants to put a constitutional amendment before voters next year that… Read More
A report from the state Attorney General says Ohio should either overhaul the death penalty or abolish it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has been a supporter of the death penalty in Ohio. But a new report from his office said it is… Read More
Changes are likely coming in the way Ohio markets itself to tourists and business leaders
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The “find it here” tourism tagline Ohio has used since 2015 may soon be lost by the state. It is likely going to be… Read More
New requirements add the word “noncitizen” to certain Ohio photo IDs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law is in effect that designates whether a person is an undocumented Ohioan. The word “noncitizen” will now be printed on drivers’… Read More
Ohio governor says lawmakers should clarify six-week abortion ban now on hold by a court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s abortion ban, which is now on hold by a court, bans abortion at the point fetal electrical cardiac activity can be detected. That… Read More
Crime victims in Ohio have more rights after a new law goes into effect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Crime victims in Ohio now have new constitutionally protected rights thanks to voters and state lawmakers. In 2017, Marsy’s Law passed with 83% voter approval…. Read More
New committee chair has plan to move proposal making it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – There’s a lot going on behind the scenes in Columbus on a resolution that will ask voters to decide whether to make it harder… Read More
Paid circulators will collect signatures for abortion amendment on Ohio ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of an effort to put an amendment before voters in November that could enshrine abortion rights in the constitution are hiring paid circulators. The group… Read More
A key Senate leader is not on board with the bipartisan proposal to end Ohio’s death penalty
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of Ohio’s death penalty have introduced legislation (SB 101) to abolish it. Now, the leader of the state senate is signaling where he stands… Read More
Republicans are trying to go around Ohio’s House speaker to force a vote on the constitutional amendment plan
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republicans in the Ohio House are going around the leader of that body to try to force a floor vote on the resolution that… Read More
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