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![Voters line up in Columbus at Franklin County's early voting center on the first day of early in-person voting for the August special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-1-e1689194697607-900x422.webp)
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio’s attorney general over his rejection of an amendment to change election laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that wants to change election laws —including repealing some of them— s suing Attorney General Dave Yost in the Ohio Supreme Court… Read More
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Democratic lawmakers continue their call to change Ohio laws to prevent corruption
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio House continue to clamor for passage of bills they say would prevent future corruption with utilities, like what happened with… Read More
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The ACLU of Ohio says a lawsuit is coming soon over the law affecting trans kids
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio said it’s preparing a lawsuit to try to stop Republican-supported legislation from going into effect that would limit health care… Read More
![Reps. Tracy Richardson (R-Marysville) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) are joined by advocates for human trafficking victims for a group photo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-17-e1706112771382-900x422.webp)
A bill would make it easier for Ohio human trafficking survivors to put the past behind them
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In 2022, Ohio was fourth in the country for human trafficking cases. A Republican-sponsored bill in the Ohio House seeks to help survivors of sex… Read More
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Snowplow crashes are already in double digits for Ohio this year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Every time it snows, you’ve probably heard the saying ad nauseam: “don’t crowd the plow.” But some Ohioans apparently aren’t getting the message about… Read More
![Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) testified to an Ohio House Committee about his bill to provide educational savings accounts to children in non-chartered schools](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-14-e1705693643438-900x422.webp)
An Ohio bill would provide savings accounts for kids attending non-chartered religious schools
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee is considering a new bill designed to help those who don’t qualify for that money by allowing the creation of educational savings… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
An Ohio bill would create a pilot programs to pay kids for attending and graduating high school
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a bipartisan bill that would establish two pilot programs to fight truancy and encourage high school graduation. They’d be run… Read More
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Ohio’s Senate Republicans have a state-funded online page for news, but now Democrats have one too
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A webpage sponsored by Ohio Senate Republicans that puts out stories about legislation and political issues has received controversial attention in recent months. But Senate… Read More
![Republican lawmakers who overrode Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that bans trans athletes from playing on girls' sports teams and limits health care for trans kids at a news conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-8-e1705080801493-900x422.webp)
How the Ohio House veto override might affect DeWine’s proposed rules on trans kids’ health care
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has overridden Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a controversial bill affecting trans kids on a party line vote. And the Senate… Read More
![Alyson Stoner, former Disney star from the Toledo area, speaks to reporters about the need for a law to protect kid influencers on social media](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1704924050497-900x422.webp)
A former Disney star and Ohio’s House Democrats push for a law to protect earnings of “kidfluencers”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are laws in Ohio to protect the earnings of child actors who appear on stage or in television shows. Now, some Democratic state… Read More
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DeWine issues executive order, starts rule making process for health care for trans kids in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – Gov. Mike DeWine is standing by his veto of a Republican-backed bill that bans trans kids from playing on girls’ sports team and… Read More
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Some Ohio Republicans introduced a bill to remove power from courts on cases related to abortion
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would take authority away from courts to deal with the new abortion access and reproductive… Read More
![The message "being trans is not a phase" was written in chalk outside the Ohio Statehouse after a protest over a bill banning gender transition treatments for minors in May 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-e1704314835128-900x422.webp)
DeWine wants rules for treatment for trans kids in Ohio. Lawmakers may override his veto instead
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have banned trans kids from receiving gender transition treatments or playing on girls’ sports teams,… Read More
![A graphic reads Year In Review 2023 with a picture of a christmas tree at the statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/download-4-e1703792708684-900x422.webp)
2023 Year in Review: Abortion in the court and on the Ohio ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have new constitutionally protected reproductive rights after voters approved a new amendment this fall. 2023 has been a big year when it comes… Read More
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Bill seeks to help Ohio Medicaid patients being denied dental care based on age
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohioans who rely on Medicaid coverage for dental care are running into a problem: They are being denied coverage for that care because… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse viewed from State Street in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-2-e1688061934146-900x422.webp)
2023 Year In Review: Ohio budget with tax cuts and vouchers among few bills approved
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers didn’t pass many bills this year. In fact, they moved the fewest number of bills since 1955. But that doesn’t mean lawmakers… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s March primary ballot is set, with the presidential and U.S. Senate races leading the way
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ballot for the March primary is set, with the filing deadline for candidates closing on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Six Republicans and three Democrats… Read More
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The Ohio doctors behind November amendment defend a woman charged after an alleged miscarriage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The group of doctors behind Issue 1, the successful campaign to enshrine abortion rights into the Ohio Constitution, is speaking out about a case… Read More
![Senators Hearcel Craig, Nickie Antonio and Vernon Sykes stand at a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gunreform-e1702744026136-900x422.png)
Ohio Senate Democrats push gun bills they call “commonsense” proposals to curb crime
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic state senators say gun violence is out of control in Ohio and the rest of the country. And they want their fellow lawmakers… Read More
![Christina Collins speaks at a state school board meeting.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/schoolboard-e1702742970449-900x422.png)
An elected state school board member is quitting. Here’s why she’s stepping down
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An elected member of the State Board of Education is stepping down at the end of this year. The departure of Christina Collins comes… Read More
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Ohio House Speaker says he wants to look into eliminating term limits for state lawmakers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Members of the Ohio House and Senate have been limited to eight years in each chamber because of an amendment passed by voters in… Read More
![Ohio Senate President Huffman talking to reporters November 15, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/download-22-e1700159291524-900x422.webp)
What efforts are Ohio lawmakers making to determine what voters want when it comes to legal marijuana?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio legislature will go on holiday break without passing rules to implement the voter-approved statute that legalizes marijuana, which took effect Dec. 7…. Read More
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Abortion rights advocates ask the Ohio Supreme Court to block the six-week ban as unconstitutional
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks that’s currently on hold while the Ohio Supreme Court considers it are filing a… Read More
![Left to right - Bryan Lindsay (Walgreens), Rick Carfagna (Ohio Chamber of Commerce), Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Retired Judge Scott VanDerKarr speak to reporters about retail crime at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Columbus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/download-e1702366089287-900x422.webp)
A task force has some ideas about how to crack down on crimes against retail stores in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Retailers in Ohio say crime is a major issue for them. Rick Carfagna, senior vice president for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce said in… Read More
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Ohio’s new abortion amendment is in effect but doctors are reluctant to make any big changes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issue 1, Ohio’s new voter-passed amendment that enshrines abortion rights into the state constitution, went into effect Thursday. But while legal scholars say the… Read More
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