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![In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_18020016106706-e1545419978265-900x422.jpg)
Ohio lawmakers are again considering abolishing the death penalty
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Bills to abolish the death penalty in Ohio have been proposed for more than a decade. But the latest bill to do that appears… Read More
![A father and child in a stroller attend a protest over redistricting at the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-9-e1696345605385-900x422.webp)
Third time is the charm for backers of a proposed Ohio amendment to change legislative redistricting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to remove politicians from Ohio‘s legislative redistricting process are one step closer to putting the issue on the… Read More
![Ohio Redistricting Commission holds meeting in Columbus. The members sit in the front of the room at a long table with assistants behind them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-1-e1695316194771-900x422.webp)
Why did Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission vote for maps they said were unfair?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously approved new state legislative district maps late Tuesday night. The two Democrats on the panel railed against the map-drawing… Read More
![Ohio State Supreme Court building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/another_shot_of_ohio_supreme_court_gavel__credit_dan_konik_-e1566946449440-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Supreme Court hears the case that could lead to the return of the state’s six-week abortion ban
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could determine whether the state’s six-week abortion ban will go into effect. At issue is if… Read More
![The new state house and senate maps approved by the Redistricting Commission](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-7-e1695849263535-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Redistricting Commission unanimously adopts new House and Senate maps in a late night meeting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously approved new legislative maps late Tuesday night. It was after 10 p.m. when the seven members of the commission… Read More
![Protestors of Ohio's abortion ban outside the state capitol building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-5-1-e1695834461942-900x422.webp)
Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments over a key question in the abortion ban lawsuit
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a technical question involving the lawsuit that led to the state’s six-week abortion ban being… Read More
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Ohio could earn $218M in new tax revenue in the first year if marijuana is legalized, OSU study finds
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If Ohioans approve a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in November, a new study by Ohio State University shows the state could rake in an extra… Read More
![Carolyn Loxley, a woman with long, wavy gray hair, testifies to the Ohio Redistricting Commission](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-4-1-e1695416462375-900x422.webp)
Ohio Redistricting Commission may add another hearing for comment on legislative maps
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Only a handful of Ohioans showed up at the first public hearing on legislative working maps being considered by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. But… Read More
![Ohio Redistricting Commission holds meeting in Columbus. The members sit in the front of the room at a long table with assistants behind them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-1-e1695316194771-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts GOP-drawn working maps for House and Senate districts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After delaying meetings for a week while Republicans fought over leadership of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, the panel met and adopted working maps that favored majority Republicans…. Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s public schools show gains on report cards, but one in four kids is chronically absent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s more than 600 public schools districts are showing improvement in the annual report cards released by the Ohio Department of Education. But… Read More
![The Ohio Secretary Of State's current office on 4th and Broad Streets in downtown Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-2-1-e1694551183495-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office is moving. Why depends on who you ask
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After nearly two decades, the Ohio Secretary of State’s office is moving to another location in downtown Columbus, a few blocks away from the… Read More
![Students protest higher ed bill at Ohio Statehouse on June 14, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-4-e1694469757368-900x422.webp)
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
A new bill would close Ohio’s primaries and change the voter registration process
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a new bill under consideration by Ohio lawmakers that would make some key changes to the current voter registration process. Sen. Michele Reynolds… Read More
![A.J. Calderone, superintendent of LaBrae Schools, speaks to reporters at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, about the lawsuit brought by public schools against the state over vouchers. Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro and Jocelyn Rhynard, a Dayton Public Schools board member, look on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-2-e1694012932498-900x422.webp)
An Ohio anti-vouchers coalition says state GOP leaders are trying to intimidate their school districts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio public school districts that support a lawsuit against the state over private school vouchers say Republican leaders are bullying and intimidating them. According… Read More
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A former state employee and her accomplice have been indicted for alleged Pandemic Unemployment fraud
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A former employee at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and an accomplice have been indicted in a fraud scheme to steal… Read More
![Power supply connect to electric vehicle for charge to the battery](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/electric-vehicles-e1676319015775-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Democrats say the state needs to do more to become friendly to alternative energy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democrats want the state to do more to make sure that a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Fayette County isn’t the… Read More
![Abortion rights supporters protest at the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday, June 26, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-2755-scaled-e1659643028627-900x422.jpg)
There’s already confusion over the abortion ballot language in Ohio. It’s going to get worse
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide Nov. 7 on Issue 1, an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the constitution. There already has been confusion… Read More
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Supporters of November’s abortion amendment file a lawsuit against the Ohio Ballot Board over its approved ballot language
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit has been filed over the summary language the Ohio Ballot Board chose last week for a proposed amendment on the November ballot… Read More
![The Ohio Ballot Board meets at the Ohio Statehouse to approve ballot language for the November election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-4-e1692914146747-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Ballot Board adopts controversial language for the proposed abortion amendment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board has adopted summary language that voters would see on their ballots when they go to the polls in November to vote… Read More
![The Ohio Ballot Board sits for a meeting in a statehouse committee meeting room.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-3-1-e1692821546480-900x422.webp)
Controversy is expected at panel to determine the language for issues on Ohio’s November ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board, the panel that determines the language voters see on their ballots, meets Thursday afternoon, and those involved in the process… Read More
![Marijuana plants at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22229608902561-51ea4c62bae9b8da2bf310a882b9677445a67ac7-scaled-e1661877513924-900x422.jpg)
Marijuana legalization supporters say DeWine’s opposition is the same tired talking points
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is coming out strongly against the proposed citizen-initiated marijuana legalization statute that voters will decide in November. “It would be a mistake. And… Read More
![Alisha Nelson speaks at podium after Gov. Mike DeWine names her executive director of OneOhio Recovery Foundation](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-3-e1692717899192-900x422.webp)
DeWine names a leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has named the first-ever leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that will oversee prevention and recovery… Read More
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Some Ohio lawmakers, including Democrats, want to scrap E-Check
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Car owners in northeast Ohio have been required to get their vehicles tested for emissions every two years since 1996. But now there’s bipartisan support… Read More
![A health care worker fills a vial with the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 shot clinic at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in January 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/covid_vaccine__credit_dan_konik_-e1662735563590-900x422.png)
COVID rates in Ohio are increasing, but health professionals aren’t sounding an alarm
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations are on the rise in Ohio, but Ohio’s top health officials said they’re not alarmed. During the past three… 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)
Political experts weigh in on how abortion and marijuana on the same ballot might affect outcomes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide two controversial issues on the ballot in November — whether to pass a law to legalize marijuana and whether to… Read More
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