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Once again, Ohio lawmakers invite citizens to submit maps before redistricting begins
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers will be drawing a new congressional maps this fall, not because they’re choosing to but because they have to. State law requires… Read More
Ohio drivers under 21 will soon have to take driver’s ed classes to get licenses
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Beginning Sept. 30, anyone under the age of 21 who get drivers licenses in Ohio will have to go through driver’s education classes first…. Read More
A new report shows a widening earnings gap between low- and higher-income workers in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A report on the state of labor in Ohio shows the earnings gap between the highest and lowest workers continues to widen, and union representation… Read More
Former Ohio House minority leader Allison Russo joins the race for secretary of state, setting up a Democratic primary
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Rep. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), who stepped down a few weeks ago as leader of minority Democrats in the Ohio House, said she’s running for… Read More
What’s the possible impact of Sherrod Brown’s entry into next year’s U.S. Senate race in Ohio?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Now that Sherrod Brown, the state’s most prominent Democrat, has decided he will run next year to return to the U.S. Senate, the 2026 elections… Read More
Sherrod Brown is running in 2026 to return to representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s official: Democrat Sherrod Brown said he will run in 2026 to return to the U.S. Senate. Brown had served three terms in the U.S…. Read More
Republican megabill eliminates tax on gun silencers for buyers in Ohio and other states
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohioans who purchase suppressors, the mechanisms that makes gunfire quieter, are getting a tax break in the law President Trump and Republicans have called the “big… Read More
An Ohio lawmaker has renewed hopes for a bill to allow K-12 kids to take ‘mental health’ days
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that would allow students at K-12 schools in Ohio to take days off to deal with mental health issues is going to be… Read More
A consumer agency and manufacturers want an audit of $237M in subsidies to Ohio coal plants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Subsidies for two coal fired power plants put into the 2019 law bailing out the state’s two nuclear plants will end for Ohio ratepayers… Read More
Backers of an anti-discrimination amendment in Ohio decide to go ahead and split it in two
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of an anti-discrimination amendment for LGBTQ Ohioans, women, veterans and others have decided to start circulating two proposed amendments for signatures to put them… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine calls for gambling law changes as the MLB investigates two Cleveland pitchers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants changes to Ohio’s sports gambling laws following news of the investigation of two Cleveland Guardians pitchers for sports betting. DeWine wants… Read More
Child care for medically fragile kids is hard to find in Ohio. A bipartisan bill seeks to fix that
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FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many families in Ohio struggle to find affordable child care. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce says a lack of child care options… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine has high hopes for his working group on changes to Ohio property tax laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A working group of eleven members from around the state meet Thursday to come up with ways to help Ohioans who are frustrated with high… Read More
Ohio religious leaders react to IRS relaxing its stance on churches endorsing political candidates
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service is indicating it will relax enforcement of the 1954 Johnson Amendment,… Read More
A new report shows housing costs have greatly outpaced wages in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new report shows the gap between what many Ohioans earn and housing costs continues to grow dramatically, leaving many unable to afford a… Read More
Unclaimed funds in Ohio can go unrecovered, but not for lack of trying
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s unclaimed funds division is holding $4.8 billion from old bank accounts, utility bills, and other sometimes forgotten sources. Claims on that money are… Read More
The Republican-run Ohio Ballot Board splits the anti-discrimination amendment into two issues
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of an anti-discrimination amendment were handed a setback from the Ohio Ballot Board, as the Republican-dominated panel ruled their proposal would need to… Read More
A case asking who can dispense abortion-inducing drugs is likely headed for the Ohio Supreme Court
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Hamilton County Court judge has blocked state restrictions on nurse practitioners and other advanced practice clinicians from prescribing or providing drugs that cause abortion…. Read More
The new two-year budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver’s education courses before getting a license
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The newly signed state budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver’s education training before getting a driver’s license. Right now, driver’s ed is… Read More
The group pushing end to property taxes in Ohio says it’s disappointed in the state budget, including an income tax cut
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s new budget contains a provision to flatten the income tax to 2.75%. But it doesn’t contain substantial changes to property taxes after Gov. Mike… Read More
Backers of an anti-discrimination amendment are starting the effort to put it before Ohio voters next year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that wants to put an anti-discrimination amendment on the ballot next year has filed petition signatures to put the process in motion. Ohio… Read More
The new anti-DEI law for Ohio’s public universities won’t block state aid at private and independent colleges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s private and independent colleges won’t be held to some provisions of Senate Bill 1, the anti-diversity law that took effect at state universities… Read More
Ohio state troopers are going to help with Texas flooding rescue and recovery efforts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is joining some other states in sending assistance for Texas flooding rescue and recovery efforts, where the Guadalupe River has killed dozens of… Read More
Ex-lawmakers filed a promised lawsuit over unclaimed funds for the Cleveland Browns stadium in Ohio’s budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As they promised late last month, two Democratic former lawmakers have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ohioans who could have unclaimed funds with… Read More
Advocates for low-income Ohioans urge the state to be flexible to brace for Medicaid cuts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One in four Ohioans rely on Medicaid to see a doctor or go to the hospital, including 1.3 million children. The federal budget contains… Read More
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