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Federal prosecutors seek a 16-20 year sentence for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Federal prosecutors are recommending former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder be sentenced to 16-20 years in prison when he appears in a federal court next… Read More
1 year since Roe fell: From abortion lawsuits to constitutional amendments in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, the fight over abortion has turned from the courts to the court… Read More
Ohio’s Senate president doesn’t think the budget deadline will be missed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Despite the wide gulf between the state budget bills passed by the House and Senate, the leader of the upper chamber disagrees with his counterpart… Read More
Ohio’s House passes bans related to gender affirming health care and transgender women in sports
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers passed a trio of controversial bills Wednesday that affect the way LGBTQ kids in Ohio are educated, limits the types of medical treatment… Read More
Ohio lawmakers might not meet the June 30 deadline for a new two-year state budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House Speaker is warning that negotiations on the state’s biennnial budget could go into July, causing legislators to miss their deadline to pass… Read More
Ohio’s House takes up controversial bills affecting LGBTQ children later today
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two bills that affect LGBTQ children will be heard on the House floor Wednesday. One would prevent children under 18 years old from accessing hormones or… Read More
State workers might not be able to work from home as much if a Senate budget provision passes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some state employees have been working from home since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But a provision tucked in the Ohio Senate budget would… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules August 8 election on constitutional change can go on as planned
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the August 8 election to decide changes to the state’s constitution can go forward. Issue 1 would change the… Read More
The Senate’s budget passes with no Democratic support. Now Ohio lawmakers will have to compromise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate passed a $94 million, two-year state budget along party lines, with all seven Democrats voting against it. The Senate budget… Read More
The Ohio Ballot Board rewrites Issue 1 language on constitutional change for August election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just a day after the Ohio Supreme Court told the Ballot Board it must rewrite language for a proposed constitutional amendment set to be on the August… Read More
Ohio’s Senate Democrats don’t like many elements of the supermajority Republicans’ budget plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Republican leaders of the Ohio Senate introduced the draft version of that chamber’s proposed two-year state budget last week, longtime Sen. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron)… Read More
Health leaders worry about anti-vaccine measure included in Senate’s draft budget bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Some public health officials are alarmed after learning about a measure inserted in the senate version of the state budget bill that would require… Read More
Ohio Senate leader says elections officials will have enough money to conduct August 8 election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has allocated $15 million for the Aug. 8 special election to consider a proposed constitutional change making it harder to pass… Read More
Ohio business leader says companies need a skilled workforce more than tax cuts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Government and business leaders said keeping high school graduates in Ohio and training them for the jobs of the future is key to the… Read More
Ohio’s U.S. senators disagree on legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s two U.S. senators disagree on federal legislation to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. The U.S. House voted 314 to 117 for the measure… Read More
Ohio’s Senate leader hints its two-year budget plan includes changes to education funding
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio senators have been holding hearings on the two-year state operating budget and are making changes to the version the House passed. The leader… Read More
Key GOP endorsement could be on the way in Ohio’s 2024 US Senate race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s nine months before Ohio Republicans go to the polls to pick a candidate to run against Democrat Sherrod Brown next fall for the… Read More
Ohio drivers urged to plan ahead to avoid frustration with road construction
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The summer travel season will be fully underway in Ohio this weekend — and so will more than 1,000 road construction projects that could… Read More
Sparks fly in a hearing on the bill to make Ohio a “Second Amendment sanctuary state”
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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