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Lawmaker wants to ban Ohio’s public universities from putting sports only on streaming services
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Democratic state senator whose district includes Ohio State University’s main campus in Columbus is so frustrated that this past Saturday’s Buckeyes football game… Read More
Ohio’s Senate president says he thinks lawmakers will change the marijuana law if voters pass Issue 2
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate passed a resolution opposing the two issues on the Nov. 7 ballot – Issue 1, an amendment on reproductive and… Read More
Early voting underway for Ohio’s November 7 vote on reproductive rights amendment and legal marijuana law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s month of early voting is underway before the Nov. 7 election. Voters will decide on Issue 1, an amendment guaranteeing abortion and reproductive… Read More
Ohio lawmakers hear questions and misinformation on the ‘bathroom bill’ for schools and universities
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee heard from the Republican sponsors of a bill to require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms… Read More
DeWine says the court order won by Democrats will stop some of education overhaul, but not all of it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Education is no more as of midnight, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. But he said part of the planned revamping… Read More
Ohio’s solicitor general moves on after arguing big cases involving abortion and other state policy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s solicitor general is leaving that job. The announcement comes a few days after Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers argued a case that both sides… Read More
A bipartisan bill hopes to help Ohio’s nursing shortage with staffing requirements
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The nursing shortage that started during the pandemic hasn’t gotten any better, with thousands expected to leave the profession in the next five years…. Read More
Ohio Supreme Court orders slight change in wording on the reproductive rights ballot issue
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a change in the language that voters will see on the reproductive rights amendment known as Issue 1 on… Read More
Panel allows drilling on some Ohio-owned lands but delays vote on leases in state parks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As dozens of anti-fracking activists watched, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources panel voted to let companies bid on rights for drilling in four… Read More
Ohioans signed pro-fracking form letters without knowing they did. The attorney general is investigating
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is investigating how the names of dozens of people appeared without their knowledge or permission on letters generated by a… Read More
Columbus’ Goodwill facility will be a hub to train for broadband building jobs in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated that 32,000 jobs will be needed to build out a broadband network throughout Ohio. And to get to that goal, the state… Read More
Ohio’s School Bus Safety group begins work. Recommendations are expected by year’s end
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group focused on school bus safety in Ohio convened its first meeting Monday, three weeks after the death of an 11-year-old student in… Read More
Bob Young, twice-arrested Ohio Republican state rep, resigns
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Ohio State Rep. Bob Young (R-Green) is resigning. He sent a letter Friday to Speaker of the House Jason Stephens saying he’s stepping down… Read More
Unconstitutional congressional map from last year will be used in Ohio next year too
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 15-member congressional map that was used last year will be used again next year, even though it was ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered. That’s after… Read More
A new ban on the death penalty in Ohio brings in a longtime conservative lawmaker as a sponsor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced a ban on the death penalty in Ohio a dozen times over the past dozen years — but a new… Read More
Ohio’s economy is hot. What will make it even better for workers and businesses?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s economy is tipping toward workers, after years of favoring businesses and employers. That’s the conclusion in an annual report from a progressive think… Read More
The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet Sept. 13, but its deadline for legislative maps already looms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission that will draw maps for Ohio’s state lawmakers hasn’t met this year, but is set to get together for… Read More
Ohio state lawmaker Bob Young is arrested a second time
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker from the Akron area who was charged with domestic violence in July has been arrested again. Rep. Bob Young (R-Green)… Read More
Ohio elections officials are concerned that expired ID may thwart voters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Elections officials in Ohio, looking at results of the Aug. 8 special election, are concerned that the voter ID law that went into effect… Read More
Ohio’s budget includes a change that could lower property taxes for some homeowners
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new two-year state budget includes a change to the amount that certain Ohio homeowners can take off their home’s value to lower their… Read More
Ohio will vote on a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana in November
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana with a proposed law to regulate it like alcohol on the November 7 ballot. The… Read More
Ohio’s former chief justice says redistricting was ‘doomed to fail’ and Ohio needs a new way to draw maps
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has done as she said she would earlier this year: She’s working with a… Read More
Ohio schools start a new year facing an old problem: a bus driver shortage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio students are headed back to school, but getting them there might prove to be a challenge. There hasn’t been much of a break… Read More
Democrats say Issue 1’s rejection could mean a partisan shift for Ohio, but Republicans stay confident
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The resounding defeat of the Republican-backed Issue 1 – in a state that Donald Trump took twice and Mike DeWine won by almost 2-1 last… Read More
An amendment to create a citizens panel to draw Ohio’s Statehouse and Congressional maps has been filed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An amendment to create a 15-member citizen-appointed panel to draw state legislative and Congressional maps and remove that power from the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting… Read More
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