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Ohio’s AG approves the qualified immunity ballot issue he opposes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A four-year battle between Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a group that wants voters to end qualified immunity for government employees, including police officers, is… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court will decide if same-sex partners have parental rights before the 2015 Obergefell case
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will decide if LGBTQ+ people in relationships before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015 have the same… Read More
Ohio voters will decide whether to renew the infrastructure bond program with Issue 2 on the May ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s May 6 ballot will feature local primaries and money asks, but only one statewide question, Issue 2, on whether to renew a nearly… Read More
The possible track toward passenger rail in Ohio is in the GOP budget approved by the House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal that rail advocates say will move Ohio toward reviving passenger rail service for the first time since the 1970s is back on track…. Read More
Unionized faculty start the process of asking Ohio voters to repeal the anti-DEI higher ed law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Union groups have begun an effort they hinted at when Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1 earlier this year. That’s the legislation that Republicans… Read More
Ohio officials are watching U.S. economic volatility as the state budget moves through its legislative process
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Business owners, retirees, investors and economists are all watching the extreme economic volatility in the U.S. economy following President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. State officials… Read More
Ohio school leaders say the GOP plan for a 25% cap to trigger tax refunds could cost districts $5 billion
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that Republicans say will provide immediate property tax relief, but… Read More
The House Republicans’ budget doesn’t restore the funding cut for Ohio food banks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Food banks got about $15 million less in Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget than current spending, and were hoping state lawmakers would restore that cut… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine signs Ohio’s transportation budget at the finish line with no vetoes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. Though it passed the House and the Senate unanimously,… Read More
The Cleveland Browns stadium tax numbers are ‘way too optimistic,’ according to a sports facilities deals expert
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans are considering adding a $600 million package of state-backed bonds for a $3.4 billion domed stadium and development for the Cleveland Browns to the… Read More
Two days after receiving it, Gov. Mike DeWine signs the bill overhauling higher education in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing a bill that conservatives say will crack down on what they feel is liberal indoctrination in… Read More
More than $1.2 million in late fees and penalties have been paid by Ohio’s township and village officials since 2019
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s auditor says in the last six years about $1.2 million was paid out in late fees, interest and penalties by township and village… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine defends his idea for the Cleveland Browns stadium package, but doesn’t threaten a veto
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Draft legislation would add a $600 million in state-backed bonds into the state budget, to help fund a new domed stadium and development for… Read More
Ohio’s $11b transportation budget gets the unanimous green light and heads to Gov. Mike DeWine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After rare unanimous agreement in both the Ohio House and Senate, one of the state’s four budgets is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine for… Read More
Unions are preparing to fight an Ohio bill that bans university faculty from striking
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that would ban most mandatory diversity training in higher education is headed back to that chamber to approve changes the House made… Read More
Cutting Ohio’s income tax is a popular idea with many Republicans, but not all
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the more than half a century that Ohio has been collecting a state income tax, there have been multiple efforts to slash it or… Read More
The Ohio budget would cut Medicaid for nearly 770,000 Ohioans if the feds cut their payment percentage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are 769,869 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act – which could end under a provision in… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s concerned about the Cleveland Browns’ $600M stadium state-backed bond plan
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he’s still hopeful that his fellow Republicans in the House will keep the tax hikes on cigarettes, sports betting operators… Read More
A key House Republican suggests tax hikes on cigarettes, weed and gambling won’t make the Ohio budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, gambling operators and marijuana appear likely to be cut from the Ohio budget by members of… Read More
As budget hearings go on, many House Republicans are joining the Ohio DOGE caucus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly half of Republicans in the Ohio House have joined a cost-cutting group modeling itself after Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency…. Read More
Owners of the Cleveland Browns laid out their ask to the state for help with a new stadium. But they also brought an offer to the table
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The domed stadium in Brook Park that would be the new home of the Cleveland Browns can’t happen without the state’s help, according to… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says the southern border is part of a discussion around keeping the protected status for Ukrainian refugees in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Trump has said he’ll make a decision soon on whether to revoke the temporary protected status for Ukrainian refugees, which was extended by… Read More
Fewer concealed carry weapons permits were issued last year in Ohio – where they’re no longer required
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There were fewer concealed carry permits issues by Ohio’s 88 county sheriffs’ departments in 2024 – which may not be surprising, since Ohio no… Read More
Ohio’s food banks would get less money in a state budget proposal at a time when they are facing more demand
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — About 3.4 million Ohioans are poor enough to qualify for assistance from food banks, but only 1.5 million Ohioans can get food stamp benefits…. Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy joins the 2026 race for Ohio governor with Trump’s endorsement
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WEST CHESTER, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is now a candidate for governor in his home state of Ohio. He officially kicked off his… Read More
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