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Ohio Democrats rally together as question of whether Biden should stay in race lingers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A few hours before the assassination attempt on former president Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania, Ohio Democrats got together for an executive committee… Read More
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Backers of amendment to hike minimum wage in Ohio are still working as deadline approaches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As activists who want to change the process of drawing lawmakers’ district lines celebrate submitting their petitions for a fall ballot issue, another group… Read More
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Vote expected next week on $4 billion capital bill, likely the largest in Ohio history
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state will spend more than $4 billion on school and university buildings, prisons, parks and the Ohio State Fairgrounds, as well as a land bridge… Read More
![Reps. Tim Barhorst (R-Fort Laramie) and Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) introducing their bill on hospital prices in February 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-15-at-10.04.02-AM-900x422.png)
Ohio Senate’s changes to hospital price transparency bill anger GOP sponsor and Democrats
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – The sponsor of a bill that would require hospitals to publish prices so consumers can shop around isn’t pleased with changes the Senate made… Read More
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Applications coming in for Ohio medical marijuana shops that want to sell recreational pot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to… Read More
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Bill would slam the brakes on monthly ticket quotas for Ohio law enforcement
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many law enforcement agencies say they don’t have minimum totals on traffic tickets that officers need to reach, but many drivers are suspicious. A… Read More
![Ohio Governor Mike DeWine addresses a joint session in the Ohio House Chamber for his 2024 State Of The State address.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbstate-e1717441192815-900x422.png)
DeWine signs Biden Ohio ballot fix and foreign money ban he asked for in special session
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Sunday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two bills that resulted from the special session that he called for. One bill will change the… Read More
![A group of people holding signs calling for punishing FirstEnergy march on the sidewalk near the Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbfirstenergy-e1717267891486-900x422.jpg)
Activists ask Ohio’s attorney general to scrap FirstEnergy’s business license over HB 6 scandal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of environmental, good government and community activists are making a request of Ohio’s attorney general that has little hope of success: get… Read More
![Legislators of the Ohio Senate meet in a special session.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbga-e1716931605421-900x422.jpg)
Democrats to hold virtual session to nominate Biden to ensure he’s on Ohio’s presidential ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As state lawmakers meet to discuss changing Ohio’s 90-day presidential certification in a special legislative session, the Democratic National Committee said it’ll make a… Read More
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Ohio lawmakers return for special session Tuesday; why it’s happening and what to expect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A special session of the Ohio legislature begins today, called by Gov. Mike DeWine to change an election law deadline so President Biden can… Read More
![LGBTQ activists stand in the rain outside the Ohio Statehouse as the Senate debates overriding Gov. Mike DeWine‘s veto of House Bill 68](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-8-e1706294740840-900x422.webp)
Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court denies request to let House Bill 68 go into effect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request from Attorney General Dave Yost to overturn a judge’s order that blocks a law banning… Read More
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Ohio AG says he sides with retired teachers in lawsuit to remove STRS board members they backed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general is suing to remove two members from the board of the state teachers’ pension fund. One of them was voted… Read More
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Republican leader says Biden will be on Ohio ballot, but that lawmakers won’t make it happen
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There won’t be legislation that will change the 90-day deadline for Democrats to certify President Biden for Ohio’s fall’s ballot, according to the Republican… Read More
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Following death of Ohio teen, Republican lawmakers propose crackdown on “sextortion”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers have introduced bills that would boost the punishment in Ohio for people who ask others to share explicit photos online, and then… Read More
![A sign posted by retired teachers attending the State Teachers Retirement System meeting that reads "Do the math, no permanent cola = no bonuses."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbstrs-1-e1716064153905-900x422.png)
DeWine has ‘grave concern’ about Ohio teachers’ pension fund board, but STRS critic isn’t surprised
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The $90 billion Ohio teachers’ pension fund was the issue in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Republican Attorney General Dave Yost seeking to remove… Read More
![A sign put up on the window of the STRS board meeting room reads "Stealing Teachers Retirement Funds."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbstrs-e1716307227298-900x422.png)
Upheaval at Ohio teachers’ pension fund continues with lawsuit, removal of board chair
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Turmoil at the $90 billion teachers’ state pension fund has gone from the meeting room to the courtroom and back. Just hours before the… Read More
![Randle Moore of Dayton speaks at a press conference with advocates calling for changes to Ohio's criminal statutes on HIV status disclosure and exposure.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbhiv-e1715793053450-900x422.png)
Advocates for Ohioans living with HIV find hope in two bills from a Republican sponsor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a pair of bills to change the laws related to HIV and AIDS. They would repeal existing state… Read More
![Attendees at a rally on affordable child care hold signs on May 13, 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbchildcare-e1715718755434-900x422.jpg)
Child care facilities in Ohio close down for the day as workers call for change in state policy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Hundreds of child care facilities in Ohio closed on Monday and their workers rallied at the Statehouse to draw attention to what’s becoming a… Read More
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Ohio leaders punt on the possibility of paying half the cost of a Cleveland Browns stadium
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Officials with the Cleveland Browns have approached some state lawmakers about money to build a new domed stadium in a suburb or renovate the… Read More
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Tax collections in Ohio are lagging for four of the last five months – but why?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – In four of the last five months, Ohio has come up short of budget estimates in tax collections. Republican lawmakers touted $3.1 billion… Read More
![Guns are displayed at a gun store in Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbgun-e1715282775313-900x422.png)
Republicans once again propose bill to crack down on repeat gun crime offenders in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican lawmakers have proposed some new regulations related to guns – but not targeted at the weapons themselves, but people who have them… Read More
![Protesters gather at Mirror Lake on Ohio State University's campus demanding the university disinvest from funding sources related to Israel and their war in Gaza against Hamas](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1715182637280-900x422.webp)
Pro-Palestine protesters want universities to divest from Israel, but that can’t happen in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Pro-Palestine protesters at universities around the country have been demanding those institutions withdraw investments in Israel or companies with ties to Israel. But they… Read More
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An Ohio bill on voting law changes would require security reviews and allow hand-counting of ballots
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than a dozen of the most conservative Republicans in the Ohio House have signed onto a bill that would make voting law changes… Read More
![Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), a supporter of Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) for speaker, talks to reporters after House session](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-5-e1714702740954-900x422.webp)
A Republican lawmaker who donated to GOP challengers says the action by Ohio’s House speaker is illegal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle among supermajority Republicans continues in one chamber, as the Ohio House speaker has removed six members from the committees they chaired. House… Read More
![U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown talks to a supporter at his campaign kickoff in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-4-e1714701811392-900x422.webp)
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says campus protestors shouldn’t be violent and laws must be enforced
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown is being careful with his comments about pro-Palestine demonstrations at Ohio’s colleges and universities, while saying they shouldn’t… Read More
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