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Two Ohio Board of Education appointees who supported anti-racism resolution resign
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two appointed members of the Ohio Board of Education will lose their seats. State Board of Education president Laura Kohler of New Albany, whose… Read More
Largest Human Trafficking Sting In Ohio History Nets 161 Arrests
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For the third year, law enforcement around Ohio conducted a human trafficking sting. And this time it turned out to be the largest one in state history, Operation Ohio Knows…. Read More
Ohioans Who Lose Jobless Benefits To Scammers Can Apply To Get Money Restored
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans who lost money when their unemployment accounts were taken over by scammers can start applying to get that money back on Friday. That’s… Read More
Vaccine Bill Would Allow COVID Shot Mandates In Ohio, But Would Guarantee Lots Of Exemptions
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —A bill allowing businesses and schools to require COVID vaccines that’s set for a full vote in the Ohio House also guarantee broad exemptions for… Read More
A Lawsuit Has Been Filed Over Maps That Preserve Republican Supermajorities In The Ohio House And Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As expected, a lawsuit has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on behalf of the League of Women Voters of… Read More
Ohio Senator Matt Dolan Joins The Republican Race For U.S. Senate
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CLEVELAND (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s yet another candidate in the crowded race for the Republican nomination for US Senate. Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls), chair of the Senate Finance… Read More
Key Lawmaker Says A Mask Mandate For All Ohio Schools Wouldn’t Stand
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Children’s hospitals say they’re worried about rising cases of COVID in kids, with nearly half of all Ohio students not required to wear masks… Read More
DeWine Not Ruling Out Ohio National Guard As School Drivers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bus driver shortage is so bad in some Ohio school districts that drivers are being asked to do multiple routes, and districts are… Read More
Judge Says Hospital Won’t Be Forced To Treat Patient With Ivermectin
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Cincinnati hospital won’t be forced to continue to treat a COVID patient on a ventilator with an unproven drug. This comes after a judge… Read More
Bus Driver Shortage Has Most Ohio School Districts Scrambling
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The start of the school year has been a rough ride for many kids who haven’t been on a regular schedule for more than a year, and for districts that… Read More
Backers Of Plan To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol In Ohio Get OK For Next Step
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A proposal to legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol in Ohio has gotten approval from the panel that controls what goes on the statewide ballot. That means the plan’s… Read More
Soaring COVID Cases Pushing Some Ohio Hospital ICUs Toward Capacity
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The state of Ohio reported 4,274 new confirmed COVID cases in the last 24 hours, with a total of 5,395 confirmed and probable cases. These are the highest numbers seen… Read More
Democratic Lawmaker Wants Records, Investigation On Former Ohio Utilities Commission Chair And FirstEnergy
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A Democratic state lawmaker says he wants more information on the relationship between the former chair of the state’s utility regulating panel and FirstEnergy. It’s the latest in the federal… Read More
Another Ohio Elections Bill Proposed; Would Cut Down Early Voting, Ban Ballot Drop Boxes And Most Mail Voting
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A second bill to overhaul Ohio’s election system has been proposed by some Republican state lawmakers, and this one is stricter than one introduced a few months ago that was… Read More
Ex-Ohio GOP Chair Speaks Out On His Arrest In Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
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Two defendants accused in the $61 million corruption scandal involving the nuclear bailout law have maintained their innocence, as others have agreed to plea deals. One of them is former… Read More
Ohio COVID Cases Climb To Highest Number In Two Months
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s COVID numbers are higher than they’ve been in two months, as the number of new vaccinations inches up only slightly. Confirmed cases dropped a… Read More
Group Wants Ohio Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana Or They’ll Take It To Voters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group hoping to regulate marijuana like alcohol in Ohio has changed its legalization plan. It’s now looking at passing a state law rather than… Read More
DeWine Learned Of FirstEnergy Payment To Former PUCO Chair Before He Resigned
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has made his first public comments since last week’s plea deal from FirstEnergy in the federal corruption case involving the nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
FirstEnergy Charged In House Bill 6 Scandal, Agrees To $230 Million Penalty
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy will pay $230 million after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement over charges that the company bribed then-House Speaker Larry Householder and former… Read More
Pandemic Year Likely Deadliest One Ever For Drug Overdoses In Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is… Read More
Democrats Sponsor Bill To Legalize, Regulate And Tax Marijuana In Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democrats are introducing a bill in the Ohio House that would legalize marijuana for personal use beyond the medical use already allowed in law… Read More
DeWine Signs Ohio’s New Two-Year Budget With 14 Vetoes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly two hours past the midnight deadline, Gov. Mike DeWine put out a statement saying he signed the two-year, $75 billion state budget – while… Read More
Two-Year Ohio Budget Passes, Heads To Governor Just Over A Day Before Deadline
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — With a little over a day till the deadline on Wednesday, the new two-year $75 billion state budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine after… Read More
Ohio Budget Director Expects $3 Billion Surplus Over The Next Two Years
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state budget process began during the pandemic, when schools and businesses were closed, unemployment numbers were at double digits, and terrifying predictions of… Read More
Larry Householder Becomes First Ohio Rep Expelled Since 1857
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a historic vote, the Ohio House has removed a former Speaker who was re-elected to his seat last fall, after he was arrested in… Read More
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