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Republicans Propose Committee To Oversee, Strike Down Governor’s Health Orders
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are starting their new session with an issue that dominated much of last year – the governor’s power to issue health orders that… Read More
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Should State Utility Regulators Be Elected Or Selected?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The $61 million bribery scandal involving Ohio’s nuclear plant bailout law and a utility widely believed to be FirstEnergy has brought new attention to the… Read More
![Ohio Highway Patrol troopers and Ohio National Guard personnel were at the Ohio Statehouse starting this weekend and continuing through Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/troopers_and_ong_at_statehouse_1-19-21-e1611156176615-900x422.jpg)
Security Remains High At Ohio Statehouse On Inauguration Day
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On this inauguration day, security remains high at the Ohio Statehouse after preparations for a weekend armed march that never fully materialized. They included a stepped-up increase of… Read More
![Shio State Troopers and National Guard stand watch at the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 17 during the planned "armed protest," which remained peaceful.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Er-RVzgXUAoGQkh-e1610928870773-900x422.jpeg)
“Armed March” On Ohio Statehouse Features Conspiracy Theories And Guns, But Stays Peaceful
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The planned “armed march” that was expected in all 50 state capitals and brought out heavy security resulted in just a few dozen protestors… Read More
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DeWine Opposes Effort By Many Republicans To Overturn Biden’s Win
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican Sen. Rob Portman says he opposes objections to certification of the electoral college results on Wednesday, though it’s expected at least five… Read More
![President Trump and Joe Biden in a screenshot from the debate in Cleveland on September 29.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/trump_biden_debate_-_credit_pbs_newshour-e1603298575406-900x422.png)
2020 Year In Review – Ohio Presidential Election Broke Record, Tradition
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — A year ago, 2020 looked like it was going to be another busy election year in Ohio. But with the pandemic crowding out most other news… Read More
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Ohio’s Electors Vote For Trump, Cast Unfounded Doubts On Election Results
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse) — All 538 members of the Electoral College voted across the country Monday – including the 18 electors in Ohio. It’s a process described in law and… Read More
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Ohio’s Electoral College Members To Cast Votes For Trump
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 538 members of the Electoral College will cast their states’ votes for president today, including the 18 electors in Ohio. With the election… Read More
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Prisons Head: Staff And Inmates Should Be In Next Round Of Vaccines
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Ohio gets its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine, medical professionals, residents and staff at long-term care facilities and EMS workers will be… Read More
![In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_18020016106706-e1545419978265-900x422.jpg)
Anti-Death Penalty Advocates Pleased DeWine Says Lethal Injection Appears “Impossible”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Anti-death penalty advocates are reacting to comments from Gov. Mike DeWine, who said in an Associated Press interview that lethal injection “appears to us to… Read More
![Construction on Licking Heights High School last year. That is among many school building projects funded by the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission, which gets money from the capital budget.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/licking_heights_school_construction_2_082119_-_konik-e1607618473285-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Lawmakers Get First Look At Long-Delayed Capital Budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers are finally getting a look at the $2.5 billion state capital improvements budget, delayed for months by the pandemic. State budget director Kim Murnieks… Read More
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Finance Committee Chair: Ohio School Funding Overhaul Is Dead In Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A key Republican lawmaker says the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan that passed the House overwhelmingly is dead in the Senate. Senate Finance Committee chair… Read More
![The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AP_19016820742909-e1548437551533-900x422.jpg)
Inmate Population Decreases During Pandemic, But ACLU Still Concerned
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been 115 confirmed or probable COVID-19 inmate deaths and 7 staff deaths in Ohio’s prison system. The prison population has been reduced because of… Read More
![FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP20274726027008-scaled-e1601557459669-900x422.jpg)
Chair Of Committee Hearing Nuclear Bailout Repeal Bills Puts Foward A Delay
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a new twist in the possible repeal of Ohio’s controversial nuclear bailout law – a plan to delay the $150 million the state will… Read More
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School Funding Bill Sponsor Hopes To See It Passed Before He Leaves Office
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The term-limited sponsor of a plan to overhaul Ohio’s school funding system says he’s hopeful it will pass before he leaves the House at the end… Read More
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Ohio Hospitals Considering “Creative” Options As COVID Cases Climb
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday was the third day in a row for record numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio. That has health care facilities considering their options. The… Read More
![FBI agents carry boxes out of the Columbus home of Public Utilities Commission Chair Sam Randazzo.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/randazzo_bust_pic_credit_konik-e1605542695837-900x422.jpg)
FBI Agents Search Home Of Chair Of Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus home of the chair of the agency that regulates Ohio utilities was the site of a search by the FBI this morning…. Read More
![Perry Nuclear Power Plant](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/perry_nuclear_power_plant_032919_-_chow-e1565703265966-900x422.jpg)
With No Repeal Of HB6 In Place, Ohio AG Sues To Stop Monthly Nuclear Bailout Charges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only a few weeks until new charges are set to hit all Ohio electric bills, and there’s still no repeal of House Bill… Read More
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Ohio Restaurant/Bar Group Pushes Back On Possibility DeWine Will Order Shutdown
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than a half a million people work in Ohio’s bar and restaurant industry, which is pushing back on an announcement from Gov. Mike DeWine in his… Read More
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Mostly Good News For Ohio GOP, Mostly Bad News For Democrats In 2020 Vote
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Election Night 2020 was a bad night for Democrats and brought wins for Republicans on Ohio’s Capitol Square. But there were two races with… Read More
![An overhead shot of the line behind the Franklin County Board of Elections early vote center around 3:30pm on Sunday, the final day of weekend early voting.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/overhead_shot-e1604332585368-900x422.jpg)
Long Waits Again As Thousands Cast Ballots At Close Of Weekend Early Voting In Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of Ohioans cast ballots on the final day of weekend early voting in Ohio – some for standing in line for hours. That… Read More
![Attorney General Dave Yost announcing the results of Operation Autumn Hope at a press conference at the Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AGYost_Autumn_Hope-e1603811087679-900x422.jpg)
Over 100 Arrests, 100 Survivors In Ohio’s Biggest Human Trafficking Sting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Around 50 law enforcement agencies have arrested 177 people and found 109 survivors in what’s considered the largest human trafficking sting ever in Ohio…. Read More
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Presidential Race, Change In Suburbs Key Elements In General Assembly Races
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As always, the Ohio ballot features the presidential and Congressional races at the top, and next up are those for the state legislature. The… Read More
![A sign at Easton Town Center in Columbus, advertising that stores, bars and restaurants are open following coronavirus closures.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5903-e1598633812163-900x422.jpg)
Governor, Ohio Republicans Announce Distribution For Over $420 Million In CARES Act Funding
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio hit another record in both coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Mike DeWine and a group of Republican state lawmakers announced how the… Read More
![President Trump and Joe Biden in a screenshot from the debate in Cleveland on September 29.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/trump_biden_debate_-_credit_pbs_newshour-e1603298575406-900x422.png)
Trump/Biden Ad War Changing In Final Days Before Election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The campaign ad war between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden and groups that support them has been fairly even in Ohio. But the final… Read More
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