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Ohio opens up first electric vehicle charging station paid for by federal-private partnership
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In 2021, Congress and the Biden administration committed $7.5 billion for electric vehicle chargers to be built around the country through the National Electric… Read More
House Republicans override veto of ban on Ohio communities from banning flavored tobacco sales
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After a few weeks of wrangling for the needed 3/5 majority, Republicans in the House have overridden a veto on a provision in the… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court digs into lawsuit from a diner injured by a bone in “boneless wings”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Should the sellers of food that’s advertised to be free of bones, shells, lactose or some specific substance be responsible if it’s not? That’s the… Read More
Ohio’s Attorney General says the six-week abortion ban is now unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court case should go on
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The parties in the lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court over the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks filed arguments yesterday on how Issue… Read More
Lawmakers still plan changes before Issue 2’s recreational marijuana law takes effect next week
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s new recreational marijuana passed by nearly 57% of Ohio voters takes effect next Thursday. Republican lawmakers have said they want to tweak… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court votes along party lines to uphold maps giving supermajorities to GOP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New House and Senate district maps approved unanimously by the Ohio Redistricting Commission will stand, after a late afternoon decision by the Ohio Supreme Court…. Read More
Ohio’s House votes to stop the state from banning gas-only car sales, even though that’s never been proposed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Senate will consider a bill to ban the state from demanding vehicles sold in Ohio meet clean air standards tougher than the federal… Read More
Ohio’s House will consider a bill to allow communities to permit guns in buildings with courtrooms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When state lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break, the House could take up a bill that further expands gun rights in Ohio, by allowing… Read More
Ohio teachers’ pension fund board suspends executive director after accusations of bad behavior
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The board of the state’s $90 billion pension fund for retired teachers has suspended its executive director after staffers accused him of violent behavior… Read More
Attorney General who opposed Issue 1 will likely argue in court it erases six-week abortion ban
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court is asking the parties involved in a lawsuit over Ohio’s law banning abortion after six weeks to submit arguments on… Read More
Exit polls showed independent voters decided Ohio’s election on abortion and marijuana
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issues 1 and 2 passed with almost the same margins on Tuesday. But Issue 2 – legal marijuana – won in 40 counties, and… Read More
Ohio House GOP says it will consider “removing jurisdiction from the judiciary” on Issue 1 laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans are expected to unveil their proposals on abortion-related laws in the wake of the passage of Issue 1, which put abortion rights in… Read More
Two elections on amendments make 2023 a historic year for Ohio’s constitution
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – This week’s election featuring Issue 1, the constitutional amendment on abortion rights, brought out an unofficial total of 48.86% of Ohio’s registered voters. 39.03%… Read More
A state school superintendent who served for three weeks is picked to head Ohio’s education agency
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A former state school board member who served as the state school superintendent for just over three weeks last year has been appointed as… Read More
Voters approve Issue 2 to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have passed Issue 2 to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the 24th state to legalize and regulate the growing, manufacturing, testing and sale of pot… Read More
Ohioans will decide on a recreational marijuana law today
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While the constitutional amendment on reproductive rights on next week’s ballot is getting most of the attention and money, the second question is a… Read More
Early turnout for Ohio’s election on abortion and marijuana issues outpaces early vote in August
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — County boards of elections closed their early voting centers after the only weekend of voting to prepare for the Ohio Election Day on Tuesday,… Read More
Ban on faculty strikes removed from Republican-backed Ohio higher ed bill, but concerns remain
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that seeks to address what conservatives see as “cancel culture” and indoctrination at Ohio’s higher ed institutions is getting another makeover. It’s… Read More
Democrats want to know about 27,000 Ohio voter registration removals, but LaRose says it’s the law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers are calling on Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose to restore 27,000 voter registrations removed from the rolls last month, which his office… Read More
Early votes in Ohio’s Nov. 7 election on reproductive rights and marijuana are up over August’s vote
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With just over a week of early voting left before election day on Nov. 7, the numbers are ahead of where they were for the… Read More
A typo has delayed signature gathering for the group backing Ohio’s citizens redistricting panel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s back to the drawing board again for the group trying to change the redistricting process of drawing congressional and state legislative district maps through… Read More
Ohio commits to nearly $240 million for EdChoice voucher expansion, and more might be needed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state will spend nearly $240 million on vouchers for Ohio families to send their children to private schools through an expansion of the EdChoice… Read More
Ohio’s new education agency moves forward after a judge dissolves the order to stop K-12 overhaul
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The seven progressive-leaning elected state school board members who sued over the Republican-backed overhaul of K-12 education are considering their next move. A judge allowed… Read More
Ohio public university trustees meet to discuss a bill that makes big changes in higher education
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Trustees from Ohio’s public colleges and universities gathered at the Statehouse Monday for the first-ever statewide trustees symposium. It was organized by the Republican… Read More
Nearly a third of provisional ballots in Ohio’s August special election were tossed for lack of ID
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The percentage of provisional ballots that were rejected in the August special election was the highest it had been in statewide votes over the… Read More
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