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![The message "being trans is not a phase" was written in chalk outside the Ohio Statehouse after a protest over a bill banning gender transition treatments for minors in May 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-e1704314835128-900x422.webp)
A judge halts the Ohio law banning gender transition treatment for minors till after hearing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has again blocked a state law that would ban gender transition treatment for minors and would stop trans athletes from… Read More
![Kyger Creek, one of four coal-burning power plants in operation in Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-1-e1714489388656-900x422.webp)
Environmentalists are excited, coal backers are cautious about the new EPA rules on coal-burning power plants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency are aimed at cracking down on pollution produced by coal plants. The EPA rules require them to… Read More
![Kyger Creek power plant](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/kyger-creek-power-plant-e1714235195929-900x422.webp)
New EPA rules on coal-burning power plants will affect four plants in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency are aimed at cracking down on pollution produced by coal plants. The regulations require them to… Read More
![The Ohio Senate votes on a budget](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-7-e1686889346573-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Senate unanimously passes a bill to eliminate the loophole on spousal rape in state law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After decades of efforts to change a provision of state law shielding people who rape their spouses from prosecution, the Ohio Senate has voted… Read More
![Ohio Senate President Huffman talking to reporters November 15, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/download-22-e1700159291524-900x422.webp)
Senate President Matt Huffman says Biden will be on Ohio’s fall ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State legislators have until May 9 to change a law that could keep President Joe Biden off the Ohio ballot this fall, because the… Read More
![Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton points at a chart as she talks about "flattening the curve" of COVID patients so hospitals aren't overwhelmed, on March 11, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-38-e1713535231960-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the state death database with names and addresses isn’t a public record
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state death database with information from death certificates including causes of death along with names and addresses is not a public record. The… Read More
![Construction on the $1.4 billion Columbus Crossroads mega-project on I-70 and I-71 in downtown Columbus started in 2010. This is how part of it looked in 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-36-e1713281148849-900x422.webp)
Orange barrels are blooming on Ohio’s roadways as construction season starts up
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Now that winter is over, road construction season is underway in Ohio. There are 950 road and bridge projects totaling $2.8 billion set for… Read More
![A photo of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/snbyost-e1713034845608-900x422.png)
Ohio AG: death of key figure in House Bill 6 corruption scandal doesn’t stop state’s case
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The state of Ohio’s investigation into the House Bill 6 nuclear power plant corruption scandal continues, in spite of the death of one of the key figures in the case… Read More
![House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) talk to reporters at the Statehouse while seated at a wood table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-3-e1712859434143-900x422.webp)
Democrats say there are options to ensure Biden is on Ohio’s ballot beyond changing state law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Biden could be off the Ohio ballot this fall, according to Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. He says in a letter to… Read More
![Balloons start to fall on the crowd at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-1-e1712611179153-900x422.webp)
LaRose says Biden won’t be on Ohio’s ballot unless the Democratic convention is moved or law is changed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic President Joe Biden could be kept off the Ohio ballot in November because of a conflict in state law. The office of Republican… Read More
![Mug shots of Chuck Jones, Michael Dowling and Sam Randazzo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-e1712597935945-900x422.webp)
Over 60 names – some familiar – are on a potential witness list for the state House Bill 6 trial
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former Public Utilities Commission… Read More
![Attorney General Dave Yost holds up a copy of the 2022 Capital Crimes report produced by his office at a press conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-31-e1712155690241-900x422.webp)
An attorney general report says Ohio’s death penalty is “unworkable” as he backs a bill to change it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general says the state’s death penalty is “unworkable” as is, in his office’s latest report on capital crimes and punishment in… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (left) and Senate President Matt Huffman (right) talk in the House chambers during a break on January 3, 2023, the first day of the 135th General Assembly.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-6-e1710788435376-900x422.webp)
Primary results raise questions about the upcoming contest to become Ohio House speaker
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A dozen Republican Ohio House incumbents who supported Jason Stephens for speaker faced primary challengers, and four of them lost those races Tuesday. And that… Read More
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
In spite of Ohio’s GOP US Senate race, early voting for March primary down from previous years
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though there’s a bitter and expensive three-way race for the Republican nomination for US Senate on this March ballot, early voting numbers for the… Read More
![From left, Mike Kallmeyer of Spectrum Networks Ohio moderates a Republican U.S. Senate primary forum with state Sen. Matt Dolan, Secretary of State Frank Larose and businessman Bernie Moreno](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-11-e1708454601188-900x422.webp)
The final weekend of Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate race is busy, bitter and brought out big bucks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The race among three men running in the Republican U.S. Senate race to face Ohio’s incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall got increasingly… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (left) and Senate President Matt Huffman (right) talk in the House chambers during a break on January 3, 2023, the first day of the 135th General Assembly.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-6-e1710788435376-900x422.webp)
The Republican war for control of Ohio’s Statehouse is bringing in money and interest in primary races
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A battle among Republicans hangs over tomorrow’s primary races for Ohio House and Senate. 11 of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats… Read More
![Police units responds to the scene of an emergency.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1549338884-e1694456248142-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s attorney general again rejects a proposed amendment to end qualified immunity
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the eighth time, Ohio’s Republican attorney general has rejected language to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment to eliminate qualified immunity for… Read More
![A traffic camera is set up on a utility pole along a street.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/download-25-e1710255647964-900x422.webp)
A bill continues Ohio lawmakers’ crackdown on traffic cameras by requiring each to have a license
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several cities are still running red light and speed cameras, even as lawmakers have tried to crack down on them. One of the legislature’s… Read More
![Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose at the final Republican U.S. Senate debate](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1709834065883-900x422.webp)
The final Ohio GOP U.S. Senate debate features familiar positions on issues and some personal attacks
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OXFORD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three men vying for votes in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race met for their last debate before March 19, when one of… Read More
![Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare on Columbus' west side from the outside as a construction crew works on it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-1-e1709665883790-900x422.webp)
DeWine wants a working group on issues for mentally ill Ohioans accused of crimes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 93% of people in Ohio’s six state psychiatric hospitals are there because they committed crimes, and need to be restored to mental competency so… Read More
![The Public Utilities Commission, meeting publicly in 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-e1709582786462-900x422.webp)
The advocate for consumers of Ohio utilities joins the AG in asking PUCO to pause FirstEnergy probes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state agency that watches utilities on behalf of consumers is pulling back on its request for investigations by the Public Utilities Commission of… Read More
![A person types on a calculator while working on their laptop. It seems like they are doing their taxes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/calculator_taxes__credit_shutterstock.com_-scaled-e1662476218470-900x422.jpg)
The Ohio Supreme Court rules there will be no tax refunds for commuters working from home during COVID
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a win for cities that collected income tax from commuters working from home during the pandemic. At stake was… Read More
![From left, Mike Kallmeyer of Spectrum Networks Ohio moderates a Republican U.S. Senate primary forum with state Sen. Matt Dolan, Secretary of State Frank Larose and businessman Bernie Moreno](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-11-e1708454601188-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates talk immigration, Ukraine and Trump in a live forum
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three Republican candidates for U.S. Senate met for a forum at the University of Findlay Monday night. The name of former president Trump,… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine takes questions from reporters](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-10-e1708027707560-900x422.webp)
DeWine says “I wish we hadn’t appointed” former PUCO chair Sam Randazzo
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former FirstEnergy executives and former head of the state’s utility regulator, Sam Randazzo, have pleaded not guilty to 27 state criminal charges in… Read More
![FirstEnergy headquarters in Akron in the skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-7-e1707759782361-900x422.webp)
Former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-PUCO head face state charges in Ohio’s nuclear bailout scandal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former executives with FirstEnergy now face state charges in what’s been called the largest corruption case in state history, involving the nuclear bailout… Read More
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