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Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the state can freeze $8m in assets from Sam Randazzo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the state can freeze $8 million in assets owned by Sam Randazzo, the former chair of the Public… Read More
Feds slam the brakes on funny electronic messages to drivers in Ohio and other states
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the end of the road for the funny, punny one-liners that the Ohio Department of Transportation has been putting up as electronic messages… Read More
Ohio’s Republican-backed “bathroom bill” gets an update and another hearing, but no vote
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that says K-12 and higher education institutions in Ohio must require students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the… Read More
Ohio’s new governor-appointed education director talks reading, vouchers and accountability
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – The new Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is now almost three months old, and is assuming authority over academic policy powers that were… Read More
2023 In Review: An ex-speaker and a GOP chair convicted, while new charges come in the Ohio nuclear bailout scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 2023 had a trial that had it all – money, power, secret recordings and a man who’d been one of the most powerful people… Read More
2023 Year in Review: Ohio lawmakers get new district maps again, and more change could be coming
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gerrymandering was once again a watch word in Ohio politics this year, as lawmakers had to draw new maps to replace the ones used because… Read More
Advocates warn Ohioans that scratch-offs may not be good gifts for kids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a warning out for Ohioans shopping for last minute holiday gifts: don’t stuff your kids’ stockings with scratch-offs. The Ohio Lottery’s holiday ads show… Read More
Ohio opens up first electric vehicle charging station paid for by federal-private partnership
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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