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DRC Head Says Execution Protocol Won’t Be Rushed
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Gov. Mike DeWine has put off all upcoming executions till a new lethal injection method is developed, which he has said will happen in the coming weeks. But the head… Read More
DeWine Urges Lawmakers To Restore Small Business Tax Deduction To $250,000
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he wants lawmakers to erase a change made to a small business tax deduction. It allows many sole proprietorships, partnerships and other small operations to take… Read More
ACLU Sues Over Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill” Six-Week Abortion Ban
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to challenge Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill”, a ban on abortion at the first detection of a fetal heartbeat. That can be as early as six… Read More
DeWine Says New Lethal Injection Protocol Coming Soon
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The Ohio Supreme Court has added a new inmate to the execution schedule – though Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed four executions until a new way to carry them out is developed…. Read More
Business, School Groups Propose New Graduation Requirements
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The plan from business coalitions, higher-wealth districts and a charter schools group combines 20 credits of coursework, good final scores on basic high school English and math tests, and college… Read More
Party Chairs At Odds Over Fight To Defend Ohio’s Congressional Map
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The state will continue its fight to defend Ohio’s Congressional map in court, after last week’s federal court ruling that the map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered. While the map came out… Read More
Business Groups Blast Change In House Budget As Tax Increase
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Business groups are blasting the House version of the budget for a change it makes to a controversial tax deduction – the one that allows many small businesses to take… Read More
Speaker Says Republicans Still Want To Squeeze Income Tax Cut In Tight Budget
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State lawmakers have been advised by their economic researchers to cut the spending in Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget. And they may try to add something into the House version of the… Read More
DeWine Considering Red-Flag Gun Law After Recent Attacks On Worshippers
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s deeply concerned about attacks at houses of worship, including at a synagogue in California this weekend. And that has him looking into a specific type… Read More
Report: 80,000 Distracted Driving Crashes In Ohio In Last Five Years
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Those crashes killed at least 268 people and injured more than 3,000. Gov. Mike DeWine is fighting back with a panel to make some policy recommendations based on a new… Read More
State Launches Portal To Showcase Investment Opportunities In Low-Income Sites
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The state has launched a new portal for its 320 opportunity zones, so those economically distressed communities can showcase the projects potential investors can put money into. The 2017 federal… Read More
Charter Students Get Less Than Traditional Public Students Under New School Funding Formula
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A new school funding formula proposed by two state lawmakers would cost a billion dollars more than the current K-12 formula. And that proposal didn’t include money for charter schools. Now… Read More
Ohio Medicaid Wellness Initiatives To Include Quitting Smoking
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Gov. Mike DeWine is revealing more about the wellness initiatives that he wants to implement for the 2.8 million people on Medicaid in Ohio, including the 677,000 in Medicaid expansion…. Read More
Outreach To Re-Register Voters Gets Only 540, Costs Almost Twice What Was Expected
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A project to reach out to 270,000 people deleted from the voting rolls only brought in a few hundred of them. And it also cost a lot more than expected…. Read More
Conservative Group Suggests Billions In Cuts State Could Make
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A conservative think tank has put out a list of ways it thinks Gov. Mike DeWine is wasting $2.5 billion in his proposed budget. They’re listed in the latest edition of… Read More
Secretary Of State Still Awaiting Final Results On Returned Registrations From Deleted Voters
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Today is the first day of early voting for the May primary – which means yesterday was the last day to register to vote. And though turnout in off-year primaries… Read More
Researcher Says Online Sales Tax Ruling May Not Be Windfall For Ohio
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State lawmakers have said they want an income tax cut in the upcoming budget, but Gov. Mike DeWine wants them to invest big money in children’s initiatives and the opioid… Read More
Speaker Has Concerns About New School Funding Formula
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A new school funding formula from two state representatives is getting a lot of attention. But while the House Speaker calls the existing formula a “disaster”, he says the new… Read More
National Popular Vote Movement Gets Pushback From Conservatives
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A group is working to put before Ohio voters a constitutional amendment requiring the state’s presidential electoral votes go to the winner of the national popular vote. But a conservative… Read More
Transportation Budget Deadline Passes Without A Deal
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The deadline for a new state transportation budget with a gas tax hike came and went at midnight – without a new spending plan being signed. Lawmakers are coming back… Read More
Cities Threaten Lawsuits If State Brings Back Traffic Camera Rules
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There are sticking points in the debate over the transportation budget beyond how much to raise the gas tax. One of them is whether the state should impose new rules… Read More
Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp And CBD Oil In Ohio
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The Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to legalize hemp and related products, including CBD oil. Sen. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville) said hemp is used in some 25,000 commercial products including clothing,… Read More
Lawmaker Sponsors Bill To Keep Ohio On Daylight Saving Time Permanently
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A state lawmaker wants this to be the last year Ohioans spring forward and fall back. The plan would be to go to Daylight Saving Time year-round. Sen. Kristina Roegner… Read More
Yost Jumps Into Obamacare Suit, Saying People With Pre-existing Conditions Should Be Protected
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Ohio’s Republican attorney general is asking a federal court not to strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional. He’s filed a brief in a lawsuit over the ACA, or… Read More
Man Who Sued State Over School Funding Optimistic About New Formula
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The man who filed the 1991 lawsuit that led to Ohio’s school funding system being ruled unconstitutional four times says a new funding formula from two state lawmakers is on… Read More
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