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Ohio Democrats rally together as question of whether Biden should stay in race lingers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A few hours before the assassination attempt on former president Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania, Ohio Democrats got together for an executive committee… Read More
Backers of amendment to hike minimum wage in Ohio are still working as deadline approaches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As activists who want to change the process of drawing lawmakers’ district lines celebrate submitting their petitions for a fall ballot issue, another group… Read More
Vote expected next week on $4 billion capital bill, likely the largest in Ohio history
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state will spend more than $4 billion on school and university buildings, prisons, parks and the Ohio State Fairgrounds, as well as a land bridge… Read More
Ohio Senate’s changes to hospital price transparency bill anger GOP sponsor and Democrats
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – The sponsor of a bill that would require hospitals to publish prices so consumers can shop around isn’t pleased with changes the Senate made… Read More
Applications coming in for Ohio medical marijuana shops that want to sell recreational pot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to… Read More
Bill would slam the brakes on monthly ticket quotas for Ohio law enforcement
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many law enforcement agencies say they don’t have minimum totals on traffic tickets that officers need to reach, but many drivers are suspicious. A… Read More
DeWine signs Biden Ohio ballot fix and foreign money ban he asked for in special session
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Sunday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two bills that resulted from the special session that he called for. One bill will change the… Read More
Activists ask Ohio’s attorney general to scrap FirstEnergy’s business license over HB 6 scandal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of environmental, good government and community activists are making a request of Ohio’s attorney general that has little hope of success: get… Read More
Democrats to hold virtual session to nominate Biden to ensure he’s on Ohio’s presidential ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As state lawmakers meet to discuss changing Ohio’s 90-day presidential certification in a special legislative session, the Democratic National Committee said it’ll make a… Read More
Ohio lawmakers return for special session Tuesday; why it’s happening and what to expect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A special session of the Ohio legislature begins today, called by Gov. Mike DeWine to change an election law deadline so President Biden can… Read More
Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court denies request to let House Bill 68 go into effect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request from Attorney General Dave Yost to overturn a judge’s order that blocks a law banning… Read More
Ohio AG says he sides with retired teachers in lawsuit to remove STRS board members they backed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general is suing to remove two members from the board of the state teachers’ pension fund. One of them was voted… Read More
Republican leader says Biden will be on Ohio ballot, but that lawmakers won’t make it happen
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There won’t be legislation that will change the 90-day deadline for Democrats to certify President Biden for Ohio’s fall’s ballot, according to the Republican… Read More
Following death of Ohio teen, Republican lawmakers propose crackdown on “sextortion”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers have introduced bills that would boost the punishment in Ohio for people who ask others to share explicit photos online, and then… Read More
DeWine has ‘grave concern’ about Ohio teachers’ pension fund board, but STRS critic isn’t surprised
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The $90 billion Ohio teachers’ pension fund was the issue in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Republican Attorney General Dave Yost seeking to remove… Read More
Upheaval at Ohio teachers’ pension fund continues with lawsuit, removal of board chair
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Turmoil at the $90 billion teachers’ state pension fund has gone from the meeting room to the courtroom and back. Just hours before the… Read More
Advocates for Ohioans living with HIV find hope in two bills from a Republican sponsor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a pair of bills to change the laws related to HIV and AIDS. They would repeal existing state… Read More
Child care facilities in Ohio close down for the day as workers call for change in state policy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Hundreds of child care facilities in Ohio closed on Monday and their workers rallied at the Statehouse to draw attention to what’s becoming a… Read More
Ohio leaders punt on the possibility of paying half the cost of a Cleveland Browns stadium
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Officials with the Cleveland Browns have approached some state lawmakers about money to build a new domed stadium in a suburb or renovate the… Read More
Tax collections in Ohio are lagging for four of the last five months – but why?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – In four of the last five months, Ohio has come up short of budget estimates in tax collections. Republican lawmakers touted $3.1 billion… Read More
Republicans once again propose bill to crack down on repeat gun crime offenders in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican lawmakers have proposed some new regulations related to guns – but not targeted at the weapons themselves, but people who have them… Read More
Pro-Palestine protesters want universities to divest from Israel, but that can’t happen in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Pro-Palestine protesters at universities around the country have been demanding those institutions withdraw investments in Israel or companies with ties to Israel. But they… Read More
An Ohio bill on voting law changes would require security reviews and allow hand-counting of ballots
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than a dozen of the most conservative Republicans in the Ohio House have signed onto a bill that would make voting law changes… Read More
A Republican lawmaker who donated to GOP challengers says the action by Ohio’s House speaker is illegal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle among supermajority Republicans continues in one chamber, as the Ohio House speaker has removed six members from the committees they chaired. House… Read More
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says campus protestors shouldn’t be violent and laws must be enforced
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown is being careful with his comments about pro-Palestine demonstrations at Ohio’s colleges and universities, while saying they shouldn’t… Read More
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