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![A nurse walks down a hallway in an Ohio hospital](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-2-e1696009414444-900x422.webp)
A bipartisan bill hopes to help Ohio’s nursing shortage with staffing requirements
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The nursing shortage that started during the pandemic hasn’t gotten any better, with thousands expected to leave the profession in the next five years…. Read More
![Ohio Right to Life president Mike Gonidakis talks to reporters after Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board approves language for Issue 1, the reproductive rights and abortion access amendment on the November 2023 ballot, as Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights spokesperson Lauren Blauvelt (center, in black glasses) watches.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-1-2-e1695231776450-900x422.webp)
Ohio Supreme Court orders slight change in wording on the reproductive rights ballot issue
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a change in the language that voters will see on the reproductive rights amendment known as Issue 1 on… Read More
![Environmental activist Roxanne Groff of Save Ohio Parks talks to Oil and Gas Land Management Commissioner Matthew Warnock, an appointee representing the oil and gas industry, following the meeting on Sept. 18, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-6-e1695135950203-900x422.webp)
Panel allows drilling on some Ohio-owned lands but delays vote on leases in state parks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As dozens of anti-fracking activists watched, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources panel voted to let companies bid on rights for drilling in four… Read More
![A rusted oil well pump in Ohio sits in a field](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-5-e1694623387868-900x422.webp)
Ohioans signed pro-fracking form letters without knowing they did. The attorney general is investigating
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is investigating how the names of dozens of people appeared without their knowledge or permission on letters generated by a… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine (center, red tie) joins Goodwill Columbus CEO Ryan Burgess (blue tie) and Sen. Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus), Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) and Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) in cutting the ribbon to open Goodwill's newest job training facility on Columbus' east side.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-1-1-e1694549308487-900x422.webp)
Columbus’ Goodwill facility will be a hub to train for broadband building jobs in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated that 32,000 jobs will be needed to build out a broadband network throughout Ohio. And to get to that goal, the state… Read More
![At the first meeting of the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group, Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. Aaron Reimer opens up the back of a school bus to demonstrate to the board and governor mike DeWine the inspection done on buses.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-e1694548603449-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s School Bus Safety group begins work. Recommendations are expected by year’s end
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group focused on school bus safety in Ohio convened its first meeting Monday, three weeks after the death of an 11-year-old student in… Read More
![Booking shot of Rep. Bob Young (R-Green), taken when he arrived at the Summit County Jail on August 29, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/booking-900x422.jpg)
Bob Young, twice-arrested Ohio Republican state rep, resigns
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Ohio State Rep. Bob Young (R-Green) is resigning. He sent a letter Friday to Speaker of the House Jason Stephens saying he’s stepping down… Read More
![Voter rights advocates scrutinize the Congressional district map proposed by Republican lawmakers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/download-e1637164689428-900x422.jpeg)
Unconstitutional congressional map from last year will be used in Ohio next year too
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 15-member congressional map that was used last year will be used again next year, even though it was ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered. That’s after… Read More
![Reps. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) walk through the Statehouse Rotunda on the way to filing their bill to abolish the death penalty in Ohio and replace it with life in prison. Members of their staff follow them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-e1694111191846-900x422.webp)
A new ban on the death penalty in Ohio brings in a longtime conservative lawmaker as a sponsor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced a ban on the death penalty in Ohio a dozen times over the past dozen years — but a new… Read More
![A black and white Help Wanted sign sits on the side of the road](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-1-e1693940748481-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s economy is hot. What will make it even better for workers and businesses?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s economy is tipping toward workers, after years of favoring businesses and employers. That’s the conclusion in an annual report from a progressive think… Read More
![The first-ever Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting in August 2021 featured Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima), Auditor Keith Faber, Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron), Gov. Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) and Sen. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron).](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-2-e1693434362434-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet Sept. 13, but its deadline for legislative maps already looms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission that will draw maps for Ohio’s state lawmakers hasn’t met this year, but is set to get together for… Read More
![Rep. Bob Young (R-Green), in a picture posted on Facebook in September 2022 poses in front of a truck with his campaign sign on it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-5-e1693428853842-900x422.webp)
Ohio state lawmaker Bob Young is arrested a second time
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker from the Akron area who was charged with domestic violence in July has been arrested again. Rep. Bob Young (R-Green)… Read More
![A red sign with white lettering that reads voting booths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/absentee-voting-e1453836136749-900x422.png)
Ohio elections officials are concerned that expired ID may thwart voters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Elections officials in Ohio, looking at results of the Aug. 8 special election, are concerned that the voter ID law that went into effect… Read More
![An aerial roof shot of houses in Cleveland](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-2-2-e1692819849483-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s budget includes a change that could lower property taxes for some homeowners
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new two-year state budget includes a change to the amount that certain Ohio homeowners can take off their home’s value to lower their… Read More
![Marijuana plants at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22229608902561-51ea4c62bae9b8da2bf310a882b9677445a67ac7-scaled-e1661877513924-900x422.jpg)
Ohio will vote on a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana in November
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana with a proposed law to regulate it like alcohol on the November 7 ballot. The… Read More
![Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor gestures during an interview.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-2-1-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s former chief justice says redistricting was ‘doomed to fail’ and Ohio needs a new way to draw maps
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has done as she said she would earlier this year: She’s working with a… Read More
![A row of school busses from the back.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/schoolobusfeatureimage1-e1676409510217-900x422.jpg)
Ohio schools start a new year facing an old problem: a bus driver shortage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio students are headed back to school, but getting them there might prove to be a challenge. There hasn’t been much of a break… Read More
![Ohio Republicans gathered at the party headquarters in Columbus on Saturday, July 8, 2023, the weekend before early voting began for the Aug. 8 special election](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-1-e1692039272955-900x422.webp)
Democrats say Issue 1’s rejection could mean a partisan shift for Ohio, but Republicans stay confident
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The resounding defeat of the Republican-backed Issue 1 – in a state that Donald Trump took twice and Mike DeWine won by almost 2-1 last… Read More
![Voter rights advocates scrutinize the Congressional district map proposed by Republican lawmakers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/download-e1637164689428-900x422.jpeg)
An amendment to create a citizens panel to draw Ohio’s Statehouse and Congressional maps has been filed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An amendment to create a 15-member citizen-appointed panel to draw state legislative and Congressional maps and remove that power from the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting… Read More
![Senate President Matt Huffman speaks to reporters in the senate chamber](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img-6070-scaled-e1655408175381-900x422.jpg)
A key Issue 1 backer says the November vote may not be the last on abortion in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the main backers of Issue 1 says the fight over abortion rights likely will not end in November if voters approve the amendment… Read More
![Signs for and against Ohio Issue 1 dot the landscape in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-2-e1690579284326-900x422.webp)
Why Issue 1 is before Ohio voters Tuesday and what’s at stake
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In November, voters in Ohio will be asked whether to pass a constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion. But Tuesday, they’ll decide… Read More
![Marijuana plants](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Marijuana_Plant-e1517838050466-900x422.jpg)
Group behind marijuana legalization proposal submits what it hopes will be enough signatures for ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The group that wants Ohio voters to legalize marijuana on the November ballot was short signatures when it filed petitions last month. The group… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Bill seeks to punish Ohio communities that pass ranked choice voting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican Ohio senator who is reportedly thinking about a run for secretary of state in 2026 has proposed a bill to essentially ban… Read More
![FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP20274726027008-scaled-e1601557459669-900x422.jpg)
FirstEnergy CEO talks about coming out of Ohio’s huge bailout scandal and facing the future
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new CEO of FirstEnergy says the company is putting the nuclear power plant bailout scandal behind it. FirstEnergy’s new boss is talking about what’s… Read More
![A wheelchair in the middle of a hallway](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/nursing_home_kiselev_andrey_valerevich_shutterstock-e1636132469360-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s nursing homes get a boost in the state budget, but there’s a bit of a catch
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s new two year state budget includes $1.4 billion for nursing homes to provide incentives for increasing quality of care and for more inspectors. And… Read More
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