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A meeting on kratom is canceled after a call from HHS Secretary RFK Jr., but Gov. Mike DeWine still wants an Ohio ban
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine is pausing his call for a ban on kratom after a conversation with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy… Read More
Mental health treatment is in high demand in Ohio. There are not enough professionals to meet it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Mental health professionals are in more demand than ever in Ohio, but there’s a shortage that’s leaving more than 2.4 million Ohioans with inadequate access… Read More
Ohio is the first state in the US to require K-12 public schools to adopt artificial intelligence policies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has become the first state to require K-12 public schools to adopt policies on artificial intelligence, according to the education publication EdWeek. Like the ban… Read More
A Republican Ohio Supreme Court justice has dropped out of the race to unseat a Democratic colleague
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the Ohio Supreme Court’s six Republican justices said he’s abandoned his plan to switch races and run against one of his colleagues on… Read More
Report: over two-thirds of Ohio counties have “deserts” with no grocery store and no pharmacy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An annual report from a group that works with low-income Ohioans said the poverty rate has ticked down a tenth of a point from… Read More
Bill would require Ohio’s jobs agency keep track of applicants who skip interviews
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A pair of Republican representatives want the state’s employment agency to make it easier for businesses to see job seekers who ghost potential employers… Read More
Reports say Brown will launch bid to return to U.S. Senate and won’t run for Ohio governor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrat Sherrod Brown is planning to launch a run for the seat he held for three terms in the U.S. Senate and not run… Read More
Group wanting to abolish property taxes in Ohio says drive to ballot will continue ‘no matter what’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A working group looking into possible changes to Ohio’s property tax laws continues to meet, with a deadline to submit recommendations to Gov. Mike… Read More
Property tax working group opposes 40% cap for Ohio schools, but is looking at another idea
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The working group called by Gov. Mike DeWine when he vetoed four property tax related items in the state budget will meet again this week. The… Read More
Attendance was off slightly at the 2025 Ohio State Fair, but the Sales of Champions was up big
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The final numbers are in on this year’s Ohio State Fair, which started off hot but cooled off for the second half of the… Read More
Prosecutors want Ohio’s burglary law changed after a court ruling but a public defender has concerns
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio man who walked into a garage and took away a leaf blower and put it in his car as the homeowner watched… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is ‘very optimistic’ about the Ohio plant, but that dates are ‘up in the air’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Once again, Gov. Mike DeWine is expressing confidence that the $28 billion Intel computer chip manufacturing complex northeast of Columbus will be built. The… Read More
Attorney General Dave Yost rules county fairs in Ohio can’t ban firearms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s attorney general has a warning for county fairs as the season is in full swing: fairgoers can’t be banned from bringing in guns. And… Read More
A new study suggests eliminating Ohio’s Medicaid expansion would have costs beyond the state’s projections
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new two-year state budget includes language that would end Medicaid expansion for around 757,000 Ohioans if the federal match drops below 90%. The state… Read More
Ohio’s sales tax holiday expands to two weeks and starts on Friday
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s sales tax holiday has expanded from ten days to two weeks this year. It starts at midnight on Friday and ending at 11:59 p.m…. Read More
Ohio’s new budget includes $20M to promote the role of fathers in families
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new state budget includes $20 million to promote the role of fathers in children’s lives. That’s on top of the $2.5 million funding… Read More
The Ohio State Fair is open for business, but don’t mind the dust from ongoing renovations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 170th Ohio State Fair is open for its 12-day run, featuring dozens of agricultural competitions and exhibits, concerts, rides, cooking demonstrations, and of… Read More
Ohio will appeal the ruling that the state’s EdChoice voucher program is unconstitutional on Wednesday
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is preparing its appeal of last month’s trial court ruling saying the program that offers taxpayer-paid vouchers for families to use at private… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine wants another working group on property taxes, but some Ohio lawmakers doubt it’s needed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed four items related to property taxes in the new two-year state budget, he also announced he wants a working… Read More
The Ohio House has a veto override session next week, but no date has been set yet for the Senate to return
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House plans to come back to the Statehouse next week for a veto override session involving three of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67… Read More
Lawmakers plan a session to override three of DeWine’s Ohio budget vetoes later this month
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers frustrated at Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 line-item vetoes in the new Ohio budget have planned to come back later this month to… Read More
Ohio workers who claim they’re owed $900m in unemployment COVID funds win again in court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An appeals court has ordered Gov. Mike DeWine to take $900 million in federal funds Ohioans needed for unemployment during the COVID pandemic and… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine approves a flat income tax and $600m for a Cleveland Browns’ stadium in the two-year Ohio budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the two-year Ohio budget, which creates a 2.75% flat income tax and gives a $600 million grant to the… Read More
DeWine says there will ‘certainly be something’ he’ll veto in Ohio budget, but he offers few hints
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine took a break from reviewing the two-year Ohio budget that he’s set to sign next week. He said there will “certainly… Read More
The lawsuit over Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors goes on, as the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a similar law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The US Supreme Court has upheld a law from Tennessee banning gender-affirming care for minors. Ohio has a similar law, and the decision has given… Read More
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