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![A map of the 27 electric vehicle charging stations at the ODOT facility in Hilliard, where the locations of those federally funded charging stations was announced.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-3-1-e1689346443773-900x422.webp)
Ohio becomes first state to announce EV charging stations set up with federal infrastructure funds
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will use $18 million in federal funding to pay for EV charging stations — making it the first state to announce plans to use… Read More
![A voter shows her absentee ballot to Franklin County Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard (left) before putting it in the ballot drop box on the last day of weekend early voting before the March 2020 primary.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/voter_wants_to_drop_off_ballot-e1596726159609-900x422.jpg)
After rejecting absentee voter applications under new law, LaRose now says some old forms are OK
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After saying an Ohio law passed in December requiring voters to show photo ID also requires a specific form for absentee ballots, the secretary of… Read More
![Voters line up in Columbus at Franklin County's early voting center on the first day of early in-person voting for the August special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-1-e1689194697607-900x422.webp)
Early voting is underway in Ohio. To vote by mail, be sure to use the right ballot request form
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are lines reported in some counties for the first day of early voting for the Aug. 8 special election. In Franklin County, voters… Read More
![Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose (center) talks to supporters of Issue 1 at a "get out the vote" rally at Ohio Republican Party headquarters on July 8, the Saturday before voter registration ends and early voting begins for the August 8 special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-3-e1689001334296-900x422.webp)
Ohio voters must register by Monday; LaRose ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ at single-digit turnout Aug. 8
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday, July 10 is the deadline to register as a voter for the August 8 special election. The only question is Issue 1, which would… Read More
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (center, in red tie) speaks to reporters about signing the two-year state budget. Alongside him are (l-r): Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran, Office of Budget and Management Director Kim Murnieks, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, Ohio Department of Aging Director Ursel McElroy and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Director Lori Criss.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-2-e1688747134188-900x422.webp)
DeWine vetoes 44 items in Ohio’s two-year state budget, including some related to tax policy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine used vetoes on 44 items when he signed the two year, $86 billion state budget after midnight on Independence Day…. Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) speaks to supporters after winning the primary election with Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) on May 3, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jon-husted-primary-election-night-050322-chow-scaled-e1660318215995-900x422.jpg)
Issue 1 supporters include most of Ohio’s elected Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Husted
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Republican state officeholders support the constitutional amendment on the August 8 special election ballot, which would make it harder to pass future amendments. Some… Read More
![Supporters of a proposed law to regulate marijuana like alcohol in Ohio unload a U-Haul truck with hundreds of boxes of petitions to put the statute before voters in November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-e1688592799418-900x422.webp)
Supporters turn in signatures for a marijuana legalization law on the Ohio ballot this fall
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio secretary of state’s office was busy Wednesday as petitions were filed to put a constitutional amendment on abortion rights before voters in… Read More
![Former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges arrives at federal court in Cincinnati for his sentencing hearing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-3-e1688159567234-900x422.webp)
Former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges gets five years in prison in nuclear bailout scandal
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Ohio Republican Party chair and lobbyist Matt Borges was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for his role in the case involving the… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse viewed from State Street in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-2-e1688061934146-900x422.webp)
A budget deal is close, but Ohio lawmakers may have to vote on an extension Friday
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though there were hundreds of differences to work out between the House and Senate versions of the two-year state budget, Ohio lawmakers are close… Read More
![Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_006-1-e1547770867344-900x422.jpg)
LaRose says the Ohio law banning most August special elections doesn’t apply to state lawmakers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters and opponents of Issue 1, the amendment to make it harder to change the constitution, are waiting on a big Ohio Supreme Court… Read More
![A teacher leads a classroom session at a child care facility in central Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-e1686774644171-900x422.webp)
Advocates urge Ohio’s Republican senators to restore money for affordable child care in the budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for affordable child care and early childhood education programs hope Ohio’s Republican senators will reconsider funding changes to a program they say helps… Read More
![Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Gov. Mike DeWine as he steps off Air Force One.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-4-e1686668813666-900x422.webp)
DeWine says ‘justice will be done’ in Trump classified docs case but doesn’t rule out endorsement
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine didn’t say much when asked about the charges against former President Donald Trump, who endorsed DeWine in his re-election bid… Read More
![A man uses a cell phone. It's just his hand.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ap21354448299400-74ec1d2fdd242f58e3ba05dc98fe08c63b08745b-e1657901649749-900x422.jpg)
A ban on kids under 16 using social media is back in Ohio Senate’s version of the state budget
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) ban on social media use by minors under 16 without parental permission is back in the Ohio Senate’s version of… Read More
![Upper Falls at Old Man's Cave on a sunny day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-8-e1684952841400-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s natural resources agency says proposed budget cuts could mean less safety at state parks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The busiest time of year for Ohio’s 75 state parks is approaching – summer. But the agency that operates them didn’t get a warm… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Senate Republicans want to know how much money schools have put toward voucher lawsuit
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have asked the state auditor to find out how much money public school districts have put toward a lawsuit over… Read More
![Firefighters from Madison Township in Franklin County prepare to train on battling a blaze inside a structure on the campus of the State Fire Marshal in Reynoldsburg east of Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-1-3-e1684777553837-900x422.webp)
Ohio is building a training facility to help first responders with real-world rescues
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state of Ohio is building a new training facility for firefighters – to prepare them for the kinds of real-life situations they get… Read More
![Rep. Mary Lightbody (right) discusses her bill, House Bill 171, alongside representatives from groups that support it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-1-2-e1684516014868-900x422.webp)
Ohio legislators want to update school social studies. Two House bills propose dueling approaches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio House are sponsoring a bill to bring multiculturalism to social studies lessons in the state’s K-12 classrooms. This comes as… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Shorter terms for Ohio public university trustees in ‘free speech’ bill has DeWine concerned
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican bill designed to address conservatives’ concerns about free speech in higher education in Ohio includes a change in university governance about trustees… Read More
![Protestors sit in the Ohio Senate with tape over their mouths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-3-e1684381481838-900x422.webp)
A GOP bill regarding ‘free speech’ on college campuses passes the Ohio Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that seeks to address conservatives’ concerns about what they say is a lack of free speech on college campuses has passed the Ohio… Read More
![Voters cast their ballot early at the Franklin County Board of Elections last November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/more_voters_last_wknd_early_voting_franklin_county_nov_2018_-_credit_kasler_cropped-e1567606859648-900x422.jpg)
Ohio elections officials run into issues as they prepare for the August vote they opposed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s boards of elections are getting prepared for an August special election they didn’t anticipate, after a state law that took effect last month… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
A bill could put appointees of Ohio lawmakers and the governor in charge of K-12 social studies standards
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-sponsored bill seeks to create new standards for social studies in K-12 schools in Ohio through a task force appointed by state lawmakers and… Read More
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Ohio higher education bill revises DEI training rules, still bans faculty from striking
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that would make sweeping changes in higher education in Ohio has been slightly modified. Some items related to diversity, equity and… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ohio_statehouse__credit_statehouse_news_bureau_-e1653657900609-900x422.png)
The deadline is looming for the Ohio House to pass constitutional amendment threshold and allow an August election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This week could be do-or-die for Ohio House Republicans, who must decide by Wednesday if they’ll ask voters to make it harder to amend… Read More
![Erica Wilson-Domer smiles while posting for a portrait](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-1-1-e1683485457303-900x422.webp)
A key pro-choice group in Ohio gets a new leader as the battle over a reproductive rights amendment heats up
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As pro-choice groups gather signatures for a possible constitutional amendment on reproductive rights in November, there’s a new leader at one of the state’s… Read More
![A screenshot from an ad paid for by the PAC Save Our Constitution, targeting specific State lawmakers and Speaker Jason Stephens](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-e1682956793965-900x422.webp)
A PAC backed by an Illinois billionaire pushes for the vote on making it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A PAC has been set up to push for the constitutional amendment requiring 60% voter approval for future amendments, before a vote on a… Read More
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