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![A medical professional administers a Covid Shot at a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-2-e1673991259546-900x422.jpg)
Health officials relieved no “triple-demic”, but note COVID, flu and RSV aren’t over in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s good news and bad news about three respiratory viruses that looked like they might cause a “triple-demic” this winter. Health officials were worried… Read More
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addressed the infant formula shortage during a press conference at Kroger on the Rhine on June 6, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/download-e1654608271223-900x422.jpeg)
Gov. Mike DeWine releases two-year Ohio budget, with lots of spending and family-focused benefits
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The two-year state budget Republican Gov. Mike DeWine previewed in his State of the State speech yesterday is officially out. The plan spends nearly… Read More
![Senate President Matt Huffman, center, speaks at a podium in reaction to the State of the State address from Gov. Mike DeWine. He is flanked by Sen Matt Dolan, left, and Sen. Theresa Gavarone, right, in the Ohio Statehouse press briefing room.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/huffman-sots-900x422.png)
Ohio lawmakers react to Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers in the House and Senate sounded off after Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address in the Ohio House chamber Tuesday…. Read More
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Ohio officials react to reports of a Nazi homeschooling group in Upper Sandusky
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Nazi homeschooling group is being run by a couple out of Upper Sandusky in northwest Ohio, according to reporting from Vice and HuffPost…. Read More
![Matt Mayer in a gray suit delivers a speech at a podium. He is wearing one of those mics that you wear over your ear and it goes right beside your mouth.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-3-e1675097853648-900x422.webp)
A new candidate announces he’s planning a run for Ohio governor in 2026
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The November election was just a few weeks ago, with Republicans sweeping the statewide offices, starting with governor. But already, there’s a potential Republican… Read More
![The 1802 and 1851 versions of the Ohio Constitution are on display in a glass case at the Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-5-e1674767634635-900x422.webp)
A battle within the Ohio House GOP could prevent its supermajority from exercising unique power
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The rift among Ohio House Republicans could prevent GOP lawmakers from exercising a unique power that only a supermajority has. That power is in… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) addressees the Ohio House from a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1672865449642-900x422.webp)
Stephens chooses a mix of his supporters and Merrin backers for his Ohio House leadership team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Tuesday, the Ohio House holds its first session since Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) won the vote for speaker over Rep. Derek Merrin… Read More
![Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) talks about his bill to change some of the state's ethics laws, surrounded by some of the 43 Republicans who voted for him for speaker on the House floor.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-3-e1674137680440-900x422.webp)
Republicans who backed Merrin for Ohio House speaker introduce ethics law changes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The conservative Republican who was elected Ohio House speaker in a private vote in November but lost the official floor vote this month has… Read More
![Sen. Matt Dolan speaking on the Senate floor. He has a navy suit with a red tie. He is holding a stick mic kind of like a clarinet.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1674071668989-900x422.jpg)
A state senator becomes the first Republican to launch a challenge to US Sen. Sherrod Brown
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state senator from northeast Ohio is the first Republican to announce he’s running against Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown next year. It’s the… 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)
Two controversial Ohio bills on oil and gas drilling and election laws both signed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is facing a lawsuit over a bill signed on Friday that makes big changes in Ohio’s voting laws. Gov. Mike Dewine signed… Read More
![Flanked by their wives Tina and Fran, who are with them as they get ready for the weekend's inaugural activities, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Gov. Mike DeWine take questions about House Bill 45, which DeWine signed on January 6, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dewine-hb-45-copy-900x422.jpg)
DeWine signs huge spending bill, doesn’t veto lines opposed by Ohio affordable housing advocates
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a huge bill that spends $6 billion in some state money but mostly federal pandemic relief and assistance. It… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine and his Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff announce that DeWine has vetoed a ban on local bans of flavored tobacco products at a podium with the seal of Ohio on the front](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dewine-and-vanderhoff-veto-flavored-tobacco-ban-e1672942608741-900x422.jpg)
DeWine vetoes bill banning Ohio communities from banning flavored tobacco
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Calling vaping among young Ohioans an “epidemic” with “long term consequences”, Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a Republican-backed bill banning communities from outlawing flavored… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine talking about his campaign in the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary sitting in his home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img-4140-scaled-e1664844047323-900x422.jpeg)
DeWine gives no hints on whether he’ll sign or veto Ohio lawmakers’ leftover bills
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed around two dozen bills since the end of the lame duck session in mid-December, and has vetoed one measure…. Read More
![A pile of one dollar bills](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/120-CQVJ33-900x422.jpg)
Despite Ohio Supreme Court ruling, attorney on $300 unemployment checks case says it isn’t over
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the case over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the power to cut off $300 weekly checks to… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ohio_statehouse__credit_statehouse_news_bureau_-e1653657900609-900x422.png)
Ohio Democrats win five of 15 Congressional seats, but have a tough night in Statehouse races
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While there were lots of reports of long lines, turnout is expected to be around half of Ohio’s 8 million registered voters. And if… Read More
![A sign for voting booths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/absentee voting-e1453836136749-900x422.png)
Nearly three-quarters of Ohio voters say ‘yes’ on a pair of constitutional amendments
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voters overwhelmingly approved two constitutional amendments — one dealing with cash bail, and the other clarifying who can vote in local elections. Both Issues… Read More
![Ohio Secretary of State candidates Frank LaRose, Republican incumbent, on the left and Chelsea Clark, Democratic candidate on the right](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sos-e1667842984567-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Election 2022: Frank LaRose and Chelsea Clark run for Ohio Secretary of State
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The integrity of Ohio’s elections and the future of the state’s redistricting process have been key issues in the race for secretary of state… Read More
![Jeff Crossman on the left in a suit and Dave Yost, also in a suit, on the right are interviewed by the statehouse news bureau](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/download-e1667841665718-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Election 2022: Dave Yost and Jeff Crossman run for Ohio Attorney General
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican incumbent Dave Yost and Democratic candidate Jeff Crossman say the way the state defends Ohio’s abortion laws and fights corruption are among the… Read More
![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
Bill likely coming up in lame duck could require Ohio voters to have a photo ID
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to make changes in Ohio voting laws is likely a top priority for Republicans in the lame duck legislative session after the election… Read More
![The chairs of the Ohio Supreme Court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/supreme_court_bench-scaled-e1640121832498-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Election 2022: Three Supreme Court races critical in upcoming abortion, redistricting cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly half the Ohio Supreme Court is on this fall’s statewide ballot – three of seven seats, all of which are currently occupied by… 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)
Officials are leaving jobs at Ohio boards of elections, often to escape frustration and threats
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections offices have lost a large number of professional elections workers in the last few years, even as they’re… Read More
![Abortion rights supporters protest at the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday, June 26, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-2755-scaled-e1659643028627-900x422.jpg)
Abortion plays a significant role in Ohio’s governor’s race
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Just a little more than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and a strict six-week ban went into effect,… Read More
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Survivors of childhood sexual abuse push for bills to protect and prevent more victims
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Advocates for Ohioans who’ve survived childhood sexual abuse are pushing for bills that they say would help survivors, protect kids and prevent more victims…. Read More
![A voter signs an electronic poll book in a Columbus-area polling place on election day, November 6, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/election-day-2018-2-credit-debbie-holmes-wosu-scaled-e1666378956905-900x422.jpg)
Close race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat shows voters may be splitting their tickets
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Polls in the race for Ohio governor show a double-digit gap between incumbent Republican Mike DeWine and Democratic challenger Nan Whaley. The election is… Read More
![In two separate pictures stitched together, Taylor Sappington, Democratic candidate and Nelsonville auditor, and Keith Faber, Republican incumbent sit for televised interviews](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/download-1-2-e1666232154248-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Election 2022: Keith Faber and Taylor Sappington run for Ohio Auditor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican incumbent Keith Faber and Democratic candidate Taylor Sappington say they both have plans to bring about accountability and transparency as Ohio’s auditor, but… Read More
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