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A filing from the Ohio’s attorney general says the law banning nearly all abortions is now invalid after Issue 1 passed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a… Read More
In Ohio’s GOP congressional primaries, Taylor wins the 2nd Congressional District while Rulli wins the 6th
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Businessman Dave Taylor has defeated 10 of his fellow Republicans in a crowded primary for southern Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District seat, and State Sen. Michael Rulli… Read More
OneOhio Recovery Foundation begins the process to distribute millions in opioid settlement money
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is ready to begin doling out millions of dollars in opioid settlement money to community and government organizations, an influx eagerly anticipated since the first… Read More
Ohio’s March primary highlights a fracturing GOP House and state races riddled with party infighting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Despite wielding power in both chambers of the state Legislature, Ohio’s Republican lawmakers are far from coasting through this March primary as incumbents face challengers from… Read More
A transgender candidate facing disqualification is now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House was cleared to run Thursday after her certification had been called into question for… Read More
More transgender candidates face challenges running for office in Ohio for omitting their deadname
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several transgender candidates for state office in Ohio are facing challenges and even outright disqualification for omitting their former names from petition paperwork under a little-known… Read More
An Ohio House committee OKs the contentious higher ed bill, despite House leader claiming little support
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee cleared a contentious higher ed bill Wednesday that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio’s public colleges and universities and… Read More
The Ohio bill to ban diversity training requirements in higher education stalls in the GOP House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-sponsored bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial”… Read More
Ohio will vote on marijuana legalization. Advocates say there’s a lot at stake
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance… Read More
Addiction can lead to financial ruin. Ohio wants to teach finance pros to help stem the loss
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Smith did not picture raising his granddaughter at age 66, but when his daughter’s illness tied to addiction meant she couldn’t care for her child,… Read More
The future of Ohio’s education system is unclear after a judge extends the restraining order on K-12 overhaul
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The future of Ohio’s public education system hung in the balance Wednesday after a judge once again extended an order preventing the state from moving forward… Read More
A new lawsuit claims the overhaul of Ohio’s K-12 education system is unconstitutional
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Seven Ohio school board members are alleging that a Republican-backed overhaul of how the state oversees K-12 education — including decisions on academic standards and school curricula —… Read More
Issue 1 is drawing an unusually large turnout, straining some election offices
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on… Read More
An Ohio law allowing longer prison stays for bad behavior behind bars is upheld by the state’s high court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A law allowing prison officials to extend certain incarcerated people’s time behind bars does not violate the state constitution, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in a… Read More
A Circleville officer is fired after letting his police dog attack a surrendering truck driver
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police department has fired an officer who released his police dog on a surrendering truck driver even after state troopers told him to hold the dog… Read More
Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears the Legislature and heads to the governor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers, bans on flavored vape products, and hundreds of other… Read More
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips are still illegal in some states under ’70s-era war on drugs law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves to drug screening tests left out in a box on… Read More
Ohio House approves $88 billion state budget, sending it to the Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House approved an $88 billion state budget Wednesday with bipartisan support, sending it to the Senate after a tense session where some lawmakers in… Read More
House panel OKs $88 billion Ohio budget, which includes $200 million in tax cuts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An $88.1 billion state operating budget cleared an Ohio House panel Tuesday with over $200 million in income tax cuts that majority Republicans say would help… Read More
Norfolk Southern’s CEO set to testify in the Ohio Senate about East Palestine train derailment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel Tuesday, more than two months after a fiery train derailment including hazardous… Read More
Ohio senators introduce a bipartisan bill to end the death penalty
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday — the latest in what has been years of effort to end… Read More
Ohio’s Senate OKs a transportation budget with rail safety rules
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a… Read More
An Ohio Senate panel OKs a bill to overhaul Ohio’s education oversight
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Republican-proposed overhaul of how Ohio oversees K-12 education and decision-making on academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings has cleared a Senate committee and… Read More
Inmates challenge a law that could keep them locked up longer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prison officials shouldn’t be able to extend certain inmates’ time behind bars because the law that enabled that is unconstitutional, attorneys for two imprisoned men… Read More
Ohio House members picks Lawrence County Republican as the new speaker
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday picked a Republican from rural southern Ohio as the GOP-led chamber’s next leader, after support shifted away from another representative who’d… Read More