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Ohio’s J.D. Vance to run on ticket as Trump’s choice for vice president in November
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Former President Donald Trump put an end to months of guesswork Monday, cementing the distinct possibility the next vice president of the United States will be from Ohio. Freshman Sen…. Read More
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What went wrong with the ballot issue to hike Ohio’s minimum wage? It depends on who you ask
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition that wanted voters to raise Ohio’s minimum wage tried for months to gather signatures to get their amendment on the ballot in… Read More
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After mass shootings, gun policy low on priority list at Ohio Statehouse
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — To close out June and kick off summer recess, state lawmakers took dozens of votes in a 12-hour marathon session Wednesday. Most of Ohio’s… Read More
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DeWine signs record $3.5 billion Ohio capital appropriations budget into law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the capital appropriations budget into law Friday, crystallizing billions of dollars in infrastructure investments across Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted,… Read More
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Ohio House bills circumvent standard evictions process for squatters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Four GOP state lawmakers want to crack down on squatters, arguing the current eviction process doesn’t provide enough legal protections to property owners. Two… Read More
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As data centers swell in Ohio, facilities strain electric and water services
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Central Ohio has become a big hub for data center facilities, but they have the potential to put serious strain on the electric grid and other… Read More
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Ohio House passes bill allowing landowners to shoot feral pigs without license
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Ohio lawmakers want to preempt the growth of a feral animal population they say has the potential to decimate the state’s land, sicken its… Read More
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Ohio bill mandating E-Verify use gets backing from both sides in House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – A bill requiring various Ohio businesses to verify their workers’ eligibility through an online federal tool is closer to becoming law. Ohio House lawmakers… Read More
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Ohio House passes bill allowing landowners to shoot feral pigs without license
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers want to preempt the growth of a feral animal population they say has the potential to decimate the state’s land, sicken its… Read More
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Ohio lawmakers haven’t forgotten about changing recreational marijuana law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries are likely days away from the government green light to sell recreationally, after they submitted the dual license… Read More
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With Ohio in a daycare crisis, Republicans propose three-way cost sharing for child care
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two GOP state lawmakers came out with an identical pair of proposals Wednesday to create a public-private child care funding partnership in Ohio. Introduced… Read More
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Ohio restaurant and bar lobby says servers, bartenders against wage hike
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the state’s biggest restaurant and bar lobbying associations is calling foul on the effort to raise the minimum wage for a subset… Read More
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Bipartisan Ohio House proposal addresses recent university protests
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan proposal introduced in the Ohio House on Thursday aims to address what lawmakers see as holes in both universities’ anti-bias policies and… Read More
![Rep. Adam Bird (R-New Richmond) and Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) at a press conference in May 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbsenators-e1716059546195-900x422.png)
Ohio AG, Republican lawmakers speak out against overhaul of federal rules on gender
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohio officials are pushing back against changes to a federal law that seeks to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination at school based on… Read More
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Amended Ohio equal parenting proposal still draws resistance
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill making evenly-shared parenting the starting point for custody cases in Ohio got another hour of divisive testimony in an Ohio House committee… Read More
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Ohio committee sets stage for June recreational cannabis sales
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Regulations are rolling along for Ohio’s pending recreational marijuana program, with the earliest sales likely to start as soon as next month after a… Read More
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An Ohio House passes bill with harsher human and drug trafficking penalties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal to boost the penalties for human and drug trafficking cleared the Ohio House on Wednesday by a 80-13 vote. Introduced last June by… Read More
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Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries prep for adult-use green light
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans will likely be able to buy recreational marijuana as soon as mid-June, earlier than the timeline outlined by the initiated statute they voted… Read More
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A bill tells Ohio public schools to limit student phone use on property
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two state lawmakers have proposed requiring Ohio’s public middle and high schools to create and publicize internet safety policies, including disallowing student phone use… Read More
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Some lawmakers are again pushing to close Ohio’s primary elections
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican state lawmakers have put out at least four different proposals to close Ohio’s partisan primary elections since the start of the legislative session… Read More
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Ohio lawmakers roll out housing bills, but movement likely won’t come this session
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only 40 affordable units for every 100 Ohio households, according to a report last year from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in… Read More
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A judge puts a short-term pause on HB 68 in Ohio prior to its effective date
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County put a short-term pause Tuesday on House Bill 68, a statewide ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors that… Read More
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Ohio’s House GOP caucus votes to pull the speaker’s control of incumbents’ election fund
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A faction of the Ohio House GOP is again trying to wrest control of money set aside for campaigning incumbents from Speaker Jason Stephens… Read More
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An overhaul of the license suspension process may be on the horizon for Ohio drivers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The process to begin a driver’s license suspension can begin for a whole host of reasons in Ohio and Sen. Catherine Ingram (D-Cincinnati) knows… Read More
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Ohio’s legislature won’t take on marijuana law tweaks: ‘There’s just not that consensus’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With adult-use marijuana sales in Ohio on track to start in early fall, the window for state lawmakers to retool the state’s pending recreational program… Read More
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