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Federal CHIPS funds reinvigorated the Intel project in Ohio, but its timing and scale are still murky
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the federal government begins to fork over its long-awaited CHIPS and Science Act money, the Intel chief executive officer is out the door,… Read More
Ohio boards of elections are still reviewing and auditing results after their certification
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the holidays on the horizon, the November election is likely in most Ohioans’ rearview mirrors by early December, but county boards of elections still… Read More
A bill to boost penalties for domestic violence in Ohio nears the finish line
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is poised to toughen the penalties for third-degree felony domestic violence convictions starting next year, after the legislature unanimously sent Gov. Mike DeWine a… Read More
Big changes to Ohio’s recreational cannabis laws are on deck for state lawmakers next year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio legalized recreational cannabis via the voters through an initiated statute more than a year ago, with four months of sales under state retailer’s belts…. Read More
Ohio GOP leaders prioritize ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ passage before the lame duck session ends
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With only a few weeks left of lawmaking at the Ohio Statehouse this session, both GOP legislative leaders have said they want to pass… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine signs the bill limiting bathroom use by trans people at Ohio’s schools and colleges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill requiring people at Ohio’s primary and secondary schools to use the bathroom that aligns with… Read More
Ohio’s House GOP elects its next likely speaker unanimously but unofficially
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Incoming and returning members of the Ohio House GOP caucus on Wednesday unanimously nominated outgoing Senate President and Rep.-elect Matt Huffman (R-Lima) to be… Read More
Will Ohio ban delta-8 THC? The marijuana and health care industries largely want that
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For some state lawmakers, passing a bill on delta-8 THC and other similar products is high on the list of priorities this lame duck… Read More
Ohio courts could soon more readily award child support for disabled adults
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — All courts in Ohio may soon be able to extend child support orders for parents and guardians of adult children in certain instances, if… Read More
After two years of infighting, incumbent Jason Stephens steps out of Ohio House speaker’s race
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) will not run for his present post this next legislative session, he said Monday, changing the field… Read More
An anti-death penalty lawmaker says proposals to end Ohio’s executions don’t have enough votes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A perennial bill to abolish Ohio’s death penalty got another hearing Wednesday morning, but there’s little time left for it to move this year,… Read More
Bernie Moreno, Ohio’s senator-elect, says Congress should honor its CHIPS commitment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Intel’s semiconductor production plants under construction in central Ohio are partly reliant on federal money, but high-profile Republicans like President-elect Donald Trump and Speaker… Read More
With Issue 1 dead, will Ohio lawmakers pursue redistricting reform?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters on Tuesday night handily rejected Issue 1—which would have thrown out the current redistricting system, in which elected officials draw the lines, by… Read More
Ohio’s 2026 race for governor may factor into DeWine’s US Senate choice
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With two years left in his term, Gov. Mike DeWine now faces what he said is one of the “biggest decisions” he’ll make: who… Read More
DeWine says deporting legal Haitians in Springfield would slow Ohio city’s economy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has pledged to revoke the short-term protective status of Haitian immigrants in Springfield and push for their… Read More
Republican US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno makes his closing argument to voters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s U.S. Senate race is one of the tightest and costliest in the country, and GOP nominee Bernie Moreno has been on the road… Read More
Ohio drug overdose deaths are down, but the state efforts are ‘far from over’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Unintentional drug overdose deaths are still officially on the decline statewide, Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health said Wednesday. After a… Read More
Six Ohioans have been charged with illegal voting between 2008 and 2020 out of hundreds of referred cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Grand juries throughout the state indicted six Ohioans with illegal voting in earlier elections, a fourth-degree felony. Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, announced… Read More
Analysts say some Ohio Statehouse races are tight ahead of the election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s no longer a swing state, but ballots are busy this fall, with more than just the contest for the White House in front… Read More
A Republican-sponsored bill would penalize immigrants who enter Ohio without federal legal status
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republican state lawmakers want to penalize immigrants for entering Ohio if they haven’t gotten legal authorization to be in the United States. Introduced… Read More
Ohio’s state agencies say data show distracted driving law is working
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Distracted driving became a primary offense well over a year ago in Ohio, on the phone or otherwise. State agencies marked a milestone Wednesday with… Read More
A circuit court says Ohio can ban green card holders from giving election money
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that Ohio can for now enforce in full its newly enacted… Read More
Early voting is underway in Ohio for the November election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Election Day is four weeks from Tuesday, and across Ohio, early voting brought out people to cast their ballots at their boards of elections… Read More
How do union endorsements influence Ohio’s tight U.S. Senate race?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Twelve years ago, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police union broke a 24-year streak of endorsing the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate by instead… Read More
Advocates say abortion and birth control are on Ohio’s ballot again, indirectly
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the 2024 general election less than 40 days away and early voting starting even sooner in Ohio, reproductive rights advocates argue that access to… Read More
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