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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
Democratic state lawmakers say the focus should be on Ohio’s property taxes post-election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With more than a dozen bills floating around to address the intricate issue, Democratic lawmakers are arguing inaction on property taxes at the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
Ohio lawmakers propose putting restrictions on imitation meat and egg products
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two GOP state lawmakers say it’s time to crack down on how imitation meat and egg products, like plant-based proteins, are branded in Ohio. Reps…. Read More
CDC provisional data show a pronounced decline of Ohio overdose deaths
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Center for Disease Control preliminary data shows a pronounced decline in drug overdose deaths throughout Ohio—one that started in 2023 and seems to be the… Read More
‘It doesn’t say we’re the police.’ LaRose bristles with prosecutors over election law cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Saturday it’s not his office’s job to further investigate for evidence of possible election law violations before he… Read More
DeWine sends money and more Ohio highway patrol to Springfield amid national immigration debates
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday afternoon he will send at least $2.5 million in state assistance to Springfield, a western Ohio community home to a quickly… Read More
Ohio suicide prevention advocates brace for the potential of fewer funds
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Suicide is a public health crisis. If you or anyone you know is in crisis, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by calling or texting 988. More… Read More
DeWine is confident Intel will stay the course on Ohio production plants despite financial struggles
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he was in touch with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger a month ago and sees no signs that Intel would pull… Read More
LaRose presses Ohio lawmakers to add citizen status to voter registration papers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, is pressing lawmakers to pass legislation so his office can ask Ohioans to prove they are… Read More
College football is back. And Ohio legislators want to rework NIL laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — College football season is here, which is why two Ohio lawmakers said Wednesday it’s time to think about loosening the state’s regulations of name, image… Read More
Will Ohio lawmakers tweak local tax laws next legislative session?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During this two-year legislative session, Ohio lawmakers have mostly been focusing their tax efforts on statewide—rather than local tax laws—taxes, aside from the numerous property… Read More
The Ohio House’s newest GOP member is challenged over his name change
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BOARDMAN, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio law on candidate names enacted in 1995 has made way for a string of challenges to Statehouse candidacies this election cycle, nearly… Read More
The Ohio State Board of Education got a cash infusion to avoid hiking the teacher licensure fee
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio State Board of Education got a more than $4 million cash infusion Monday that will likely stave off a hike in teacher licensing… Read More
Ohio’s cannabis dispensaries surpassed $10 million during earliest non-medical sales
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the first week of legal non-medical cannabis sales in Ohio, dispensaries eclipsed $10 million statewide on the recreational side, according to data from the… Read More
Ohio officials again call attention to volunteer firefighter shortages
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and other officials are again highlighting the statewide shortage of volunteer firefighters, and with more than two-thirds of jurisdictions’ fire departments… Read More
Interstate licensure is at least a year away even with Ohio’s new social work law in effect
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An interstate licensure bill for social took effect Friday, but Ohio is still at least a year from allowing its social workers to meet… Read More
Ohio’s budget director says the state is off to a modest start this fiscal year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s budget is off to what the state’s chief financial officer described as a “modest” start to the 2025 fiscal year, according to the… Read More
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