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Gov. Mike DeWine says the Ohio National Guard won’t stay in Washington D.C. past February
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 2,000 members of the National Guard stationed in Washington, D.C., are set to be there until the end of the year. But the… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s gotten ‘mixed signals’ on ICE action in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday it is unwise and a “mistake” for the federal government to take legal status away from hundreds of thousands of… Read More
Sen. Bernie Moreno says Haitians in Ohio should have self-deported already
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If and when the federal government revokes the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians next week, state and local officials will have… Read More
Ohio and Springfield officials prepare for a possible ICE surge
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. are set to lose their legal status Tuesday, absent further court action. With the date now… Read More
Ohio delays when some counties will next reappraise properties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Sixteen of Ohio’s 88 counties—including Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton, which are its three largest—will delay their property tax reappraisals by one year. Franklin and Hamilton… Read More
Ohio lawmakers are rallying against lower FirstEnergy reliability standards
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A major Ohio electric utility is asking state regulators to loosen its reliability standards, with a hearing scheduled for late February. Lawmakers say FirstEnergy’s request… Read More
A new study reveals how bots influence Ohio elections on social media
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to influence what candidates were messaging about online, and the issue… Read More
America 250 is here. What will it look like in Ohio?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It may only be January, but the Ohio Statehouse atrium was decked out in red, white and blue midday Wednesday. Patriotic songs, sung by… Read More
Ohio leaders are weighing in on the viral allegations of child care and benefits fraud
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine defended the state’s existing safeguards currently vetting child care centers Monday afternoon, amid viral accusations of fraud at facilities getting federal… Read More
Some Ohio cannabis, hemp advocates try for repeal of Senate Bill 56
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) An Ohio group of cannabis and hemp advocates submitted their initial petition signatures Monday in an effort to overturn the recent law that overhauls the… Read More
2025 Year in Review: Which Ohio bills went to Gov. DeWine?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Although Ohio legislators introduced more than 900 bills in 2025, only a few dozen made it to Gov. Mike DeWine already. The two-year state… Read More
‘Intoxicating’ hemp and THC beverages will be illegal soon under an Ohio bill signed by DeWine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — All “intoxicating” hemp, including hemp-derived THC and CBD beverages, will be illegal to sell or have in 90 days, according to legislation Gov. Mike… Read More
Cannabis law changes and a toxic hemp beverage ban are now with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After two years of fits and starts, extensive legislation changing recreational cannabis laws and banning so-called intoxicating hemp, including hemp-derived beverages, will head to… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine orders the Ohio pharmacy board to ban synthetic kratom immediately
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine renewed his executive request Thursday to categorize kratom as an illegal drug. DeWine said he wants the Ohio Board of Pharmacy… Read More
Ohio bills that limit some immigrants from owning land are stalled for now
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Before leaving for the holiday, Ohio lawmakers took votes on dozens of bills. But near-identical ones banning “foreign adversaries” from buying real property in wide… Read More
A study claims delays in how Ohio permits energy projects defray investments
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A study released Monday by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation concluded the state annually misses out on $440 million of investments in… Read More
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The Ten Commandments could be hung in Ohio classrooms under a Republican bill
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill moving through the Ohio General Assembly would force history and social studies teachers statewide from grades four through 12 to hang several historic… Read More
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says he’s for ‘some kind’ of ACA subsidy extension
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —The 43-day-long federal government shutdown ended last week, but the issue at the center of the shutdown went unresolved: whether to extend Affordable Care Act… Read More
Ohio lawmakers advanced an overnight deal on cannabis and a hemp law overhaul
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A six-member committee of state lawmakers met late Wednesday into early Thursday to recommend a slew of changes to cannabis statute as well as… Read More
Ohio is closer to adding an emergency alert for missing autistic kids
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is now closer to establishing an emergency alert system for children with autism who are missing. By a unanimous vote, lawmakers in the Ohio… Read More
An Ohio bill would regulate carbon sequestration projects of major polluters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio bill making its way through the legislature regulates carbon sequestration, or taking and storing CO2 emissions underground to mitigate the effects of climate… Read More
Taxing land values? One Ohio Republican introduces a constitutional amendment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters greenlit almost two-thirds of the local property tax levies on ballots across the state Tuesday, according to the Ohio School Boards Association…. Read More
The Ohio House has sent Gov. Mike DeWine two measures to change child labor laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has sent Gov. Mike DeWine two measures that encourage extending the hours 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds in the state can work. Senate Bill… Read More
The Ohio Redistricting Commission cuts a deal on a congressional voting map and averts a repeal effort
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission, by a 7-0 vote Friday morning, took a deal on a congressional map that legislative leaders brokered behind closed doors. The… Read More
‘Intoxicating’ hemp sales are now legal in Ohio until December, absent a new law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County extended his restraining order Thursday that pauses Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban on sales of “intoxicating” hemp, like edibles and… Read More
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