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A judge declines to freeze Ohio House GOP’s campaign account funds before the March primary
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County denied a motion Wednesday to freeze the funds within the Ohio House GOP’s campaign account, the latest in a… Read More
Bills are being drafted for Ohio to rejoin a multi-state passenger rail commission
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers from both parties and chambers are planning to introduce concurrent bills later this year to rejoin the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission… Read More
Intel says finish for first phase of Ohio megaproject will be later than 2025
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Intel broke ground in Licking County in fall 2022, the chipmaker said it could be online by 2025. But a year and a… Read More
Opponents of the nitrogen executions bill cite Ohio’s ban on gas for pet euthanasia
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio outlawed putting down household pets by suffocating them with gas—or any non-anesthetic inhalant—less than a year ago, and all but a handful of… Read More
An Ohio task force does not recommend mandating seatbelts on school buses
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A statewide task force released its guidance to boost safety among Ohio’s fleet of school buses Wednesday, but mandating seatbelt restraints on all of them… Read More
Republicans want to introduce a bill that would add nitrogen gas to Ohio’s execution protocol
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two GOP members of the Ohio House, joined by Attorney General Dave Yost, said Tuesday they want to add nitrogen gas as a second method… Read More
New paintings at the Statehouse celebrate Ohio’s astronauts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new painting that pays homage to Ohio’s astronauts—including John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Judith Resnik—was mounted just off the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
Ohio’s state school board head warns of a looming $2 million deficit after GOP overhaul
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state school board’s new leader said it could be in a multi-million dollar deficit by the summer, which would be just a year after… Read More
An Ohio retailer says a delta-8 THC crackdown would ‘tear’ at business
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants state lawmakers to quickly crack down on sales of delta-8 THC and other “intoxicating“ hemp derivative products, and DeWine said… Read More
Ohio University will join a decade-long mental health and addiction study
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio University along with nine other universities in the state will embark on a 10-year mental health study, assisted by an initial $20 million… Read More
DeWine asks Ohio lawmakers, again, for regulations to get delta-8 off the shelves
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that cleared the Ohio Senate in early December but has since stalled would significantly modify the state’s soon-to-be recreational marijuana program, and… Read More
A bipartisan Ohio Senate proposal would require age verification to access online porn
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two state senators introduced a bill Tuesday that would require online websites that feature adult content, including pornography, to verify Ohio users’ ages and… Read More
Ohio’s Brown is among U.S Senate Democrats sending letter to automakers over labor organizing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A six-week strike last fall gave way to historic contracts for workers at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, considered the Big Three of American… Read More
For the Ohio House, marijuana is on the backburner as a HB 68 veto override vote takes center stage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Members of the Ohio House will officially vote Wednesday on whether to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68—the bill blocking trans… Read More
A lawsuit has been filed over Ohio’s social media parental permission law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An internet trade association filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio on Friday, looking to block a social media parental permission regulations from… Read More
Ohio lawmaker drafting standalone bill to regulate hemp products
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Gov. Mike DeWine is again urging the Ohio House to act on modifying the state’s recreational marijuana laws, and his request includes regulating unscheduled… Read More
Veto override votes likely on the horizon for Ohio legislature in 2024
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House will convene for session Wednesday, two weeks earlier than it originally intended to—and it could be for a vote to override Gov…. Read More
Natural gas bills in Ohio could increase under a Republican-backed law signed by DeWine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that blocks Ohio agencies from enacting clean air standards in regard to cars, but a late… Read More
2023 year in review: Higher ed plan, marijuana changes among Ohio bills that did not pass
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When the mid-term General Assembly went home for the holidays, lawmakers left behind hundreds of bills to deal with in the new year: in… Read More
Voting org sues over election law they say discriminates against Ohioans with disabilities
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The League of Women Voters of Ohio and American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over a provision in a recently effective… Read More
Ohio’s program to fast-track clemency for people convicted of felonies clears 100 pardons
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An attempted robbery conviction hung like a black cloud over Carla Thomas for more than 20 years. The Akron woman told an audience at Ohio… Read More
A bill that bans Ohio trans youth from gender-affirming care headed to the governor’s desk
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to both ban transgender youth from school athletics and limit their access to gender-affirming care. The 24-8 vote in the… Read More
The marijuana industry is watching for changes to Ohio’s recreational law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the possession, use and home growth of marijuana legal as of Thursday morning for Ohioans who are 21 and older, those in the cannabis industry… Read More
Ohio and six other states sue the NCAA over transfer rules
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and six other states’ attorneys general sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over one of its transfer eligibility directives…. Read More
Republican senators propose extensive changes to the recreational marijuana program
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With just days until recreational marijuana would be legal in Ohio, Republican state senators have unveiled what they want to see modified within the state’s… Read More
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