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DeWine Doesn’t Promise To Restore Funding Cuts To Counties
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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With just over a month before he takes office, Gov.-elect Mike DeWine spoke to the leaders of the state’s 88 counties – who plan to pressure him for more funding in the upcoming budget process. Counties say state cuts have cost them $351 million for each of the last ten years. And though DeWine told the… Read More
Congressional Redistricting Now Issue 1
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A plan to change the way the state’s map of Congressional districts will be drawn after the 2020 census will be on the May ballot as Issue 1. The Ballot Board voted to put before statewide voters the deal Republican legislative leaders had worked out with Democratic lawmakers and citizens’ organizations that had a ballot… Read More
Portman, Strickland Face Off In Second Debate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some observers feel Ohio’s US Senate contest is all but over, with incumbent Rob Portman leading Democratic former Gov. Ted Strickland by around 15 points. But the candidates are continuing their tour of the state with three debates – the first was Friday in Youngstown, and Monday night they met in Columbus. It… Read More
New iBook Highlights Ohio’s Role In Democracy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s a new tool for Apple users who want to know more about Ohio’s history in presidential elections – and its role in the upcoming one. It’s a multi-touch iBook called “Ohio: Pathway to the Presidency”. It features five chapters covering the history of Ohio’s presidents, the process for electing a president,… Read More
Three Judge Panel Rules Against “Golden Week” Voting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A panel of three federal judges has shot down the week where first-time voters can register and cast ballots at the same time. That sets the first day of early voting this fall after the last day of voter registration. The decision overturns a previous federal judge, who said the Republican-backed bill… Read More
State Senator Proposes Bill To Start School Year After Labor Day
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Once again, kids are going back to school in Ohio. And once again, a state lawmaker has said that school shouldn’t be starting in the middle of August. When the first bell of the 2016-17 school year rang, there were certainly plenty of parents who were relieved at the end of summer break. But perhaps just… Read More
Analyst: Ohio Medical Marijuana Industry Could Be Big Economic Boost
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Though the state is still hammering out the details of how its medical marijuana program will work when the law allowing it takes effect next month, experts are predicting it will be a multi-hundred million dollar industry. An analyst tracking the pot industry estimates Ohio medical marijuana sales of up to $400… Read More
Clinton, Trump Ads Set To Run This Weekend In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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This weekend will bring a new barrage of TV ads in Ohio and other battleground states – including the first spots from Republican Donald Trump. Trump’s first ad contrasts his view of what the US will be like under a Hillary Clinton administration with his plans on what appear to be his favorite issues –… Read More
Statehouse Often Site Of Demonstrations On National, International Issues And Causes
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The Statehouse is often used as a gathering place for people with a variety of viewpoints and representing many causes – even if they seem to have nothing to do with Ohio government. About 100 people born in Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent waved flags and signs in the shadow of the Rotunda of the… Read More
Portman, Strickland Agree to Debates
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The two major party candidates vying to represent Ohio in the US Senate have agreed to a series of three debates over the course of one week in October. Sen. Rob Portman, the Republican incumbent, and former Gov. Ted Strickland, the Democratic challenger, will meet for three hour long debates. The announced locations and dates… Read More