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A lawsuit over Ohio’s ‘broken’ background check system settles with a plan for improvements
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After nearly four years, a lawsuit filed by two Ohio cities over the state’s criminal background check system used by gun sellers, employers and… Read More
Backers of the redistricting amendment sue Republican-run panel over ballot language
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of the redistricting amendment that will be on the ballot this November have filed suit against the Ohio Ballot Board over summary language… Read More
Abortion rights backers ask court to stop Ohio’s required 24-hour waiting period
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for abortion rights are suing over a state law that requires patients to wait a minimum of 24 hours before they can get an… Read More
Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as “unacceptable”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Democrats are outraged that FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
Indiana’s attorney general drops the suit over privacy of the Ohio girl who traveled for an abortion
By: The Indianapolis Star
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost enters the Kroger-Albersons court merger fight
By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants a federal court to toss out an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission that would block a planned merger… Read More
A decision on the constitutionality of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban will come later this month
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge was scheduled to put out a decision today on whether the state’s six-week abortion ban law could move… Read More
Ex-Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and his ex-wife have been threatened with jail time in their divorce case
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Josh Mandel, who spent years as one of Ohio’s highest profile GOP politicians, has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his 2020… Read More
Judges rule that the West Virginia and North Carolina transgender care coverage policies discriminate
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in… Read More
Larry Householder will be arraigned from prison on state charges, as nuclear bailout bribery scheme’s impact persists
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison on the 10 new felony counts recently brought against him by the state, as revelations… Read More
An appeals court says West Virginia’s trans sports ban discriminates against teen athlete
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s trans sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools,… Read More
Former Ohio utilities panel chair Sam Randazzo, accused in a state bribery scheme, has died
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Sam Randazzo, accused of involvement in a more than $60 million bribery scheme involving state lawmakers and energy… Read More
Over 60 names – some familiar – are on a potential witness list for the state House Bill 6 trial
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former Public Utilities Commission… Read More
The treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns is accused of stealing nearly $1M from clients
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns over the past 40 years is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly… Read More
A judge denies Sam Randazzo a change of venue request, so his trial will stay in Cincinnati
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal trial of former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Sam Randazzo is likely to be set for this summer. And… Read More
A filing from the Ohio’s attorney general says the law banning nearly all abortions is now invalid after Issue 1 passed
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a… Read More
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio over abortion restrictions remaining after constitutional change
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with others, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers who say several state laws on the books… Read More
Ohio is being sued over a new law that limits health care for transgender kids
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with global law firm Goodwin, has filed a lawsuit against the state, trying to halt legislation from going into… Read More
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The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze to help shore up its budget
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze because its cash reserves for the year have already dropped below a level that is considered financially… Read More
A Virginia bank delays its plans to auction land at a resort owned by West Virginia governor’s family
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more… Read More
DeWine says “I wish we hadn’t appointed” former PUCO chair Sam Randazzo
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former FirstEnergy executives and former head of the state’s utility regulator, Sam Randazzo, have pleaded not guilty to 27 state criminal charges in… Read More
Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in nuclear bailout bribery scheme
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery… Read More
A judge has blocked the enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media amid litigation
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge extended a block on enforcement Monday of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social… Read More
Former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-PUCO head face state charges in Ohio’s nuclear bailout scandal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former executives with FirstEnergy now face state charges in what’s been called the largest corruption case in state history, involving the nuclear bailout… Read More
Attorneys for West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s family want to block a planned land auction to repay loans
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are seeking to block a Virginia bank from plans to auction off land at the governor’s… Read More
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