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Ohio’s House speaker weighs in on a probable challenge for his job next year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a brewing battle over who will sit at the speaker’s dais next legislative session, current House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said Tuesday that… Read More
Primary results raise questions about the upcoming contest to become Ohio House speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A dozen Republican Ohio House incumbents who supported Jason Stephens for speaker faced primary challengers, and four of them lost those races Tuesday. And that… Read More
Ohio’s House leader nixes the idea from some Republicans to seize courts’ power over abortion laws
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A draft bill from a Republican lawmaker proposed taking authority away from the courts on laws involving the new abortion amendment approved by voters… Read More
Schools and local governments could lose over a billion dollars from tax changes backed by Ohio’s House Speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that’s listed as the top priority of Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and the Republican representatives who support him involves… Read More
Ohio’s Republican House Speaker sets his legislative priorities. His GOP opponent agrees but pushes back
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After weeks of no bills formally introduced with bill numbers, the Ohio House Speaker and his leadership team has introduced their legislative priorities, ranging… Read More
A battle within the Ohio House GOP could prevent its supermajority from exercising unique power
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The rift among Ohio House Republicans could prevent GOP lawmakers from exercising a unique power that only a supermajority has. That power is in… Read More
A rift among Republican lawmakers leads to an uproar on the Ohio House floor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Uproar broke out on the Ohio House floor Tuesday after House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) refused to hear a motion from a member… Read More
Stephens chooses a mix of his supporters and Merrin backers for his Ohio House leadership team
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Tuesday, the Ohio House holds its first session since Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) won the vote for speaker over Rep. Derek Merrin… Read More
House Republicans rally around Merrin, reintroduce constitutional amendment resolution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) addressed dozens of his fellow Republican legislative supporters in the Ohio Statehouse to discuss his goals for the upcoming session… Read More