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Unionized faculty start the process of asking Ohio voters to repeal the anti-DEI higher ed law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Union groups have begun an effort they hinted at when Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1 earlier this year. That’s the legislation that Republicans… Read More
Here’s a real fact on required REAL ID: some Ohioans may not need one after all
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some states are seeing droves of people flocking to driver’s license bureaus to get the federally compliant REAL IDs. Those were created in federal… Read More
Unraveling Nelsonville Chapter 2: Power
By: Caleb McCleskey
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville has an abnormal power structure. From its city council president all the way to its seventh city council member. Host Hailey Hollinger… Read More
Jon Husted launches a 2026 US Senate campaign in Ohio
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fledgling U.S. Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio launched a bid to retain his seat Wednesday with the backing of President Donald Trump. The former Republican lieutenant… Read More
The Ohio House budget changes abortion reporting requirements to get more patient information
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health produces the Ohio Abortion Report each year that gives information about abortions being performed during a calendar year. A new provision in… Read More
Measles cases rise to 20 in Ohio. Here’s what to know about outbreaks around the US
By: Devi Shastri | AP
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KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (AP) — A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, grew to 14 cases this week, with the state’s overall count in double digits across four counties. The U.S…. Read More
The Ohio House passed its budget, mostly along party lines. What made the cut?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers sent the state budget to the Senate by a 60-39 vote Wednesday afternoon, following two months of testimony and negotiations. The… Read More
An Ohio House Committee makes last-minute changes to K-12 funding in its budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House Finance Committee passed its version of the state budget Tuesday afternoon but not before making a few tweaks to it. And one… Read More
Ohio libraries get a mixed bag in the latest House budget as Republicans make changes in the formula
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio libraries will see an increase in funding in changes to the two-year budget omnibus passed by the Ohio House Finance Committee Tuesday. But… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine calls on Ohio lawmakers to ban cell phones from public schools
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Under a state law signed in 2024, Ohio K-12 public schools had to pass a policy limiting student device use in classrooms and elsewhere, though districts were… Read More
The Athens community rallied to keep the Black alumni event on track after a pause
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Aaron Thomas figured if he could just pull together a big cookout at the last minute, it would be better than nothing. He’d even pay for… Read More
The 7th annual Walk, Talk and Roll highlighted accessibility issues in Athens
By: Haley Richardson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Sam Crowl does not use a wheelchair in his daily life, but as he struggled to stay on course while being pushed across Court Street and… Read More
Ohio officials are watching U.S. economic volatility as the state budget moves through its legislative process
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Business owners, retirees, investors and economists are all watching the extreme economic volatility in the U.S. economy following President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. State officials… Read More
This year’s ‘Take Back the Night’ event in Athens honors the voices of sexual assault survivors
By: Anna Dollenmeyer
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ATHENS Ohio (WOUB) — Survivors of sexual assault carry their stories are often silenced and ignored. On Thursday night, the “Take Back the Night” event made sure those voices were… Read More
Ohio’s May primary is coming, with Monday marking the last day to register to vote
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With just over 30 days till the May primary, Monday is the last day Ohioans can register to vote in it. The May 6… Read More
Ohio school leaders say the GOP plan for a 25% cap to trigger tax refunds could cost districts $5 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that Republicans say will provide immediate property tax relief, but… Read More
The latest Ohio budget proposal recognizes only two sexes and relocates LGBTQ content at libraries
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state House GOP folded hundreds of changes into the two-year Ohio budget Tuesday, including several non-fiscal items further legislating sex and gender issues…. Read More
Ohio lawmakers will take a second crack at online age verification
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers will try again to pass age verification provisions regulating major technology companies, this time targeting application stores rather than individual apps. Sen…. Read More
‘Their Tesla’: Pioneering brothers’ Wright Flyer III is designated as Ohio’s official state plane
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as the crowning achievement of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the world’s first… Read More
The House Republicans’ budget doesn’t restore the funding cut for Ohio food banks
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Food banks got about $15 million less in Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget than current spending, and were hoping state lawmakers would restore that cut… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine signs Ohio’s transportation budget at the finish line with no vetoes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. Though it passed the House and the Senate unanimously,… Read More
A bill would require schools to teach Ohio students the ‘success sequence’ as a life path
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill to require middle and high schools to teach students what’s known as the “Success Sequence.” The Success… Read More
Some opponents are eyeing legal action after Gov. Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s higher education overhaul bill
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing the controversial Senate Bill 1 on Friday, less than 48 hours after he received it, meaning… Read More
A trial will determine who pays the $600 million settlement from the disastrous East Palestine derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border… Read More
A bill would slap bigger fines on drivers found guilty of excessive speeding in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Imagine you are driving down the highway at the speed limit and a car comes from out of nowhere behind you, speeding past you… Read More
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