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Here are some new Ohio laws going into effect this fall, next year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Since Wednesday, Gov. Mike DeWine has been busy signing legislation lawmakers sent to him at the end of June during a 12-hour-long session before… Read More
Amended Ohio equal parenting proposal still draws resistance
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill making evenly-shared parenting the starting point for custody cases in Ohio got another hour of divisive testimony in an Ohio House committee… Read More
Ohio Senate Democrats reintroduce pay equity bills that have gained little traction in the past
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just as hundreds of statewide and national reports on pay equity continue to show women make less than men, the fight for pay equity… Read More
Ohio Senate committees set to take up bills on guns, “crisis pregnancy centers”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two different Ohio Senate committees were set to consider controversial bills Tuesday. One bill would provide a tax credit for donations to so-called “pregnancy… Read More
Bill seeks to help Ohio Medicaid patients being denied dental care based on age
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohioans who rely on Medicaid coverage for dental care are running into a problem: They are being denied coverage for that care because… Read More
2023 year in review: Higher ed plan, marijuana changes among Ohio bills that did not pass
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
Ohio House Speaker says he wants to look into eliminating term limits for state lawmakers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Members of the Ohio House and Senate have been limited to eight years in each chamber because of an amendment passed by voters in… Read More