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The final weekend of Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate race is busy, bitter and brought out big bucks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The race among three men running in the Republican U.S. Senate race to face Ohio’s incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall got increasingly… Read More
The Republican war for control of Ohio’s Statehouse is bringing in money and interest in primary races
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A battle among Republicans hangs over tomorrow’s primary races for Ohio House and Senate. 11 of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine declares a state of emergency in central Ohio after severe weather
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week. Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio… Read More
Tornadoes have killed at least 3 people in western Ohio. Crews are searching for others
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, flattening homes and trailers in an RV park and killing at least three people, authorities said. Crews and cadaver… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general again rejects a proposed amendment to end qualified immunity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the eighth time, Ohio’s Republican attorney general has rejected language to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment to eliminate qualified immunity for… Read More
DeWine says Ohio schools should consider phone-free policies for classrooms
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the last few years, a contingent of Ohio’s middle and high schools enacted policies banning phones, and Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday he… Read More
Ohio’s senate could shift more conservative, depending on who voters elect in next week’s primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Ohio voters cast ballots on candidates in 16 state senate races next week, they’ll see some names that may be familiar. Still, only… Read More
A bill continues Ohio lawmakers’ crackdown on traffic cameras by requiring each to have a license
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several cities are still running red light and speed cameras, even as lawmakers have tried to crack down on them. One of the legislature’s… Read More
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed… Read More
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine bypasses Trump-backed Bernie Moreno with his US Senate primary endorsement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio parted ways with Donald Trump on Monday and endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the… Read More
Union reaches a tentative contract at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bargainers for a union representing workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states reached a tentative agreement with the grocery chain on… Read More
An Ohio bill calls for AI watermarks and criminalizes ‘simulated obscene material’ of kids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would crack down on AI, including through requiring a watermark on anything that is generated by artificial… Read More
Republican Matt Dolan has landed former US Sen. Rob Portman’s endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in the fractious three-way primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown… Read More
The trans community and allies in Athens held a vigil for Nex Benedict
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens community gathered on campus Saturday to commemorate the life of Nex Benedit, a 16-year-old non-binary, transgender high school student who died last month in… Read More
Ohio rolls out an education and career advancement site targeting labor shortages
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state launched a new online education and career resource Tuesday: the Ohio Career Navigator. Once Ohioans take a survey on the now-live site… Read More
The NTSB testifies that train cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemicals after the derailment in East Palestine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn’t justified,… Read More
The final Ohio GOP U.S. Senate debate features familiar positions on issues and some personal attacks
OXFORD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three men vying for votes in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race met for their last debate before March 19, when one of… Read More
Ohio’s former tax leader says the system to protect taxpayers from spikes in property taxes is broken
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Ohio homeowners have been hit with huge property tax bills because of the rising valuation of their homes. A few bills have been… Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger headlines a rally for an Ohio redistricting ballot initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Arnold Sports Festival wound down in Columbus on Sunday evening, Arnold Schwarzenegger headlined a “Terminate Gerrymandering” campaign event for a standing-room only… Read More
DeWine wants a working group on issues for mentally ill Ohioans accused of crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 93% of people in Ohio’s six state psychiatric hospitals are there because they committed crimes, and need to be restored to mental competency so… Read More
OneOhio Recovery Foundation begins the process to distribute millions in opioid settlement money
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is ready to begin doling out millions of dollars in opioid settlement money to community and government organizations, an influx eagerly anticipated since the first… Read More
Ohioans have new option to verify their identity for unemployment claims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People who apply for unemployment in Ohio must verify their identity. Most are able to do that electronically but, in some cases, they can’t. Now… Read More
The advocate for consumers of Ohio utilities joins the AG in asking PUCO to pause FirstEnergy probes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state agency that watches utilities on behalf of consumers is pulling back on its request for investigations by the Public Utilities Commission of… Read More
Union rejects Kroger’s contract offer at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Union workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states have voted to reject the grocery chain’s contract proposal and give their bargaining… Read More
Ohio’s legislative leaders weigh in on guidance to scrub race-based criteria from scholarships
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost told Ohio public university leaders in January he sees race as unconstitutional criteria for scholarship awards, nearly eight months after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
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