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Community Leaders Step in to Make Sure Everyone Gets Counted in U.S. Census
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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States around the country are preparing for the big census count that happens just once a decade. In Ohio, Census leaders discuss their plans to reach out to people most… Read More
Lawmakers Say Copay Assistance Bill Would Lower Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some Ohioans who rely on copay assistance programs to help with expensive medications are finding that their insurance companies are no longer allowing those payments to apply to their deductibles…. Read More
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Seeks To Expand, Solidify Voter Rights
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group known as Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections has filed a petition with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to propose a voting-related constitutional amendment for this November’s ballot. The ACLU of… Read More
Nuclear Bailout Opponents End Their Referendum Attempt
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The group that was fighting to overturn Ohio’s nuclear power plant bailout has dropped its case in court which means the plan for additional fees on electric bills to subsidize nuclear and coal… Read More
Deal Could Take Many Schools Off Voucher List, as Group Threatens Lawsuit
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Lawmakers who’ve wanted to stop the impending explosion in the number of school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private school voucher program say there’s a deal… Read More
Cases of Dangerous Virus Increasing Among Babies
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The common cold is, well, common. And the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, that babies and older people can get after being around someone who appears to have a cold,… Read More
Portman Wants to Crack Down on Chinese Subsidies in Next Trade Agreement
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says the new trade deal with China will level the playing field with the U.S., but he urges trade negotiators to be firm as they… Read More
Nelsonville Frustrated with Sidewalk Theft of Historic Bricks
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Officials in a small Ohio city say they’re frustrated by the ongoing theft of historic bricks from sidewalks in town. Nelsonville city manager Chuck Barga says… Read More
Senate Lawmakers Consider Public Defender Loan Repayments
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Senate committee is considering a bill that would create a student loan repayment program to help recruit and retain attorneys to serve as much… Read More
Document Review Slows State Lawsuit Against E-school Founder
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A review of thousands of documents is delaying a state lawsuit aimed at recouping millions of dollars from the founder and leaders of what was once… Read More
Ohio Hospitals Investing More in Community Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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An analysis found that hospitals around Ohio invested more than $6 billion in community issues. These are programs that take health and wellness outside the walls of a hospital. The… Read More
2019 Year in Review – Attempts to Ban Abortion in Ohio Continue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Abortion was a big issue in Ohio in 2019, as it has been for several years. A strict abortion ban was one of the 21 bills that passed, and more… Read More
Proposed Ohio Law Stops Coaches from Implementing One-Sport Rule
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Lawmakers want to crack down on schools and coaches that force students to participate in only one extra-curricular activity. They say the one-sport rule can hamper a teenager’s ability to… Read More
Flu is Widespread in Ohio Right Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Holiday weather has been mostly mild this year but many Ohioans are still getting the chills. Public health leaders say the flu has hit the Buckeye State hard. The… Read More
2019 Year In Review – Budgets Brought Struggles Between Governor and Lawmakers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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2019 brought new leadership in the governor’s office and in the Ohio House. But though Republicans were still in charge in both those places and in the Senate, there were… Read More
DeWine, Lawmakers had Smooth First Year, but Disagreed Over Taxes in Budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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In his first year as governor, Mike DeWine seemed to get along well with state lawmakers – including those who’d had a fractured relationship with his predecessor, John Kasich. But there were… Read More
Changes Proposed for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Nearly 75,000 Ohioans have registered with the state to receive medical marijuana. Of those, just over 51,000 have actually purchased the product. Those involved with the program propose some changes they… Read More
LaRose Refers 10 Cases of Alleged Double Dipping in 2018 Election
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state attorney general and several county prosecutors will be reviewing cases of potential voter fraud where people are accused of casting a vote in a different state then casting… Read More
Ban on Local Plastic Bag Bans Passes House on Mostly Party-Line Vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Local communities wouldn’t be able to ban single use plastic bags under a bill the Ohio House has passed – mostly along party lines – and sent on to the Senate. House… Read More
Lobbyist had Hand in Bill Sparking Ectopic Pregnancy Flap
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio lawmaker who proposed legislation extending insurance coverage to a procedure considered medically impossible as a way of fighting abortion worked closely on the bill… Read More
U.S. Senator Says Impeachment Isn’t Preventing Important Legislation from Moving
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says progress is being made in Washington D.C. while two articles of impeachment against Republican President Donald Trump are being brought forward in the Democratic dominated… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Require Insurance Companies to Follow Federal Law
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Federal law mandates insurers treat mental health services like they would physical health care. But the sponsors of a new bill in the Ohio Legislature say that’s not happening. Rep…. Read More
Number of Schools in Ohio’s Biggest Voucher Program Soars Under New Rules
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s public schools could lose millions of dollars to private schools through an expansion of the state’s biggest voucher program. New rules on criteria for the EdChoice program in the most recent… Read More
Change to Insurance Process Could Connect Cancer Patients to Treatment Faster
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio lawmakers are proposing a bill that would eliminate an insurance provision known as “step therapy” for people diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Step therapy is when an insurance company… Read More
Yost Pitches Constitutional Amendment to Protect Opioid Settlement Money
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Attorney General’s office has crafted a proposal that would put guardrails around potential opioid lawsuit settlement money to make sure the funds are used specifically for the opioid… Read More
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