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DeWine says Ohio schools should consider phone-free policies for classrooms
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Samantha Hendrickson | AP/Report for America
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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
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
By: Haley Richardson
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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
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Josh Funk | AP
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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
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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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
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
Ohio Democratic lawmakers call for the Department of Justice to probe into the HB 6 scandal
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic leaders in the Ohio House and Senate want a federal investigation into what happened with the energy bill at the heart of a… Read More
The EPA approves year-round sales of a higher ethanol blend in Ohio and 7 other Midwest states
By: Scott McFetridge | AP
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced… Read More
A professional bowler from Chillicothe has been extradited to Ohio weeks after his arrest while competing in a tournament
By: Associated Press
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A professional bowler from Chillicothe who was arrested by U.S. Marshals while he was competing in an Indiana tournament earlier this month has been extradited back… Read More
Health leaders caution Ohioans of diseases like measles and others once thought to be under control
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health is warning Ohioans to take precautions with some preventable diseases making a comeback like measles. And in many cases,… Read More
Ohio is moving ahead with rules for the voter-passed law on recreational marijuana
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will soon have a recreational marijuana program. And in the absence of legislation to move that program forward, a state official with a… Read More
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