You are viewing the "Ohio" Archives
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180220_MensBasketball_Linhart-6-e1556043118713-900x422.jpg)
Bill Would Increase Penalties For Roughing Up The Referee
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
Referees at sporting events are used to being heckled by fans but, sometimes, they are victims of actual assault. A new bill has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature to… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dewine_gestures_w_husted_and_murnieks_-_credit_kasler-e1555958550438-900x422.jpg)
Nearly $20 Billion In Tax Credits In DeWine’s Budget Likely To Stay
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
Posted on:
There aren’t any tax cuts in Gov. Mike DeWine’s first budget. Lawmakers may change that when they introduce their version of it soon. But they probably won’t change the $19.2 billion… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AP_974206175269-e1531240132600-900x422.jpg)
Renacci Congressional Staff Did Improper Work For Campaign
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A congressional agency says staffers to then-U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci of Ohio inappropriately used government resources to benefit his 2018 U.S. Senate bid. Cleveland.com reports the Office of… Read More
![The Ohio Supreme Court building in downtown Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ohio_Supreme_Court-e1504696468122-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Supreme Court Provides $3 Million in Technology Grants
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has announced 47 local court projects are receiving nearly $3 million in technology grants. The grants pay for security… Read More
![Harveset Lobby](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harveset-Lobby-e1555705492681-900x422.jpeg)
Cannabis Economy: With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On “Golden” Opportunity
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on:
Meigs County, Ohio, has a complicated history with marijuana. “Meigs County Gold” has been grown illegally for years. Local legend has it that was the strain of choice for musicians… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chuck_jones_firstenergy_-_chow-e1555706918440-900x422.jpg)
FirstEnergy Corp, FirstEnergy Solutions: What’s The Difference?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
The Ohio House is considering a piece of legislation, HB6, that will create a new fee on electric bills and scrap the state’s green energy standards. FirstEnergy Solutions’ two nuclear plants… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dewine_watches_as_acton_talks_about_vaping_gadgets-e1555596762537-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Medicaid Wellness Initiatives To Include Quitting Smoking
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
Gov. Mike DeWine is revealing more about the wellness initiatives that he wants to implement for the 2.8 million people on Medicaid in Ohio, including the 677,000 in Medicaid expansion…. Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19107555784349-e1555525144427-900x422.jpg)
Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on:
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday more than a dozen indictments against doctors in the Ohio Valley on charges relating to the illegal distribution of opioids. These are… Read More
![Larry Householder](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/larry_householder_cu_headon_clean_air_program_041219_-_chow-e1555439724779-900x422.jpg)
Energy Bill Achieves Two Big Goals For FirstEnergy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
The plan to overhaul Ohio’s energy policy would get rid of the state’s green energy standards and would likely bailout nuclear power plants. The major utility company, FirstEnergy, has been… Read More
![Cows at a dairy farm](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AEE9A84D-F07F-4B22-A3BB-13B114268EB8-e1555439069456-900x422.jpg)
Fourth-Generation Dairy Farmer Quits the Milking Business
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
LOUISVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A dairy farm operated by an Ohio family for four generations is halting milk production. The (Canton) Repository reports Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in… Read More
![The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AP_19016820742909-e1548437551533-900x422.jpg)
Inmate Who Stabbed 4 on Hunger Strike, Alleges Mistreatment
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate bloody attacks is on a hunger strike inside Ohio’s toughest prison, alleging mistreatment. Greg… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/larry_householder_points_at_board_clean_air_program_041219_-_chow-e1555349264133-900x422.jpg)
House Speaker Rolls Out Plan To Overhaul Ohio’s Energy Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
A new proposal in the Ohio House would do away with renewable and efficiency standards, drawing a new fund to reward not only solar and wind production, but also nuclear… Read More
![Colten Polyniak with hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Colty-hemp-e1555103242131-900x422.jpg)
CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on:
Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine delivers his first State of the State address](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mike_dewine_talking_sots_030519_-_chow-e1551823666882-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Signs Bill Banning Most Abortions In Ohio
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
Posted on:
The six-week abortion ban known as the “Heartbeat Bill” is now law in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill Thursday afternoon, just one day after it passed the Republican-led… Read More
![Old voting stickers](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ohio_i_voted_voting_stickers_-_credit_kasler-e1555010470816-900x422.jpg)
Outreach To Re-Register Voters Gets Only 540, Costs Almost Twice What Was Expected
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
A project to reach out to 270,000 people deleted from the voting rolls only brought in a few hundred of them. And it also cost a lot more than expected…. Read More
![A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_351527197473-e1545932622697-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Ban Heads to Governor
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill banning abortions in Ohio once a fetal heartbeat is detected is headed to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has said he plans to sign… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/piglet_book_graphic_-_credit_buckeye_institute-e1554918072602-900x422.jpg)
Conservative Group Suggests Billions In Cuts State Could Make
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
A conservative think tank has put out a list of ways it thinks Gov. Mike DeWine is wasting $2.5 billion in his proposed budget. They’re listed in the latest edition of… Read More
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
Secretary Of State Still Awaiting Final Results On Returned Registrations From Deleted Voters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
Today is the first day of early voting for the May primary – which means yesterday was the last day to register to vote. And though turnout in off-year primaries… Read More
![This Aug. 1 2018 photo shows a board at Harrah's casino in Atlantic City, N.J., listing the odds on pro football games in the first week of the NFL season. Resorts casino will begin taking sports bets in person on Wednesday, Aug. 15, becoming the fifth Atlantic City casino to do so.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AP_18225767268459-e1535659043790-900x422.jpg)
State Legislators Introduce Bill to Legalize Sports Betting
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill to legalize sports betting in the state has been introduced in the Ohio House. Republican Rep. Dave Greenspan, of Westlake, and Democratic Rep. Brigid… Read More
![A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_351527197473-e1545932622697-900x422.jpg)
Tougher ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Heads to Ohio House Vote
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A committee of the Republican-led Ohio House has voted along party lines on legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Tuesday’s vote came after… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/householder_gaggle-e1554475605438-900x422.png)
Speaker Has Concerns About New School Funding Formula
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
A new school funding formula from two state representatives is getting a lot of attention. But while the House Speaker calls the existing formula a “disaster”, he says the new… Read More
![Rep. Tim Ryan](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19089717332032-e1554398227816-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Joins 2020 Race With A Populist Pitch To Blue Collar Voters
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
Posted on:
The Democrat announced his decision on ABC’s The View, saying he’s running to be a champion for manufacturing in a country that’s been fractured by trade and outsourcing.
![A gavel on a set of scales](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Gavel02-900x422.jpg)
Lawmaker in Impaired Driving Case Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who was accused of impaired driving and acknowledged driving after drinking has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Democratic Rep. Sedrick… Read More
![A front license plate with blurred out numbers](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/front_license_plate_on_car__credit_jo_ingles_-e1554328891278-900x422.jpg)
Why Ohio Lawmakers Voted To Ditch Front License Plate Requirement
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
The state’s new transportation budget will do away with the requirement that Ohioans display a license plate on the front of their cars. That might not sound like a big… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gas-prices-featured-image1-900x422.png)
House, Senate Raise Gas Tax Total To 38.5 Cents A Gallon
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
Members of the Ohio House and Senate reached a deal to raise the gas tax by 10.5 cents beginning in July. The lawmakers say that will be enough to help… Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- < <
- 132
- 133
- 134
- 135
- 136
- > >
- 140
- Next Page »