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Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp And CBD Oil In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to legalize hemp and related products, including CBD oil. Sen. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville) said hemp is used in some 25,000 commercial products including clothing,… Read More
Woman Charged in Pike County Massacre Probe Will Face Trial in July
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A judge has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a woman accused of lying to authorities investigating the killings of eight family members in Ohio…. Read More
Lawmaker Sponsors Bill To Keep Ohio On Daylight Saving Time Permanently
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A state lawmaker wants this to be the last year Ohioans spring forward and fall back. The plan would be to go to Daylight Saving Time year-round. Sen. Kristina Roegner… Read More
State Senate OKs Bill on Burial, Cremation of Fetal Remains
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-controlled state Senate has approved a bill requiring Ohio abortion clinics to arrange for fetal remains to be buried or cremated. Legislation sponsored by Republican… Read More
Man Who Sued State Over School Funding Optimistic About New Formula
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The man who filed the 1991 lawsuit that led to Ohio’s school funding system being ruled unconstitutional four times says a new funding formula from two state lawmakers is on… Read More
Gov. DeWine Says Ohioans With Pre-existing Conditions Will Keep Their Health Care
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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President Trump’s administration wants the federal courts to do what Congress didn’t – overturn all parts of the Affordable Care Act. But Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohioans with pre-existing conditions… Read More
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Expanding To New Areas Of The State
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A dozen medical marijuana dispensaries have been given certificates of operation. Dispensaries in Northeast and Eastern Ohio have been open for a few weeks. But there haven’t been any in central… Read More
US Judge Blocks Part of Ohio’s New Abortion Ban for 2 Weeks
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A judge is temporarily blocking part of a new Ohio law that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases. Senior U.S. District Judge… Read More
No Tax Cut In DeWine’s Budget, But Some Suggest That Could Change
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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There have been tax cuts in nearly every state budget since 2005. But Gov. Mike DeWine has said now is the time to invest in Ohio, so there are no… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Drops a Bit From January to February
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6 percent. That is down slightly from 4.7 percent in January but up from a… Read More
Senator Proposes Prepaid Gas Taxes As Way To Avoid Increase
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Senators have said they’re going to change the 10.7 cent gas tax increase that the House passed in the transportation budget. Gov. Mike DeWine says that’s too low, and the… Read More
Ohio Budget Includes Funds for Narcotics Intelligence Center
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget plan includes funding to set up a state narcotics intelligence center to combat the opioid epidemic. The new center, which would… Read More
Trump Tours Ohio Tank Manufacturing Plant
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LIMA, Ohio (AP) – President Donald Trump has toured a tank manufacturing plant that is benefiting from a boost in defense spending. Trump was shown the bottom half of an… Read More
DeWine Confident In Economic Forecasts Behind His Budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine is standing behind the numbers used to create his budget, as Republican House Speaker Larry Householder suggests he’s leaning toward more conservative numbers from the legislature’s economic… Read More
Lawmakers Get Two Sets Of Forecasts To Start Budget Process
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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On the first day of hearings on Gov. Mike DeWine’s $69 billion operating budget, lawmakers are hearing about two sets of economic forecasts. And they’ll have to decide which estimates they’ll… Read More
Senate Transportation Budget Revision Doesn’t Change Gas Tax Hike — Yet
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican Senate leaders released their version of the transportation budget bill, making dozens of changes to what the House passed in HB62, however the gas tax increase went untouched. Sen. Rob… Read More
House Dems Push Their Priorities As Budget Talks Begin
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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As the Ohio House prepares to hold hearings on Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed operating budget, Democratic members want to make sure their priorities are considered. Issues including a higher minimum wage, paid family leave,… Read More
Agency Designed by Kasich to Cut Red Tape Now Backlogged
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio state agency designed by then-Gov. John Kasich’s administration to cut through state bureaucracy is now itself backlogged. The Common Sense Initiative was formed in… Read More
DeWine’s Budget Doesn’t Bet On Money From Sports Gambling
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll pay for the spending in his $69 billion dollar budget with economic growth – not new taxes or fees. And he’s also not counting on… Read More
Ohio Gets Go-Ahead For Work Requirements For Medicaid Expansion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The federal government says Ohio can join the eight other states that have been given permission to impose work requirements on people in Medicaid expansion. When it’s implemented, recipients who… Read More
Group Gives DeWine Report On Mental Illness, Drug Addiction Needs
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine has said repeatedly that mental health and drug addiction are two areas he’ll focus on in his first budget. The group that he appointed to study the… Read More
Lawmakers Call For LGBTQ Protections In Ohio’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group of Ohio legislators are trying to add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression into the state’s anti-discrimination law. The bill known as the “Ohio Fairness Act” would… Read More
Senate Expected To Reduce Gas Tax Increase Below House Proposal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed 18 cents gas tax increase was dropped to 10.7 cents by the House. Now the transportation budget is in the Senate, where it’s likely to get… Read More
Ohio’s Congressional Map in Hands of Federal Judges
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The future of Ohio’s congressional district map is in the hands of three federal judges. Testimony concluded Wednesday about a lawsuit charging that the GOP-controlled redistricting resulted… Read More
Ohio ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Moves Closer to Becoming Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-led Ohio Senate has again passed a measure to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The 19-13 vote Wednesday sends the so-called heartbeat… Read More
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