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Ohio’s incoming Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel talks about the route he’ll take in his new position as DeWine’s backup
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Ohio State football coach and Youngstown State’s ex-president Jim Tressel becomes Ohio’s 67th lieutenant governor officially Friday with a Statehouse swearing-in ceremony. After… Read More
A court rules an Ohio law that requires burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains is unconstitutional
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A 2021 Ohio law requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortion has been blocked by a Hamilton County judge. The court… Read More
Chair-shuffling continues among Ohio Republicans who are considering statewide runs in 2026
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state senator has thrown her hat in the ring to be the state’s next treasurer. The announcement from Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson)… Read More
A judge orders the state to ask feds for $900M in COVID unemployment benefits for 300,000 Ohioans
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio must try to get back around a billion dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government and distribute it to Ohioans who have… Read More
Jim Tressel sails to an easy confirmation as Ohio’s new lieutenant governor
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It didn’t come as a surprise when the House and Senate gave widespread support for the confirmation of Jim Tressel as Ohio’s lieutenant governor. Tressel… Read More
Ohio’s Senate passes the anti-DEI higher ed bill as Democrat, faculty and student groups protest
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The higher ed bill that Republicans say will stop liberal indoctrination in universities is now the first piece of legislation approved by the Senate this… Read More
More than 200 angry opponents turn out for a marathon hearing on Ohio’s anti-DEI higher ed bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 200 opponents of the higher ed bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal indoctrination in Ohio universities showed up to offer… Read More
JobsOhio has more than a decade left of its funding agreement. Its extension is divisive
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost, who just joined the 2026 race to succeed DeWine, are divided over whether Ohio should extend… Read More
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel selected as DeWine’s new lieutenant governor
By: Karen Kasler | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The football coach who led Ohio State to its first national championship in more than 30 years has been picked to be Ohio’s next lieutenant… Read More
A business lobbying firm wants Ohio to overhaul its energy permits process
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A statewide business coalition believes Ohio should harness the demand of data centers, the incredibly energy-intensive facilities being built across the state, in part… Read More
Ohio’s elections chief Frank LaRose says he’ll run for state auditor in 2026
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Thursday that he is running for state auditor in 2026, continuing the recent game of musical chairs among high-ranking… Read More
Hundreds of Ohioans join national protests over the Trump administration’s first days in office
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hundreds of Ohioans from across the state gathered in near-freezing temperatures to protest at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday. It was part of a national… Read More
A proposed bill would require Ohio businesses to accept cash along with credit and debit cards
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a saying that cash is king. And one state lawmaker has a bill to keep it that way, or at least ensure it’s an… Read More
Ohio’s top cop wants Costco to bag its DEI policies. A Democratic state senator is pushing back
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost is among the Republican AGs going after the warehouse club grocery store Costco for its diversity, equity, and… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine ends work from home for state employees and orders them back to the office
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some state employees working remotely during the COVID pandemic are still out there – But work from home about to end. Gov. Mike DeWine has… Read More
Ohio’s GOP wants to take another crack at a flat income tax, as a leaner budget is ahead
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the earliest bills reintroduced in the Ohio Senate this January from the last legislative session would flatten the income tax rate, most… Read More
A child tax credit and a stadium funding plan are in the Gov. Mike DeWine budget pitch
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine made his pitch Monday to lawmakers about where to put state dollars in his fourth and final biennial budget proposal, which runs… Read More
Ohio’s farmers are concerned about new tariffs imposed by President Trump
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One out of every seven jobs in Ohio is tied to agriculture. And Ohio farmers are concerned about the impact of tariffs being put into… Read More
Dozens of bills have been introduced in the Ohio House and Senate so far. Some of them look familiar
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first numbered bills in this two-year general assembly have been filed. So far, there have been 29 filed in the Ohio House and… Read More
Half of Ohio’s workers say they’ve cut hours because of a lack of childcare. Lawmakers are proposing a fix
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study shows a lack of affordable, quality childcare in Ohio is keeping a lot of parents out of the workforce, or limiting… Read More
A defense contractor building in Ohio will benefit from a 30-year tax credit
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A defense contractor with plans to build a military drone plant in Pickaway County, about 20 minutes south of downtown Columbus, is set to benefit… Read More
Ohio’s Senate looks to fast track a rollback of recreational cannabis laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational cannabis program, in part by raising the excise tax on… Read More
An expected Ramaswamy run for Ohio governor would test experienced Republicans and tradition
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Thomas Beaumont | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of his home state. The 39-year-old biotech entrepreneur… Read More
Term-limited auditor Keith Faber announces he’s in the race for Ohio attorney general
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican state auditor Keith Faber has announced a move that’s long been expected: he’s running for attorney general in 2026. It’s the latest action in… Read More
Ohio leads the nation in bird flu cases. What’s being done about it?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is leading the nation in cases of bird flu. That’s potentially a big hit to the state, the second-largest producer of eggs in… Read More
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