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![The Denka Performance Elastomer Plant sits at sunset in Reserve, Louisiana](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24099788532650-e1712675067581-900x422.jpg)
A new EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
By: Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the… Read More
![A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23038596704275-e1675893722579-900x422.jpg)
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in a settlement related to the East Palestine train derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio…. Read More
![Balloons start to fall on the crowd at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-1-e1712611179153-900x422.webp)
LaRose says Biden won’t be on Ohio’s ballot unless the Democratic convention is moved or law is changed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic President Joe Biden could be kept off the Ohio ballot in November because of a conflict in state law. The office of Republican… Read More
![Mug shots of Chuck Jones, Michael Dowling and Sam Randazzo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-e1712597935945-900x422.webp)
Over 60 names – some familiar – are on a potential witness list for the state House Bill 6 trial
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former Public Utilities Commission… Read More
![The inside of the statehouse rotunda](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-4-e1709923886361-900x422.webp)
An Ohio state lawmaker’s hostile behavior justified his legislative punishments, according to a report
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An independent state-ordered investigation has concluded that Ohio legislative leaders were justified in disciplining a state lawmaker who was removed by House Democratic leadership from committees… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted blocks the light sensor on a LightSound box at Alum Creek State Park.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-33-e1712585521741-900x422.webp)
Low vision and blind Ohioans can use sonar devices to hear the solar eclipse
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During the solar eclipse Monday, most viewers will shift their eyes to the sky. Some low and no vision Ohioans, however, will be using another… Read More
![Governor Mike DeWine holds a pair of solar eclipse glasses to his eyes and looks up. He is indoors.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-32-e1712419890913-900x422.webp)
Ohio agencies outline their solar eclipse preparations and suggestions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is in the final phase of preparations for the total solar eclipse Monday, and a handful of agencies said it’s all hands on… Read More
![A gavel on a black wooden table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gavel__credit_fabrika_simf__shutterstock.com_-scaled-e1663250723192-900x422.jpg)
The treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns is accused of stealing nearly $1M from clients
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns over the past 40 years is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly… Read More
![Sam Randazzo leaves federal court in Cincinnati accompanied by his wife and his lawyer Roger Sugarman.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-13-e1705510528862-900x422.webp)
A judge denies Sam Randazzo a change of venue request, so his trial will stay in Cincinnati
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal trial of former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Sam Randazzo is likely to be set for this summer. And… Read More
![The chairs of the Ohio Supreme Court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/supreme_court_bench-scaled-e1640121832498-900x422.jpg)
Expect more challenges to Ohio’s abortion laws from the new constitutional amendment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News of a lawsuit challenging some state abortion laws came down last Friday. And supporters of abortion rights suggest it won’t be the last… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) addressees the Ohio House from a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1672865449642-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s House speaker weighs in on a probable challenge for his job next year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a brewing battle over who will sit at the speaker’s dais next legislative session, current House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said Tuesday that… Read More
![An overhead shot of rail cars shown off the track with some on fire.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-2-1-e1675698693695-900x422.webp)
EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after the fiery East Palestine derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical… Read More
![Attorney General Dave Yost holds up a copy of the 2022 Capital Crimes report produced by his office at a press conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-31-e1712155690241-900x422.webp)
An attorney general report says Ohio’s death penalty is “unworkable” as he backs a bill to change it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general says the state’s death penalty is “unworkable” as is, in his office’s latest report on capital crimes and punishment in… Read More
![A tree covers a road after severe storms hit Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Cross Lanes, W.Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24093596742556-e1712089608681-900x422.jpg)
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
By: Bruce Shipkowski | AP
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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes…. Read More
![A gavel sits upright on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_1194443488-e1671468824492-900x422.jpg)
A filing from the Ohio’s attorney general says the law banning nearly all abortions is now invalid after Issue 1 passed
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a… Read More
![News reporters stand outside the Ohio Statehouse, trying to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse in 2017](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-27-e1712063257783-900x422.webp)
Everything you need to know – or don’t know you need to know – about the solar eclipse in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s eclipse mania in many parts of Ohio. Towns in western and northern parts of the state are preparing for an onslaught of tourists…. Read More
![A leaf from a cannabis plant is held in someone's hand](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/marijuana-1-900x422.jpg)
Rules for Ohio’s pending adult-use cannabis program moving ‘quickly’
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Administrative rulemaking for the state’s pending recreational marijuana program is moving full steam ahead, one industry trade association says, with sales likely to start… Read More
![Ohio State Supreme Court building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/another_shot_of_ohio_supreme_court_gavel__credit_dan_konik_-e1566946449440-900x422.jpg)
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio over abortion restrictions remaining after constitutional change
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with others, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers who say several state laws on the books… Read More
![Backlit white pills on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/shutterstock_694514731-e1690566723987-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s highest court will decide if pharmacies distributing opioids created a public nuisance
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will decide in the near future whether big chain pharmacies created a public nuisance—contributing to the opioid crisis through how they… Read More
![Opponents of HB 68 hold a press conference prior to an Ohio Senate vote on the bill, which bars transgender youth from participating in school athletics and accessing certain medical care.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-8-e1711483993618-900x422.webp)
Ohio is being sued over a new law that limits health care for transgender kids
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with global law firm Goodwin, has filed a lawsuit against the state, trying to halt legislation from going into… Read More
![Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder leaves the federal courthouse in Cincinnati with his lawyer Steven Bradley](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-4-e1678721240605-900x422.webp)
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is indicted on state charges
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on multiple state felony charges. The charges announced by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost… Read More
![The Ohio Supreme Court building from the outside](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dsc-0006-scaled-e1659992862253-900x422.jpg)
A conservative think tank in Ohio argues the end of affirmative action extends beyond admissions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio schools and post-graduate programs are still working to navigate the legal fallout of affirmative action being rendered federally unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme… Read More
![Flashing lights of the police car into the checkpoint in the city](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/police-cruiser-lights-e1705521572966-900x422.jpg)
Ohio rolls out a statewide program to accredit police forces
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will pilot a new best-practices accreditation program for police agencies, and it will also bear the cost, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday afternoon…. Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (left) and Senate President Matt Huffman (right) talk in the House chambers during a break on January 3, 2023, the first day of the 135th General Assembly.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-6-e1710788435376-900x422.webp)
Primary results raise questions about the upcoming contest to become Ohio House speaker
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A dozen Republican Ohio House incumbents who supported Jason Stephens for speaker faced primary challengers, and four of them lost those races Tuesday. And that… Read More
![President Joe Biden addresses the crowd at the Intel groundbreaking ceremony in Licking County on Sept. 9, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/download-1-e1662834802356-900x422.jpg)
Intel plants in Ohio and Arizona will receive nearly $20 billion in federal funding
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday that nearly $20 billion in funding will be spread across Intel’s various expansion projects throughout the country, including the new… Read More
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