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Three Athens women set out to make change in their community through activism
By: Jacob Motta
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A group of people gathered in Athens Wednesday to protest what they said was Chase Bank’s continued support of the fossil fuels industry. The group was… Read More
The strategy that killed a constitutional amendment on Ohio’s ballot years ago likely won’t be used now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s legislative leaders are split over whether to put a proposal to make it harder to pass a constitutional amendment before voters in an… Read More
Ohio’s Senate OKs a transportation budget with rail safety rules
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a… Read More
The August vote on 60% voter approval for Ohio constitutional amendments appears dead for now
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-backed plan to put a proposal requiring 60% voter approval for Ohio constitutional amendments before voters in a special election in August may… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
38 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 17-23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,068 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 38 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
Bipartisan support emerges for the Senate’s railroad safety bill
By: Stephen R. Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroad safety emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last… Read More
Ohioans pack a hearing for the controversial resolution to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dozens of Ohioans crammed into one of the smallest hearing rooms inside the Statehouse. Others went to an overflow room, while still others stood… Read More
Lori Stewart Gonzalez has been selected to be Ohio University’s 23rd president
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The current provost at the University of Louisville is set to become the next president at Ohio University. Ohio University’s Board of Trustees selected Lori Stewart… Read More
DeWine hints at a veto if speed limit increases are in Ohio’s transportation budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine is strongly suggesting that if his Republican colleagues in the legislature pass an increase in speed limits in the Ohio’s transportation… Read More
The plan to require 60% approval for Ohio constitutional amendments could get an August vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups are gathering signatures for a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights they hope to get on the ballot in November. Meanwhile, a hearing is… Read More
Backers of a reproductive rights amendment to Ohio’s constitution start gathering signatures
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups that want to put a proposal before voters this fall to enshrine abortion into the Ohio constitution took their petition signature gathering efforts… Read More
Opponents warn the flat tax-property tax bill will mean higher property taxes for Ohio homeowners
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hearings continue on the top priority for Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), a bill to create a 2.75% flat income tax and make… Read More
Democrats propose another attempt to repeal coal plant subsidies in Ohio’s nuclear bailout law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The nuclear power plant subsidies in the bailout at the center of the largest corruption case in Ohio history were repealed less than a… Read More
The EPA tells states not to block waste from the East Palestine toxic train derailment
By: John Seewer | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage… Read More
The Senate’s transportation budget changes boost speed limits and cut the rural Ohio highway fund
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Senators have made changes in the state’s proposed transportation budget, with just two weeks to go before it needs to be signed into… Read More
34 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 10-16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,030 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 34 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
Survivors push for bills to prevent Ohioans hurt by violent crime from losing housing or jobs
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People whose lives have been affected by violent crime converged on the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday to advocate for legislation they say will improve their… Read More
Republican senators are proposing changes at Ohio public universities aimed at “cancel culture”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Senators have proposed a bill that makes big changes in public universities in Ohio, aiming at what some call “cancel culture”. It includes… Read More
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over February’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state of Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern over the toxic train derailment last month in East Palestine. It’s a move that was largely… Read More
A zebra bites and injures its owner’s arm before it’s fatally shot
By: Associated Press
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A zebra attacked its owner at an Ohio home and bit the man’s arm before it was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy, authorities said. The… Read More
After House Bill 6 convictions, DeWine says lawmakers should repeal coal plant subsidies too
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he respects the process and the jury that convicted fellow Republican former speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court will review the block of near-ban on abortion
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a county judge’s order that is blocking enforcement of the state’s near-ban on abortions, and to consider whether the clinics challenging… Read More
DeWine is frustrated at contaminated soil in East Palestine, as states with storage sites reject it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The cleanup at the toxic train derailment site in East Palestine last month has stalled because Ohio is having trouble finding sites to accept… Read More
An abortion rights amendment clears another hurdle in Ohio. Now the signature gathering begins
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Organizers working to put to voters an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution have gotten the green light from the panel… Read More
An FBI informant speaks out after the convictions of former House speaker and ex-Ohio GOP chair
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It took just over a day for jurors to find Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges… Read More
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