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LGBTQ+ Ohioans prepare for a second Trump term
By: Stephen Langel | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — LGBTQ+ Ohioans say they are concerned about Donald Trump’s second term as president, given the rhetoric he used during the campaign and various policy promises. Members… Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy, who said he wasn’t in contention for Vance’s US Senate seat, met with DeWine about it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A political newcomer who had taken himself out of consideration for the US Senate seat held by VP-elect JD Vance apparently wants back in… Read More
Ohio’s Democratic Party Chair criticizes the state GOP leader over comments about confusing Ohioans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio GOP Party Alex Triantifilou told a county party event that “confusing Ohioans was not such a bad strategy” in defeating last fall’s redistricting… Read More
Defense contractor Anduril Industries says it plans to bring the largest job creation project in state history to central Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Defense contractor Anduril Industries said Thursday it will construct a manufacturing facility in Pickaway County, with plans to create more than 4,000 jobs in… Read More
The City of Cleveland is suing the Browns over their planned move to Brook Park
By: Abbey Marshall | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — As promised, the City of Cleveland has sued the Browns’ owners over plans to move from the Downtown, city-owned stadium to a new, $2.4 billion… Read More
Ohio’s state budget director says the state is in good economic shape heading into budget season
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is in good shape going into the upcoming two-year budget season, which ends when the budget comes out by the first week of… Read More
Ohio’s new House Speaker names his committee chairs, which don’t include the ex-speaker
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) rolled out chair and vice chair assignments Tuesday as the 136th Ohio General Assembly gets underway in Columbus. And… Read More
Sherrod Brown talks about leaving Capitol Hill and his plans for the future
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the first time in 22 years, early January didn’t mean going back to Capitol Hill for Sherrod Brown. He lost one of the most… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
A law expanding school expulsion in Ohio gets signed, but not without some worries
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law that allows school districts to expand their expulsion polices will go into effect later this year, but not everybody is embracing… Read More
A new Ohio law seeks to stop damage from meritless SLAPP suits and protect speech
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has a new law to battle strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as SLAPP suits. Supporters of the law say these suits are designed… Read More
Changes are coming to Ohio driver’s license suspension process under a new law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans can lose their driver’s license for periods of time for plenty of reasons, but Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that overhauls parts… Read More
The Trimble school district expects the state to declare a fiscal emergency after it turns to outside help amid its budget crisis
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Trimble school district is working with a northeast Ohio group to rectify its ongoing budget crisis. The board certified the $25,000 contract with… Read More
Ohio’s new House Speaker says the current formula for funding public K-12 schools might be “unsustainable”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new speaker of the Ohio House said the current bipartisan method of funding the state’s public K-12 schools that has been used in the… Read More
As VP-elect JD Vance resigns his US Senate seat, DeWine is not revealing his choice to succeed him
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Vice president-elect JD Vance resigned from the US Senate at midnight. That opens the door for Gov. Mike DeWine to announce who he’s chosen… Read More
A new Ohio law involving dissolution could mean fewer villages
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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AQUILLA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Julie Petrowski isn’t moving, but her address is changing because of a law involving dissolution. For more than thirty years, she’s been a resident… Read More
Former Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy is remembered as a barrier-breaker in Ohio politics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former local and state Democratic leader Ben Espy will be laid to rest Monday, a week before an event he was known for creating in… Read More
Ohio ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ among dozens of bills Gov. DeWine signs
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed a stack of bills Wednesday from the lame duck legislative session, including House Bill 8, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” that… Read More
Lawmakers expect the Cleveland Browns to ask for stadium money, possibly in state budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers will likely be asked by the owners of the Cleveland Browns to help fund part of a $2.4 billion domed stadium and a… Read More
A business and community coalition wants big action on Ohio housing laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the new Ohio General Assembly sworn in, different interests have already rolled out what they plan to push lawmakers for this year and next…. Read More
Amy Acton, Ohio’s former health director, plans to run for governor as Democrat
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Amy Acton, the first woman to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Health who led the state’s pandemic efforts in 2020, will… Read More
2024 Year in Review: Ohio marks one year of legal adult-use cannabis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though Ohioans could possess, grow and smoke recreational cannabis at this time last year, they couldn’t buy it. One year later, dual-licensed Ohio dispensaries… Read More
A bill to allow some virtual public meetings could become law, but it wouldn’t affect Ohio lawmakers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first meeting of each two-year session of the Ohio General Assembly is constitutionally required on the first Monday of an odd-numbered year, regardless of… Read More
Here’s what to watch for in Ohio’s next legislative session
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Monday marked a fresh start for Ohio legislators. It’s the beginning of Ohio’s 136th legislative session, which means a flurry of ideas – both… Read More
There were no surprises as Ohio lawmakers started a new session and the new House speaker made history
By: Sarah Donaldson | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With some southern Ohio counties accumulating as much as 10 inches of snow Sunday into Monday, new and returning Ohio lawmakers in the House… Read More
Warming stations are open in Athens County during the winter storm
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A number of locations in Athens County are available to residents as warming stations amid the ongoing snowstorm. Anyone who needs a warming station… Read More
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