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The new two-year budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver’s education courses before getting a license
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The newly signed state budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver’s education training before getting a driver’s license. Right now, driver’s ed is… Read More
The group pushing end to property taxes in Ohio says it’s disappointed in the state budget, including an income tax cut
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s new budget contains a provision to flatten the income tax to 2.75%. But it doesn’t contain substantial changes to property taxes after Gov. Mike… Read More
Backers of an anti-discrimination amendment are starting the effort to put it before Ohio voters next year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that wants to put an anti-discrimination amendment on the ballot next year has filed petition signatures to put the process in motion. Ohio… Read More
The new anti-DEI law for Ohio’s public universities won’t block state aid at private and independent colleges
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s private and independent colleges won’t be held to some provisions of Senate Bill 1, the anti-diversity law that took effect at state universities… Read More
Tips for drips: regulators have new advice for trending IV therapy ‘cocktails’
By: Megan Acker
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ATHENS, Ohio – The newest trend in medical spas isn’t a facial or a massage – it’s IV therapy. Providers intravenously administer a “specialty cocktail” containing a mixture of supplements…. Read More
Ohio state troopers are going to help with Texas flooding rescue and recovery efforts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is joining some other states in sending assistance for Texas flooding rescue and recovery efforts, where the Guadalupe River has killed dozens of… Read More
A historic hotel in Vinton County has been damaged after a fire
By: WOUB News Team
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MCARTHUR, Ohio (WOUB) UPDATE 2:53 p.m. 7/8/25 — Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at the historic Hotel McArthur in Vinton County. Reports indicated the fire broke… Read More
Ex-lawmakers filed a promised lawsuit over unclaimed funds for the Cleveland Browns stadium in Ohio’s budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As they promised late last month, two Democratic former lawmakers have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ohioans who could have unclaimed funds with… Read More
Federal cuts to SNAP mean Ohio will have to bear some benefit costs for the first time
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Passed and signed into law last Thursday and Friday, the Republican-majority Congress’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… Read More
Will Ohio lawmakers override Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget vetoes? Some say they want to
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed 67 line items when he signed the biennial state budget last week, far more than his last three budgets and outnumbering… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed language in budget bill that would have forced homeless shelters to turn away trans youths
By: Megan Acker
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ATHENS, Ohio – Late Monday night, Gov. Mike DeWine used his veto power to strike language from the budget bill that prohibited funding from homeless youth shelters that affirm trans… Read More
The OUtlet – July 3, 2025
By: Katie Murphy
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, the future of an iconic Marietta landmark is up in the air, and a special event in Athens gives participants their… Read More
An overhaul of Ohio’s cannabis laws stalled again to hemp retailers’ relief
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Another busy season for the Ohio General Assembly came and went without any success modifying cannabis laws. Early on in June, Republican lawmakers said… Read More
Ohio workers who claim they’re owed $900m in unemployment COVID funds win again in court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An appeals court has ordered Gov. Mike DeWine to take $900 million in federal funds Ohioans needed for unemployment during the COVID pandemic and… Read More
Athens Dog Shelter battling long surrender list
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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CHAUNCEY, Ohio (WOUB) – The Athens County Dog Shelter has been dealing with a distressing combination of long surrender lists combined with low adoption rates. “Space is at a premium,”… Read More
Advocates for low-income Ohioans urge the state to be flexible to brace for Medicaid cuts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One in four Ohioans rely on Medicaid to see a doctor or go to the hospital, including 1.3 million children. The federal budget contains… Read More
The Appalachian Ohio Tick Project workshop in Zanesville prepares teachers to train a new generation of tick researchers
By: Megan Acker
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Kip Brady, a high school teacher from New Philadelphia, taught a class last Thursday that was a bit different from usual. Instead of high schoolers in… Read More
An amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio won’t be on the fall ballot this year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A constitutional effort to abolish property taxes in Ohio won’t be on this year’s ballot. Backers of that proposal say they won’t turn in… Read More
How is Ohio infrastructure doing? An analysis flags water, rail systems
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers released its report card for critical state infrastructure last week, just hours before floor votes… Read More
An Ohio lawmaker who used weight loss drug has a plan for state workers losing GLP-1 coverage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker who lost hundreds of pounds through a popular weight loss drug said he’s concerned that state health insurance coverage for… Read More
A notable drop in crime rates has had a financial impact on the budgets of counties served by the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
By: Noah Cavin
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Just over a year ago, the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail was so full that people arrested by police were literally turned away at the door due… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine approves a flat income tax and $600m for a Cleveland Browns’ stadium in the two-year Ohio budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the two-year Ohio budget, which creates a 2.75% flat income tax and gives a $600 million grant to the… Read More
DeWine says there will ‘certainly be something’ he’ll veto in Ohio budget, but he offers few hints
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine took a break from reviewing the two-year Ohio budget that he’s set to sign next week. He said there will “certainly… Read More
Orphan wells pose a threat to groundwater in Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey recently released research showing where groundwater is most at risk of contamination by orphan wells. Appalachia – including parts… Read More
Ohio’s largest school districts are frustrated with the property tax carryover cap in the budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s eight largest school districts are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto parts of the budget. The districts say if he doesn’t address… Read More
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