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In Ohio’s rural areas, zoning is sometimes a four letter word. Data centers could change that.
By: Amanda Pirani
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SCIOTO TOWNSHIP (WOUB/Report for America) — On a snowy March evening, over 200 people packed into the Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department. From Amish farmers to public officials, they were… Read More
Secretary of State Frank LaRose has been activated with the Ohio National Guard
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An elected official who’s often mentioned his military service during his campaigns is temporarily off the job, as he’s been activated to serve with his… Read More
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno says SoftBank’s investment in Ohio is ‘very different’ than Intel’s
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Business leaders and government officials flocked to southern Ohio last Friday to detail plans for a data center so large it needs a $33.3… Read More
Should the legislature have more JobsOhio oversight? Two lawmakers say yes
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation establishing stricter governmental oversight into JobsOhio. The powerful and private arm that pursues economic projects on the state’s… Read More
Riding out serious spring storms isn’t so easy for some Ohioans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the time of year when Ohioans see the possibility of spring storms with tornadoes and dangerous windstorms, and safety leaders say people should… Read More
An indecent exposure bill passes the Ohio House, as critics say it could criminalize some drag shows
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —It’s already a crime in Ohio to put obscene material in front of children, but the Ohio House has passed a bill that Republicans say… Read More
A proposed constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is moving forward
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A constitutional amendment banning large scale data centers statewide is one step closer to making it on the November ballot. According to an announcement… Read More
A monument to women’s work in securing the right to vote is rising at the Ohio Statehouse
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a few months, Ohio will be home to one of a few public monuments dedicated to the work women did to secure the right… Read More
Ohio House Republicans vote for another abortion waiting period, while the current one is in court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill to create a 24-hour waiting period between the time a patient seeks an abortion and when… Read More
A ban on gender-affirming care for minors will be decided by the Ohio Supreme Court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a 2024 state law banning gender-affirming medications and non-surgical treatments that are standard care for… Read More
A bill requiring info on ‘abortion reversal’ has been introduced for the third time in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-sponsored bill would require women who got abortion-inducing medication to receive information on how to reverse that process after taking the first of the… Read More
A women’s rights group leader says she’s concerned about the future in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Construction for a new monument starts this week at the Ohio Statehouse, and it’s the first one on the grounds of the state capitol to… Read More
Nearly half of Ohioans age 45 to 54 are behind on screenings for ‘one of the most preventable cancers’
By: Mike Frazier | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — Colorectal cancer is one of the top causes of cancer deaths. More than 2,000 people died from colorectal cancer in Ohio in 2022. March is… Read More
Pieces of LGBTQ Ohio history were at risk of disappearing. A digitization effort is rescuing them
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a conference room at The Ohio History Connection in Columbus, OHC interpretation and content specialist Wendy Korwin pulls up a clip from a… Read More
Federal, state, local and international officials break ground for what could be the nation’s largest data center in Pike County
By: Amanda Pirani | David Forster | WOUB
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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB) — Pike County could become home to one of the largest data center campuses in the nation as part of a trade deal made with Japan last year. … Read More
A group is proposing a constitutional amendment to ban huge AI data centers in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of rural Ohioans concerned about huge data centers popping up around the state want voters to decide whether they should be banned…. Read More
A bill would make it easier for Ohio women to get access to menopause hormone therapy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democratic women in the Ohio House want lawmakers to approve a bill that would make it easier for women to get menopausal hormone… Read More
An effort to repeal the ban on intoxicating hemp and THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is now largely on track to ban all intoxicating hemp Friday, including hemp-infused THC and CBD beverages, with an effort to overturn the… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill banning Ohio communities from using ranked choice voting
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill banning communities from adopting ranked choice voting, which allows voters to sort and vote for candidates in… Read More
The corruption case against former FirstEnergy executives is turned over to the jury in Akron
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A jury in Akron now will decide whether two former FirstEnergy executives are guilty of bribing the late former chair of the Public Utilities… Read More
Ohio’s SNAP error rate could mean big changes in near future
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio and its county governments will be on the hook in the fall for about $50 million worth of additional costs to administer the federal… Read More
Ohio law bans cell phones during the school day. Teachers and students have mixed feelings
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — It’s been nearly three months since Ohio law has prohibited K-12 students from using their cell phones during the school day. School administrators and… Read More
A jury hears first day of closing arguments in the corruption trial of former FirstEnergy executives
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Closing arguments are approaching the halfway point in the trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling. They’re accused of participating in… Read More
A teen’s death motivates an Ohio bill to restrict kids’ access to online gaming
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to more strictly regulate minors’ access to online gaming, two months after the death of Hailey Buzbee,… Read More
Democrats propose having ballot drop boxes at all polling places on Election Day in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio House Democrats have introduced a bill that would allow voters who are still holding a mail-in ballot on Election Day to put it… Read More
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