You are viewing the "Ohio" Archives
Republicans launch an effort to recruit and train thousands to watch voting in Ohio and other states
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voter fraud is extremely rare, and Ohio is often mentioned as having the gold standard of election and voting laws, with bipartisan elections workers in… Read More
Federal judge denies a motion to extend East Palestine class action settlement deadline
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (Ideastream/AP) — A request from some East Palestine residents to extend the amount of time they have to opt in to the $600 million class action settlement has… Read More
As historic Democratic convention ends in Chicago, Brown continues U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Democratic National Convention went into its final day in Chicago, incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was in southern Ohio, campaigning… Read More
A TV producer recalls the generosity of talk show legend and Ohio native Phil Donahue
CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — A giant of the television world, Phil Donahue, died this week at 88. Born in Cleveland, Donahue was dubbed the “king of daytime talk” for… Read More
Ohio’s 24-hour abortion waiting period is on hold in a lawsuit over its constitutionality
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has agreed to halt Ohio’s 2021 law requiring a 24-hr abortion waiting period. The ruling came from a lawsuit that… Read More
Ohio Democrats hope for a boost from the Harris/Walz ticket, but expert says right now it seems unlikely
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio used to be a swing state in presidential years, but Republican Donald Trump won it in 2016 and 2020, and Republicans have won… Read More
The Ohio House’s newest GOP member is challenged over his name change
BOARDMAN, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio law on candidate names enacted in 1995 has made way for a string of challenges to Statehouse candidacies this election cycle, nearly… Read More
Ohio found 597 noncitizens who voted or registered in recent elections, a fraction of its electorate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief on Wednesday referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election —… Read More
Ohio’s tobacco settlement went up in smoke. It’s shaping how opioid settlement dollars are distributed
KENT, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids…. Read More
Ohio wants more foster kids to stay with families. A pilot program could help
SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Samantha Stewart always wanted a big family, so over the past few years, the door to her home has been rotating. She and… Read More
The Ohio State Board of Education got a cash infusion to avoid hiking the teacher licensure fee
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio State Board of Education got a more than $4 million cash infusion Monday that will likely stave off a hike in teacher licensing… Read More
A lawsuit over Ohio’s ‘broken’ background check system settles with a plan for improvements
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After nearly four years, a lawsuit filed by two Ohio cities over the state’s criminal background check system used by gun sellers, employers and… Read More
Ohio’s cannabis dispensaries surpassed $10 million during earliest non-medical sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the first week of legal non-medical cannabis sales in Ohio, dispensaries eclipsed $10 million statewide on the recreational side, according to data from the… Read More
Ohio officials again call attention to volunteer firefighter shortages
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and other officials are again highlighting the statewide shortage of volunteer firefighters, and with more than two-thirds of jurisdictions’ fire departments… Read More
Backers of the redistricting amendment sue Republican-run panel over ballot language
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of the redistricting amendment that will be on the ballot this November have filed suit against the Ohio Ballot Board over summary language… Read More
Ohio native and talk show legend Phil Donahue dead at 88
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88. Several media reports state that he died Sunday night after a long illness. Donahue… Read More
Ohio’s school-based behavioral health services grow amid a youth mental health crisis
CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Youth mental health has worsened across the country since the pandemic. Ohio has been no exception. A third of Ohio students reported challenges with anxiety,… Read More
A Republican lawmaker’s proposal expands Ohio’s child tax deduction to expectant parents
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A conservative Republican state lawmaker wants to expand the child tax deduction to people who are expecting, not just to parents. With just a… Read More
Abortion rights backers ask court to stop Ohio’s required 24-hour waiting period
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for abortion rights are suing over a state law that requires patients to wait a minimum of 24 hours before they can get an… Read More
Fiddlers unite at the Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Nelsonville to keep music tradition alive
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — As the sun set on a horse farm in eastern Ohio’s Columbiana County, Kerry Varble tuned her fiddle in front of a piano decorated… Read More
Redistricting amendment backers accuse GOP Secretary of State of “manipulating” ballot wording
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a constitutional redistricting amendment to take politicians out of the process of drawing congressional and legislative district maps are crying foul over… Read More
Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as “unacceptable”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Democrats are outraged that FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
Indiana’s attorney general drops the suit over privacy of the Ohio girl who traveled for an abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a… Read More
Ohio’s bus driver shortage sets off warning lights for the fourth straight school year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the fourth year, many of Ohio’s more than 600 school districts are starting classes with a bus driver shortage. Districts have to provide… Read More
Interstate licensure is at least a year away even with Ohio’s new social work law in effect
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An interstate licensure bill for social took effect Friday, but Ohio is still at least a year from allowing its social workers to meet… Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- < <
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- > >
- 149
- Next Page »