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Ohio teachers urge lawmakers to restore educators’ power on the State Teachers Retirement System board
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a bill under consideration by state lawmakers that would undo something lawmakers did last year in the budget. And teachers are urging them to… Read More
A bill mandates Ohio university students take a required course at ‘intellectual diversity centers’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been a year since Senate Bill 1 became law, banning mandatory diversity training and faculty strikes at Ohio’s public universities. The Republican behind that… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine blocked a stricter ID mandate for Ohio mail-in voting
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have, starting in 2027, instituted stricter ID requirements for mail-in voting. In a mad dash… Read More
There are different views of how Ohio’s anti-DEI law is affecting state universities in its first year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s law banning diversity, equity and inclusion policies at state colleges and universities went into effect on June 27, 2025. Known as Senate Bill… Read More
Why reform of JobsOhio won’t go anywhere this legislative session
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Earlier this year, state lawmakers introduced bills establishing stricter government oversight into JobsOhio, the powerful and private arm that pursues economic projects on the… Read More
An Ohio group backing equal rights and same sex marriage amendments won’t try for the fall ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of two amendments that would have allowed Ohioans to vote on repealing the ban on same-sex marriage and extending legal protections to women,… Read More
A new report argues ‘uneconomic coal operations’ affect Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio got rid of direct subsidies for electric generation last August, including by ending two controversial subsidies that went to aging coal-fired power plants. But how… Read More
‘Not a deterrent.’ Gov. Mike DeWine asks Ohio lawmakers to abolish executions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has asked the Ohio legislature to abolish executions for good, saying the issue should go before the voters if lawmakers decide… Read More
A debate on tax breaks stalls new data center laws in Ohio. What now?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An eleventh-hour effort before summer recess to send data center regulations to Gov. Mike DeWine died late Wednesday night. The last-minute legislation Ohio lawmakers were… Read More
Lawmakers easily approve changes to Ohio Medicaid after earlier controversy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that began the week banning Medicaid payments to family caregivers in Ohio ended up without that provision and with overwhelming approval, even… Read More
Home rule questions over a ban on local flavored tobacco bans go to the Ohio Supreme Court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Can the state tell cities they can’t ban certain things, or do cities have the power to do that under home rule? The Ohio… Read More
A provision banning Ohio Medicaid payments to family caregivers has been stripped from an anti-fraud bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A controversial provision that would have banned Ohio Medicaid payments for paid family caregivers has been removed from a bill that seeks to fight fraud… Read More
An amendment to abolish Ohio property taxes won’t be on the fall ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio won’t be on the fall ballot. The leader of the group of volunteers circulating petitions said… Read More
Ohio’s Senate advanced its fast-tracked voter ID amendment
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In haste, the Ohio Senate has advanced Senate Joint Resolution 10, asking Ohioans statewide about what voter ID they should need for elections. The constitutional… Read More
An effort to abolish Ohio property taxes faces a looming deadline for the fall ballot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The clock is ticking on the volunteers working to gather 413,487 valid signatures to put an amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio before… Read More
Whip it into law? Ohio lawmakers consider designating an annual “Devo Day”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new wave band Devo had only one big hit in 1980, but the band still tours and has a following more than four… Read More
Ohio lawmakers to take up the $3.7B capital budget for schools and local projects
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers will soon look over a $3.7 billion capital budget, which sets aside money for state and local construction projects such as building and… Read More
Ohio’s ban on synthetic kratom is in effect, but more action could be coming
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As of Thursday, a permanent ban on synthetic versions of the Asian herb kratom is in place in Ohio. But many medical experts and… Read More
Abortion opponents continue to fight against Ohio’s 2023 reproductive rights amendment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two lawsuits recently filed in Ohio are taking on the 2023 voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized reproductive rights and abortion access. The lawsuits are… Read More
Ohio lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to get ‘accurate, relevant’ info on data centers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is one of the top states for data centers, with around 200 already built and more on the way. But people around those facilities… Read More
Legislative leaders speak out about allegations of fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Trump administration is temporarily stopping new home health and hospital providers from enrolling in Medicare because of concerns about fraud in the system…. Read More
An Ohio bill to crack down on deepfakes gets some edits
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are making changes to one of several bills designed to prevent the spread of deepfakes. Those are fake pictures or videos that… Read More
A lawsuit over Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program goes to an appeals court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 2022 lawsuit filed by a coalition of Ohio’s public school districts over the constitutionality of the state’s EdChoice universal voucher program went to the… Read More
A bill would boost penalties for Ohio gun owners who leave weapons where kids can access them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Any bill that restricts gun owners in any way is usually a hard sell in the Ohio Legislature. But a Democratic state lawmaker is… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will resign to join the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom, leaving a vacancy for Gov. Mike DeWine to fill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There will be a big shake up coming among Republicans in state government, as one of the five term-limited statewide executive officeholders is set to… Read More
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