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The bill’s sponsor to make flag-planting at Ohio Stadium a felony says its not just a “sore loser” action
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News of a bill punishing anyone for flag-planting in the center of Ohio State University’s football stadium has gone viral, with posts from sports… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll sign Ohio’s parental notification bill but he wants some changes and additions
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that’s been a priority of Republican lawmakers seems to be one of the hundreds of measures that may get to Gov. Mike… Read More
A bill to boost penalties for domestic violence in Ohio nears the finish line
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is poised to toughen the penalties for third-degree felony domestic violence convictions starting next year, after the legislature unanimously sent Gov. Mike DeWine a… Read More
Big changes to Ohio’s recreational cannabis laws are on deck for state lawmakers next year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio legalized recreational cannabis via the voters through an initiated statute more than a year ago, with four months of sales under state retailer’s belts…. Read More
Time is growing short to put a public works program before Ohio voters this spring
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a bipartisan proposal at the Statehouse that has nearly unanimous support; a public works program that allows the state of Ohio to issue… Read More
The Ohio House passes a bill to boost police pension contributions by cities, but its future is uncertain
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to require municipalities to increase their pension contributions $80 million a year more toward pensions for law enforcement passed the House with… Read More
A big player joins the team pushing for universities to have more power in Ohio’s NIL law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse New Bureau) — Ohio State won’t be in the Big Ten championship this coming weekend thanks to the loss to Michigan this past weekend. But college football is… Read More
Ohio has designated the majority of its American Rescue Plan Act funds. Here’s where the money is going
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Billions of dollars came to Ohio through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus in 2021. Now,… Read More
Ohio mayors are fighting a bill requiring a boost in cities’ contributions to the police and fire pension fund
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Mayors from both parties say residents of Ohio’s cities should expect fewer police officers, and cops should expect smaller pay raises under a Republican-backed bill… Read More
A republican senator says more state lawmakers may be the fix to redistricting in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voters rejected the issue that would have created a 15-member commission of non-politicians to draw maps for state lawmakers and members of Congress last… Read More
Ohio GOP leaders prioritize ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ passage before the lame duck session ends
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With only a few weeks left of lawmaking at the Ohio Statehouse this session, both GOP legislative leaders have said they want to pass… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine signs the bill limiting bathroom use by trans people at Ohio’s schools and colleges
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill requiring people at Ohio’s primary and secondary schools to use the bathroom that aligns with… Read More
A nonpartisan group wants an end to filing ‘shell bills’ that can turn into sweeping legislation
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (AP) — A nonpartisan group offered recommendations last week to bolster public scrutiny of Kentucky’s legislature, taking aim at “shell bills” that seem innocuous but can be transformed… Read More
Perinatal mental health awareness bill has bipartisan support but hasn’t passed yet
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The period between when a woman becomes pregnant and their child’s first birthday is known as the perinatal period. Some Ohio lawmakers on both… Read More
Ohio’s House GOP elects its next likely speaker unanimously but unofficially
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Incoming and returning members of the Ohio House GOP caucus on Wednesday unanimously nominated outgoing Senate President and Rep.-elect Matt Huffman (R-Lima) to be… Read More
Will Ohio ban delta-8 THC? The marijuana and health care industries largely want that
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For some state lawmakers, passing a bill on delta-8 THC and other similar products is high on the list of priorities this lame duck… Read More
Ohio courts could soon more readily award child support for disabled adults
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — All courts in Ohio may soon be able to extend child support orders for parents and guardians of adult children in certain instances, if… Read More
Don’t expect property tax reform to pass before Ohio lawmakers end the lame duck session
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than a dozen bills are pending in the Ohio Legislature right now. And lawmakers say property tax relief is one of the issues their… Read More
Freshman Rep. Tim Barhorst jumps into the race for Ohio House speaker, challenging Huffman
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely Monday, with incumbent Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) announcing he won’t run against Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima)… Read More
After two years of infighting, incumbent Jason Stephens steps out of Ohio House speaker’s race
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) will not run for his present post this next legislative session, he said Monday, changing the field… Read More
An anti-death penalty lawmaker says proposals to end Ohio’s executions don’t have enough votes
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A perennial bill to abolish Ohio’s death penalty got another hearing Wednesday morning, but there’s little time left for it to move this year,… Read More
A caucus speaker vote this week could kick off a leadership battle for the Ohio House GOP
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Wednesday the newly elected and re-elected Republicans in the Ohio House will vote for their next leader. That meeting two years ago kicked off… Read More
A bill seeks to go after Ohio cities providing assistance for low-income women seeking abortions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State funds can’t go to organizations that provide abortions – including Planned Parenthood and other health care providers. But a new Republican-backed bill would penalize… Read More
A bill requiring trans students in Ohio use the bathroom of their gender at birth heads to DeWine
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have passed a bill to make changes to the state’s College Credit Plus program. The bill was approved with an… Read More
The GOP tightens its strong grip on the West Virginia Legislature, where women also lost seats
By: Leah Willingham | John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber’s 134… Read More
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