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Ohio lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a three-month gas tax holiday
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a 90-day suspension of the state’s 38.5-cent tax on gasoline and 47-cent tax on diesel. It happened in an… Read More
Ohio lawmakers have mixed feelings about returning next week to pass a gas tax holiday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy has unveiled some details about his plan for a temporary suspension of Ohio’s gas tax, a proposal he… Read More
Hemp businesses say SB 56 enforcement in Ohio unfairly favors marijuana dispensaries
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some hemp businesses that have been fighting the state of Ohio over tougher marijuana regulations passed after voters legalized marijuana in 2023 say there’s a… Read More
An amendment is proposed to cap tax growth of property tax in Ohio, but voters will decide it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican state lawmakers have introduced a proposal for a constitutional amendment to cap property tax increases at 3% a year, as long as… Read More
Ohio public universities are ramping up offerings at ‘intellectual diversity’ centers
By: Conor Morris | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream) — After a slow start last year, five Ohio public universities say they are ramping up programming and are seeing increased student enrollment at the civic education centers… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says the death of a Haitian immigrant and Ohio student is a ‘tragedy’
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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Suicide is a health crisis. If you or anyone you know is in crisis, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by calling or texting 988. More resources… Read More
Bipartisan group of lawmakers asks for limits on Flock cameras throughout Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers is asking the Ohio Department of Transportation to pump the brakes when it comes to Flock automatic license… Read More
Could the last time a Democrat was elected Ohio governor foreshadow this year’s election?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been 20 years since Ohioans elected a Democrat for governor. Ohio is now a solidly red state, but polls have shown the race for governor… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio will begin directly vetting addiction recovery houses
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State leaders want to more strictly regulate recovery houses, or substance-free residences for Ohioans recovering from various addictions. Gov. Mike DeWine signed an emergency… Read More
Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton faces backlash over LGBTQ+ comments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a rift between Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton and some members of the LGBTQ+ community. Acton recently made comments that are causing… Read More
Ohio lawmakers say they’ve made property tax changes, but more bills remain
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they hear a lot from constituents about property tax. They say they haven’t ignored those concerns,… Read More
Should 16 and 17 year olds be allowed to vote in Ohio? Two lawmakers think so
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A pair of Democratic state lawmakers want to allow 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and legislative elections. And the legislators… Read More
Why just some Ohio businesses can sell hemp beverages again, for now
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Before a March ban took effect around the state, the Cincinnati-based Fifty West Brewing Company was looking to manufacture less beer and more hemp beverages… Read More
Trump claims China compromised Ohio voter rolls. LaRose’s office says there’s ‘not a breach of any kind’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Trump claimed in a speech Thursday night that voter rolls in 18 states were compromised by China in the 2020 election that he… Read More
After tragedy in Vinton County, an Ohio lawmaker wants more guardrails on home schooling
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As investigators continue to look for records and details about the 16 children discovered in a filthy home in Vinton County last week, many are… Read More
A new law will require Ohio to issue SNAP benefit cards with embedded chips
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will become only the second state to issue electronic benefits cards to SNAP or food stamp recipients with computer chips in them, after… Read More
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
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