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Convention and visitors bureaus in counties with popular tourism attractions fight to keep funding
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s an amendment in the proposed Ohio state budget that would strip away a big chunk of funding many convention and visitors bureaus now… Read More
Ohio lawmakers are poised to pass long-stalled changes to the voter-approved cannabis law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three Ohio House lawmakers said Wednesday the chamber is close to consensus on changes to cannabis law, which are poised to pass before the legislature… Read More
Rural Ohio school districts say the proposed state budget will hurt them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for rural school districts argue the money allocated to them in the current proposed state budget falls short of what they need —… Read More
A bill would bar Ohio land buys by businesses and immigrants from some countries
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio legislators are again considering near-identical bills banning “foreign adversaries” from land buys in wide swaths of protected areas, which has drawn ire from… Read More
The working group studying missing persons investigations in Ohio makes 18 recommendations
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s office reports there were 21,342 missing persons investigations last year. That includes 16,404 missing children. While more than 96% of… Read More
Lawmakers pass a bill that hikes penalties for Ohioans with a criminal history with guns
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday 71-24 that would create stricter penalties for a person charged with a crime who already has a… Read More
An Ohio bill aims to replace lead pipes that service water lines over the next 15 years
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Rep. Dontavius Jarrells know first hand the importance of removing lead pipes from Ohio’s public drinking water systems — he suffered from lead… Read More
Public schools could be forced to close some buildings and sell them cheaply to charter schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s proposed budget is about 600 pages long and the Ohio House-passed budget is longer. There’s a provision tucked in both… Read More
Ohio’s House Democrats again want to push anti-corruption bills
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic state lawmakers said Wednesday they will roll out three anti-corruption bills targeting bribes and other forms of political corruption post-House Bill 6, the… Read More
State Senate Democrats push for public schools and health in the new Ohio budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio Senate are urging their Republican colleagues, who outnumber them by more than a two-to-one margin, to make substantial changes to… Read More
An Ohio bill demands big OSU football games be played at night
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lights. Camera. Football. If you want to watch more big OSU football games at night, there’s a bill in the Statehouse to make that… Read More
A new bill aims to ban ‘DEI’ in Ohio’s K-12 schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s public K-12 schools are now the focus of a legislative effort by state lawmakers to ban diversity, equity and inclusion. SB 113 is… Read More
A bill to ban K-12 students from using cell phones in schools easily passes the Ohio Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that bans cell phones from being used in Ohio’s K-12 schools easily passed the state Senate last week. Sen. Jane Timken (R-Jackson… Read More
Democrat Tim Ryan says he’ll decide this summer if he’ll run for Ohio governor next year
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Ohio Democrats see former Congressman Tim Ryan as one of the few leading candidates for statewide office despite his loss to now-Vice President… Read More
The energy bill eliminating subsidies for two coal power plants from Ohio’s House Bill 6 has been signed into law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Subsidies for two coal-fired power plants that Ohio electric utility customers have been paying since even before the scandal-tainted House Bill 6 will soon… Read More
An Ohio House lawmaker has been told to resign after sexual abuse allegations
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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(Note: This story includes detailed reference to allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct. The Statehouse News Bureau does not identify sexual misconduct victims.) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A… Read More
A plan to allow Ohioans to gamble on online casino and lottery games has been introduced
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill has been introduced that would expand online gambling in Ohio from just sports betting to also include playing poker or online casino… Read More
Ohio’s Senate considers cutting elected members from the State Board of Education, leaving five appointees
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the House have proposed another big change to the State Board of Education, two years after stripping the panel of many of… Read More
A change to the Ohio Housing Trust Fund in the budget has advocates concerned
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When state lawmakers advanced the biennial state budget last month, they redirected Ohio Housing Trust Fund money, leaving advocates concerned about the future of… Read More
Treasurers and auditors warn the plan to cap school cash reserves would cause major problems for districts and taxpayers
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On paper, it looks like a simple idea. Property values in Ohio have skyrocketed, causing property taxes to spike. Most of that money has… Read More
Ohio is one of three states not testing gas for quality. Democratic lawmakers want to change that
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When you buy gas in Ohio, you may notice a little sticker on the pump with the county auditor’s name on it. Those officeholders routinely… Read More
A bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers propose regulations on submetering
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is pushing to more strictly regulate submetering, which is when third party middlemen purchase electricity or another utility at… Read More
A bipartisan bill aims to protect Ohioans with medical debt from disastrous consequences
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan bill would help Ohioans with medical debt pay it off without losing their homes or incomes or leaving their credit rating in… Read More
A bill allowing Ohioans to play virtual poker and casino games online could be coming soon
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill is in the works from one of the most powerful Republicans in the House that would allow Ohioans to gamble online beyond… Read More
Opponents of the anti-DEI law aimed at Ohio’s colleges can circulate petitions for repeal
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The effort to repeal an anti-DEI law taking effect on Ohio’s public university campuses this summer can begin. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has… Read More
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