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More than 200 angry opponents turn out for a marathon hearing on Ohio’s anti-DEI higher ed bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 200 opponents of the higher ed bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal indoctrination in Ohio universities showed up to offer… Read More
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel selected as DeWine’s new lieutenant governor
By: Karen Kasler | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The football coach who led Ohio State to its first national championship in more than 30 years has been picked to be Ohio’s next lieutenant… Read More
A business lobbying firm wants Ohio to overhaul its energy permits process
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A statewide business coalition believes Ohio should harness the demand of data centers, the incredibly energy-intensive facilities being built across the state, in part… Read More
A proposed bill would require Ohio businesses to accept cash along with credit and debit cards
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a saying that cash is king. And one state lawmaker has a bill to keep it that way, or at least ensure it’s an… Read More
Ohio’s GOP wants to take another crack at a flat income tax, as a leaner budget is ahead
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the earliest bills reintroduced in the Ohio Senate this January from the last legislative session would flatten the income tax rate, most… Read More
A child tax credit and a stadium funding plan are in the Gov. Mike DeWine budget pitch
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine made his pitch Monday to lawmakers about where to put state dollars in his fourth and final biennial budget proposal, which runs… Read More
Dozens of bills have been introduced in the Ohio House and Senate so far. Some of them look familiar
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first numbered bills in this two-year general assembly have been filed. So far, there have been 29 filed in the Ohio House and… Read More
Half of Ohio’s workers say they’ve cut hours because of a lack of childcare. Lawmakers are proposing a fix
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study shows a lack of affordable, quality childcare in Ohio is keeping a lot of parents out of the workforce, or limiting… Read More
A defense contractor building in Ohio will benefit from a 30-year tax credit
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A defense contractor with plans to build a military drone plant in Pickaway County, about 20 minutes south of downtown Columbus, is set to benefit… Read More
Ohio’s Senate looks to fast track a rollback of recreational cannabis laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational cannabis program, in part by raising the excise tax on… Read More
The possibility of using state money for a new Browns stadium leaves Ohio funding experts skeptical
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Budget season is underway, and so far there’s been no reports of a proposal on the table from the Cleveland Browns, who want to build… Read More
Jane Timken, the former Ohio GOP chair, gets a state Senate appointment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican who ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 is now in the state senate. Jane Timken will represent her Canton-area district in a… Read More
Ohio lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to ban noncompete clauses for employees
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to ban employers from enforcing noncompete clauses in any of their workers’ contracts. Sens. Bill Blessing… Read More
Lawmakers in the Ohio House introduce GOP priority energy provisions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two powerful conservative policy organizations in Columbus say current policies limit the state’s potential to address suddenly skyrocketing demand, with Ohio consuming more energy than… Read More
What to do with data centers in Ohio? Lawmakers and lobbyists have ideas
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers said they are early in negotiations on an omnibus bill overhauling Ohio’s energy policies, and while details are scant, the ever-growing number… Read More
Ohio’s House Speaker again raises doubts about keeping the current K-12 public schools funding plan
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio lawmakers head into budget season, one question is whether they will continue to fund K-12 public schools through the Fair School Funding Plan… Read More
Ohio’s state budget director says the state is in good economic shape heading into budget season
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is in good shape going into the upcoming two-year budget season, which ends when the budget comes out by the first week of… Read More
Ohio’s new House Speaker names his committee chairs, which don’t include the ex-speaker
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) rolled out chair and vice chair assignments Tuesday as the 136th Ohio General Assembly gets underway in Columbus. And… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
A law expanding school expulsion in Ohio gets signed, but not without some worries
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law that allows school districts to expand their expulsion polices will go into effect later this year, but not everybody is embracing… Read More
A new Ohio law seeks to stop damage from meritless SLAPP suits and protect speech
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has a new law to battle strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as SLAPP suits. Supporters of the law say these suits are designed… Read More
Changes are coming to Ohio driver’s license suspension process under a new law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans can lose their driver’s license for periods of time for plenty of reasons, but Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that overhauls parts… Read More
Ohio’s new House Speaker says the current formula for funding public K-12 schools might be “unsustainable”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new speaker of the Ohio House said the current bipartisan method of funding the state’s public K-12 schools that has been used in the… Read More
Former Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy is remembered as a barrier-breaker in Ohio politics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former local and state Democratic leader Ben Espy will be laid to rest Monday, a week before an event he was known for creating in… Read More
Ohio ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ among dozens of bills Gov. DeWine signs
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed a stack of bills Wednesday from the lame duck legislative session, including House Bill 8, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” that… Read More
Lawmakers expect the Cleveland Browns to ask for stadium money, possibly in state budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers will likely be asked by the owners of the Cleveland Browns to help fund part of a $2.4 billion domed stadium and a… Read More
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