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Lawmakers Begin Tackling West Virginia Budget Proposal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of Delegates finance committee will receive a presentation on Gov. Jim Justice’s budget proposal Friday morning. Justice’s plan calls for a no-growth,… Read More
Teachers Union Wants COVID-19 Education Plans To Consider Resources
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — School districts and communities are working on creating plans to improve student success and address the disrupted learning created by the COVID-19 pandemic. These… Read More
Ohio Senate President Says K-12 Testing Should Not Be Scrapped This Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though most schools are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic, the Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says he’s not in favor… Read More
Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Repeal Nuke Plant Bailout
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill to repeal a bailout of two aging nuclear power plants at the heart of a federal $60 million bribery probe has been re-introduced in… Read More
DeWine Adding Gun Regulations Into Budget Proposal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is bringing back his proposal to create more gun regulations which he says will reduce crime around the state. These were… Read More
Proposed Budget Gives Ohio Department Of Health More Power To Shutter “Unsafe” Nursing Homes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths coming from nursing homes. So those and other long term care facilities are getting a lot of… Read More
Ohio Democratic Senator Leaves Hearing Over Lack Of Masks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Democratic state senator says he left a committee hearing because so many members of the public weren’t wearing masks. Sen. Cecil Thomas is a… Read More
DeWine Proposes $10 Million For Police Body Cameras
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be able to buy body-worn cameras through a $10 million grant Gov. Mike DeWine proposed in his budget…. Read More
Nearly 200 Show Support For Lawmakers’ Panel That Could Strike Down Health Orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly two hundred people offered testimony in an Ohio Senate committee in support of a Republican-backed bill that would allow a panel of lawmakers to… Read More
DeWine Previews Change Coming For Unemployment Filing System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People around Ohio are lodging complaints about the state’s unemployment compensation filing portal. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says an unprecedented influx of people applying for… Read More
$2.4 Billion In Federal Medicaid Funds Helps Ohio Avoid Big Budget Hole
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The increase in Ohio Medicaid caseloads could have blown a hole in the new two-year state budget. But the spending plan includes a huge… Read More
Columbus Passes Bodycam Law In Honor Of Andre Hill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The city council in Ohio’s capital passed a law in honor of Andre Hill that would require police officers to turn on their body-worn cameras and… Read More
Ohio Governor Lays Out His Proposed Two-Year Budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine laid out his proposed two-year state budget that sinks $1 billion into one-time spending. DeWine said his plan would use… Read More
Gov. Justice’s Pick To Fill Delegate Seat Stirs GOP Dispute
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor picked an executive at a road contractor to take the vacated House of Delegates seat of Derrick Evans, who resigned after he was… Read More
Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It’s Time To Tap Ohio’s Rainy-Day Fund
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio’s communities during… Read More
Republicans Propose Committee To Oversee, Strike Down Governor’s Health Orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are starting their new session with an issue that dominated much of last year – the governor’s power to issue health orders that… Read More
Should State Utility Regulators Be Elected Or Selected?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The $61 million bribery scandal involving Ohio’s nuclear plant bailout law and a utility widely believed to be FirstEnergy has brought new attention to the… Read More
State Launches Partnership to Provide Rapid, In Home COVID-19 Testing; Curfew Will be Extended
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s public health departments are getting something Gov. Mike DeWine says they’ve wanted for a long time: rapid, in-home COVID-19 tests. DeWine today announced a partnership… Read More
Study Says Ohio Needs To Reinstate Corporate Income Tax
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is one of only six states in the country that doesn’t have an income tax on corporate profits. A liberal leaning think tank… Read More
New Law Meant To Help Vets And Pets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law signed over the weekend aims to help pets and the veterinarians who care for them. It’s no secret that veterinarians often have a lot of student… Read More
Ohio Unveils Limited Plan To Pay Relatives Caring For Kids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has unveiled its plan to aid people who take custody of children they’re related but who aren’t licensed foster parents. The program addresses a gap… Read More
Aisha’s Law Falls Short Of Passing Ohio Legislature In 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill in the Ohio legislature that toughens penalties for domestic abuse and creates more protections for victims will not pass the General Assembly by… Read More
2020 Year In Review – Despite Nuclear Bailout Scandal, Republican Leaders Keep HB6
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House finished the bulk of its work with the Republican speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on HB6. The… Read More
Legislature Passes Legislation To Prevent Costly Surprise Medical Bills
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Late Tuesday night, the Ohio Senate passed a plan that would stop Ohioans from receiving surprise medical bills from out of network providers. The… Read More
Ohio Senate Adjourns Without Overriding Gov. DeWine’s Veto Of Controversial Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate adjourned without overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that restricted his ability to issue health orders to shut down… Read More
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