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FirstEnergy will pay $100M in a HB 6 settlement with the SEC; ex-CEO will face civil fraud charges
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy has agreed to pay a $100 million fine to settle civil fraud charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the House Bill… Read More
Judges toss out the lawsuit over who controls Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of three appeals court judges has thrown out the months-long dispute over who controls the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account, which turns… Read More
DeWine says Ohio lawmakers should revisit a foreign contributions ban, but not other voting law changes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has asked a federal court to allow a law to go into effect that would ban foreign contributions to ballot issue campaigns in… Read More
No youth prison for offenders under 14 is among the recommendations for Ohio’s juvenile justice system
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Kids under 14 shouldn’t be placed in Ohio’s three juvenile lockups, according to one of 26 recommendations from a working group assembled to come… Read More
Athens will appeal the ruling against its ban on single-use plastic bags
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Council directed its city law director to appeal a ruling against the city’s ban on single-use plastic bags. At the council’s meeting Tuesday, officials… Read More
Will Ohio lawmakers tweak local tax laws next legislative session?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During this two-year legislative session, Ohio lawmakers have mostly been focusing their tax efforts on statewide—rather than local tax laws—taxes, aside from the numerous property… Read More
West Virginia’s personal income tax will drop by 4% next year, Gov. Justice says
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginians will see their personal income tax drop by 4% in the new year, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor announced Thursday that state… Read More
A Republican lawmaker’s proposal expands Ohio’s child tax deduction to expectant parents
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A conservative Republican state lawmaker wants to expand the child tax deduction to people who are expecting, not just to parents. With just a… Read More
Redistricting amendment backers accuse GOP Secretary of State of “manipulating” ballot wording
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a constitutional redistricting amendment to take politicians out of the process of drawing congressional and legislative district maps are crying foul over… Read More
Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as “unacceptable”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Democrats are outraged that FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
Interstate licensure is at least a year away even with Ohio’s new social work law in effect
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An interstate licensure bill for social took effect Friday, but Ohio is still at least a year from allowing its social workers to meet… Read More
Ohio’s Republican-dominated Ballot Board will decide on this fall’s redistricting proposal wording
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of lawmakers meets Friday to determine the summary language voters will see in November when deciding on a new redistricting proposal. The group… Read More
Ohio’s budget director says the state is off to a modest start this fiscal year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s budget is off to what the state’s chief financial officer described as a “modest” start to the 2025 fiscal year, according to the… Read More
Biden will be on the ballot in Ohio if a bill change the deadline passes in the statehouse
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House is expected to vote on a bill that would fix a problem in state law that could keep Democratic President Joe… Read More
Pro-Palestine protesters want universities to divest from Israel, but that can’t happen in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Pro-Palestine protesters at universities around the country have been demanding those institutions withdraw investments in Israel or companies with ties to Israel. But they… Read More
An Ohio GOP lawmaker proposes a $15/hour minimum wage to head off a possible ballot issue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio Legislature have tried for years to raise the minimum wage, but their bills went nowhere in the Republican-dominated General… Read More
A Republican lawmaker who donated to GOP challengers says the action by Ohio’s House speaker is illegal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle among supermajority Republicans continues in one chamber, as the Ohio House speaker has removed six members from the committees they chaired. House… Read More
Ohio’s House speaker removes Republican committee chairs who helped challengers in GOP primary
By: Karen Kasler | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House leadership battle rages on, with the House speaker taking action. House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) has removed six Republicans from… Read More
An Ohio House passes bill with harsher human and drug trafficking penalties
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal to boost the penalties for human and drug trafficking cleared the Ohio House on Wednesday by a 80-13 vote. Introduced last June by… Read More
Ohio’s Senate unanimously passes a bill to eliminate the loophole on spousal rape in state law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After decades of efforts to change a provision of state law shielding people who rape their spouses from prosecution, the Ohio Senate has voted… Read More
Child care advocates praise DeWine’s proposed vouchers but say more needs to be done
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he wants to expand eligibility for vouchers for state-funded child care. During his State of the State speech, DeWine proposed… Read More
Ohio lawmakers roll out housing bills, but movement likely won’t come this session
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only 40 affordable units for every 100 Ohio households, according to a report last year from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in… Read More
A Kentucky lawmaker says he wants to renew efforts targeting diversity initiatives at colleges
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — A Republican lawmaker has signaled plans to mount another effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities after GOP supermajorities failed to… Read More
An anti-domestic violence bill has been introduced in the Ohio legislature — for the third time
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of a bill meant to protect survivors of domestic violence are hoping the third time will be the charm for their legislation. Reps…. Read More
A judge puts a short-term pause on HB 68 in Ohio prior to its effective date
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County put a short-term pause Tuesday on House Bill 68, a statewide ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors that… Read More
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