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Resolution Declaring Racism A Public Health Crisis Gets First Hearing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 50 people were signed up to speak out at the first hearing in the Ohio Senate for a resolution declaring racism a public health… Read More
Senate Rejects Proposal To Require Written Consent For Contact Tracing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal from the Ohio House that would require people with COVID-19 give consent to contact tracing in writing has been rejected by the Senate. That sends… Read More
Threats Against Two Democratic Lawmakers Bring Support, Investigation
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An investigation is ongoing into threats targeting two sitting Democratic state lawmakers, a well-known senator from Akron who’s served in both chambers and his daughter,… Read More
“Worker Protection Act” Proposed to Help Those Who are at Risk from Working Conditions
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio opens for business again, many workers have qualms about returning to their jobs. Some Democrats are proposing a bill they say will protect… Read More
State Lawmaker says ‘Root’ of Racial Health Disparity Must Be Addressed
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House Minority Caucus Leader Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) is criticizing the state’s plan to address racial health disparities during the coronavirus pandemic saying the strategy Gov…. Read More
Senate Rejects House Attempt to Scale Back Health Director Orders
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate unanimously rejected an Ohio House measure that would’ve scaled back the power of state public health orders. Senators blasted the House amendment,… Read More
Democratic Lawmaker Files Complaint Saying She’s Forced to Work in Unsafe Conditions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Democratic state lawmakers were upset Wednesday when they discovered an earlier seating plan that allowed social distancing in the Ohio House chamber had… Read More
Uncertain Future for Fund Dedicated to Cleaning Lake Erie
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest round of state budget cuts to offset the economic impact of COVID-19 has caused many departments to reevaluate their programs, this includes… Read More
Ohio House Passes Bill to Limit Public Health Orders; DeWine says He’ll Veto it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill that would limit the power and length of public health orders on coronavirus that their fellow… Read More
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Curb DeWine’s Power with Public Health Orders
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Manufacturing, construction and distribution companies can reopen today, with employees wearing masks and observing cleaning and social distancing rules. State lawmakers are also coming back… Read More
State Mulls Over Its Next Move in Fight Over Abortion Clinics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Earlier this week, a federal judge temporarily ruled Ohio cannot force abortion clinics to close under the coronavirus order banning elective, non-essential surgery. Now, the state is considering its next move. Ohio… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers to Take up 1-year Budget Due to Pandemic
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Key Kentucky lawmakers say the legislature will be presented a one-year state spending plan. Lawmakers traditionally pass two-year budgets. Sen. Chris McDaniel on Tuesday called it… Read More
Lawmakers Extend Primary Absentee Voting, But Not Date Of Primary
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The bill that made some changes across state law related to coronavirus also set a new ending for the Ohio primary, after polling places were shut down just hours before election… Read More
Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Major Package of Changes For Coronavirus
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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In a strong showing of unity, state lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill making a lot of changes in state law related to the response to coronavirus – but they… Read More
Charter School Operators Must Be Non-Profit Under Bipartisan Bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Nearly 180 charter schools will have to change how they do business or shut down under a new bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House. It’s the latest attempt to… Read More
Ohio AG Rejects Petition Language for Recreational Pot Issue
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio attorney general has rejected petition language for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. Attorney General Dave Yost said Tuesday the petition submitted… Read More
Report Recommends Lowering Ohio Parole Officers’ Caseload
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A new report is recommending that Ohio lower the caseload of the officers who monitor inmates after release. The report released Monday says the current caseload… Read More
Governor to Announce Changes to Paroled Inmate Monitoring
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is announcing changes to the way Ohio monitors inmates who have been released from prison but are still being monitored by the… Read More
Plan to Make it Harder to Hike State Income Tax Could Go to Voters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Among the possible questions voters might face on the ballot this fall is whether they want to make it harder to raise the state income tax, by requiring approval from… Read More
W.Va. State Senator has Trial set on Prostitution Charge
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney is set to go on trial in April on charges that he solicited a prostitute. A Marshall County court clerk… Read More
Lawmakers Broadening Scope of Human Trafficking Awareness
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio Democratic lawmakers brought in a big crowd for their 11th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day at the Ohio Statehouse in order to keep people up-to-date on the latest trends of… Read More
West Virginia Republicans Move Forward on Tax Overhaul
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Republicans are moving forward on a sweeping tax overhaul that could slash county government budgets, though it appears likely Democrats may derail the plan…. Read More
DeWine to Meet with House, Senate Leaders on School Vouchers
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is scheduled to meet this week with House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) and Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) in hopes of reaching a resolution on school… Read More
AG Wants Changes To How State Awards Tax Credits And Other Incentives
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Attorney General Dave Yost says he doesn’t like some of what he found in a review of state incentives for economic development projects in the final year of former Gov. John Kasich’s… Read More
Legislation Would Lift Pain-and-Suffering Caps in Rape Cases
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Proposed legislation in the Ohio House would lift caps on pain-and-suffering awards in lawsuits brought by rape victims. The bill introduced this month by two Democratic… Read More
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