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DeWine Fighting Comparisons Of His Plan To Kasich’s “Red Flag” Proposal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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One of Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed gun law changes in the wake of the shooting that killed 10 people in Dayton is an idea that’s been talked about before, and has passed… Read More
Yost Rejects Language For Energy Law Referendum
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Opponents of Ohio’s new energy law are rewriting language that they were going to take to voters to reject a nuclear power bailout. This comes after Attorney General Dave Yost denied their… Read More
Why Taxpayers Are Now Paying For Hotels For State Lawmakers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Recent federal income tax reforms have eliminated itemized deductions which Ohio lawmakers often used when they stayed overnight while doing legislative business in Columbus. Now, Ohio taxpayers are picking up… Read More
New Study Shows Changes In Ohio’s Tax Policy Benefits The Wealthiest Even More Than Before
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Statehouse Republicans have championed recent tax changes, including the elimination of income taxes for those making less than $21,750 a year. But a new report by a liberal leaning think… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Promote Gun Safety Legislation
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky lawmakers are crafting legislation that would allow family members and others to petition authorities to keep guns away from people deemed a threat. The… Read More
Unions Accuse FirstEnergy Solutions Of Backing Out Of Agreements
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Several unions representing workers at the state’s two nuclear plants are objecting to a new bankruptcy plan by FirstEnergy Solutions, saying the energy generator’s latest filing would not honor union contracts…. Read More
Gun Groups Offer Differing Takes On DeWine’s Proposed Regulations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has said he wants input from gun rights advocates as he works on his plan to reduce gun violence, but some of Ohio’s largest groups seem… Read More
Kentucky AG Rules Education Department Violated Records Act
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Attorney General’s Office has ruled the state’s Education Department violated the Open Records Act by not properly fulfilling a request for staff sick leave records…. Read More
Kentucky Pension Law Seen as ‘Negative’ for Credit Rating
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s new pension law looms as a “negative” for the state’s credit rating, according to a credit rating agency’s report. Gov. Matt Bevin, who urged lawmakers… Read More
Bevin-Beshear Grudge Match Set For Fancy Farm Picnic
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — It’s a showdown that’s been boiling for years — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear competing in the cauldron of Kentucky’s foremost… Read More
Group Calls For Capital Punishment Reform After DeWine Delays Execution
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine is delaying the execution of a death row inmate, for the second time, as the state works to overhaul its lethal injection protocol. But anti-death penalty advocates… Read More
Bevin Pushes Abortion to Front of Kentucky Governor’s Race
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has pushed abortion to the forefront of his reelection campaign by lashing out at his Democratic challenger and a federal judge who… Read More
Online Child Enticement Investigators Ramp Up Efforts With New Funds
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio is pumping more money into a program that protects children from abuse and exploitation online, but while the money will go towards important resources, state leaders say parents still… Read More
W.Va. Governor Signs Tax Break for Company Amid Debt Claim
By: Anthony Izaguirre | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has approved a tax break for a struggling coal-fired power plant whose operator says a company owned by the governor owes… Read More
State Signs Off on Tax Incentives for 2 New Amazon Centers
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state has signed off on tax incentives for two more Amazon distribution centers in Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the tax breaks could be worth… Read More
Republican Lawmaker Endorses Democratic Nominee for Governor in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has picked up an endorsement from a Republican state lawmaker in his bid to unseat GOP Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky…. Read More
W.Va. Lawmakers Ask for Control of $37M Opioid Settlement
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A group of West Virginia lawmakers want control of a recent $37 million opioid settlement with the drug distributor McKesson. Members of the House of Delegates… Read More
State Plane Was Poised to Retrieve Lawmakers For Energy Vote
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House leaders almost sent a state-owned airplane to Chicago to retrieve lawmakers from a conference to vote on a key energy bill that had fallen… Read More
Group Seeking Possible Energy Law Referendum For 2020 Ballot
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts is leading the charge for a possible ballot referendum to stop the new energy law that would bail out the state’s two nuclear plants through $150… Read More
Kentucky Governor Signs Pension-Relief Measure
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law a pension bill aimed at relieving regional universities and community social services agencies from crushing retirement costs. The… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Pension-Relief Bill
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a pension-relief bill and sent it to Gov. Matt Bevin. The Senate voted 27-11 Wednesday to pass the bill… Read More
Bevin in Colorado While Kentucky Lawmakers Meet in Session
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – While Kentucky lawmakers are working on a pension bill he wants them to pass, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has been in Colorado talking trade with the… Read More
Pension-Relief Measure Clears Kentucky Senate Committee
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s pension-relief proposal is one step away from final passage after winning approval from a Senate committee as a special legislative session continues…. Read More
WV Lawmakers OK Tax Break for Struggling Coal-Fired Power Plant
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to give a tax break to a struggling coal-fired power plant. The Senate and the House of Delegates… Read More
Lawmakers Pass Blockbuster Bill Overhauling Energy Policy In Favor Of Nuclear, Coal
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House has voted in favor of the sweeping energy bill, HB6, that bails out two nuclear power plants through $150 million in ratepayer subsidies. The comprehensive bill also sets… Read More
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