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Speaker Says Republicans Still Want To Squeeze Income Tax Cut In Tight Budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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State lawmakers have been advised by their economic researchers to cut the spending in Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget. And they may try to add something into the House version of the… Read More
DeWine Considering Red-Flag Gun Law After Recent Attacks On Worshippers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s deeply concerned about attacks at houses of worship, including at a synagogue in California this weekend. And that has him looking into a specific type… Read More
State Launches Portal To Showcase Investment Opportunities In Low-Income Sites
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state has launched a new portal for its 320 opportunity zones, so those economically distressed communities can showcase the projects potential investors can put money into. The 2017 federal… Read More
State Labor Chief Looking Into Subpoenas For Teacher Names
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Labor Secretary David Dickerson says his agency is still investigating subpoenas sent to several school districts seeking names of teachers who might have used sick… Read More
Charter Students Get Less Than Traditional Public Students Under New School Funding Formula
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new school funding formula proposed by two state lawmakers would cost a billion dollars more than the current K-12 formula. And that proposal didn’t include money for charter schools. Now… Read More
Opponents Argue Costs Of Nuclear Subsidies, Alternative Energy Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Opponents are speaking out against the bill that would prop up two struggling nuclear plants while also toss out the state’s green energy requirements for utilities. There’s a debate over whether the legislation… Read More
Kentucky’s Economic Development Chief Resigning
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says his administration’s economic development secretary is stepping down from the job he has held since early 2017. Bevin said Tuesday it’s… Read More
Bill Would Ban Child Drag Performances
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Social media posts from groups in Lancaster have been abuzz for weeks following a child’s performance in a drag queen show at a local bar. Now the state lawmaker who represents that area has… Read More
Husted: Honda’s Suspended Shift Reflects Automotive Sales Trends
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Honda plant in Marysville is planning on suspending a second shift production line. The change will result in a reduced production of about 55,000 cars a year, mostly Honda Accords…. Read More
Bill Would Increase Penalties For Roughing Up The Referee
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Referees at sporting events are used to being heckled by fans but, sometimes, they are victims of actual assault. A new bill has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature to… Read More
Nearly $20 Billion In Tax Credits In DeWine’s Budget Likely To Stay
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
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There aren’t any tax cuts in Gov. Mike DeWine’s first budget. Lawmakers may change that when they introduce their version of it soon. But they probably won’t change the $19.2 billion… Read More
FirstEnergy Corp, FirstEnergy Solutions: What’s The Difference?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House is considering a piece of legislation, HB6, that will create a new fee on electric bills and scrap the state’s green energy standards. FirstEnergy Solutions’ two nuclear plants… Read More
Energy Bill Achieves Two Big Goals For FirstEnergy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The plan to overhaul Ohio’s energy policy would get rid of the state’s green energy standards and would likely bailout nuclear power plants. The major utility company, FirstEnergy, has been… Read More
W.Va. Gov Turns to Trump for Reelection Help
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is betting on President Trump for a little help in his reelection effort. The Republican governor on Monday announced he’s hired… Read More
House Speaker Rolls Out Plan To Overhaul Ohio’s Energy Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new proposal in the Ohio House would do away with renewable and efficiency standards, drawing a new fund to reward not only solar and wind production, but also nuclear… Read More
Outreach To Re-Register Voters Gets Only 540, Costs Almost Twice What Was Expected
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A project to reach out to 270,000 people deleted from the voting rolls only brought in a few hundred of them. And it also cost a lot more than expected…. Read More
Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Ban Heads to Governor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill banning abortions in Ohio once a fetal heartbeat is detected is headed to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has said he plans to sign… Read More
Conservative Group Suggests Billions In Cuts State Could Make
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A conservative think tank has put out a list of ways it thinks Gov. Mike DeWine is wasting $2.5 billion in his proposed budget. They’re listed in the latest edition of… Read More
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Pension Bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a pension bill that was aimed at providing relief to some state-funded agencies struggling with ballooning retirement payments. Governor Bevin… Read More
W.Va. Tax Collections Fall Below Estimates in March
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia revenue collections are $191 million ahead of estimates with three months left in the fiscal year. Gov. Jim Justice says tax collections in March… Read More
Secretary Of State Still Awaiting Final Results On Returned Registrations From Deleted Voters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Today is the first day of early voting for the May primary – which means yesterday was the last day to register to vote. And though turnout in off-year primaries… Read More
State Legislators Introduce Bill to Legalize Sports Betting
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill to legalize sports betting in the state has been introduced in the Ohio House. Republican Rep. Dave Greenspan, of Westlake, and Democratic Rep. Brigid… Read More
Tougher ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Heads to Ohio House Vote
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A committee of the Republican-led Ohio House has voted along party lines on legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Tuesday’s vote came after… Read More
Speaker Has Concerns About New School Funding Formula
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new school funding formula from two state representatives is getting a lot of attention. But while the House Speaker calls the existing formula a “disaster”, he says the new… Read More
Lawmaker in Impaired Driving Case Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who was accused of impaired driving and acknowledged driving after drinking has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Democratic Rep. Sedrick… Read More
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