Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Gov. DeWine signs off on using unclaimed funds for Browns stadium, future Ohio projects
With his signature late Monday night, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has allowed a controversial funding plan for a new Cleveland Browns stadium to go forward. The state will tap its multi-billion-dollar pool of unclaimed funds — money which belongs to ordinary Ohioans — to pay for the Browns’ stadium and other sports and cultural facilities…
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Ohio and national government watchdogs warn GOP trying to engineer a more favorable midterm map
By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal Good government leaders in Ohio and around the country are worried about state lawmakers attempting to ‘bake in’ 2026 election results long before voters head to the polls. Between new rounds of redistricting and even more restrictive voting legislation, Republican state lawmakers seem poised to engineer an easier path for…
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As pharmacies close, Ohio Chamber blasted for siding with middlemen
By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal Owners of small pharmacies — many themselves members of local chambers of commerce — are accusing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce of siding with huge corporate middlemen who are driving them out of business. That undermines Ohioans’ health and costs the state’s businesses and taxpayers far more in the long…
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Ohio’s proposed final budget includes tax cut to wealthy, Browns stadium funding
Ohio House Finance Chair Brian Stewart, left, and Ohio Senate Finance Chair Jerry Cirino, right, sit and talk before Conference Committee. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) By: Morgan Trau – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio legislative leaders say a compromise has been reached on the state’s operating budget — sharing early details that the wealthy will get a…
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‘We are going to push pause’ on Ohio marijuana legislation, says Republican lawmaker
Health & Wellness, Health-Wellness-Disability, Latest Stories, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioBy: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio lawmakers will likely go on summer break without making any changes to the state’s marijuana law, a Republican state representative said Tuesday. For the second week in a row, Ohio Senate Bill 56 was up for a possible vote out of the Ohio House Judiciary Committee, but both times the vote did not…
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[WATCH] Ohio Secretary of State candidate Bryan Hambley
Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Loveland Magazine TV, News, Statehouse and Around OhioLoveland, Ohio – On Monday afternoon I got a chance to sit down with Ohio Secretary of State candidate Bryan Hambley, the only declared Democratic candidate for the state-wide office. Two Republicans have also declared their intention to run, current Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague from Findlay and Marcell Strbich who lives in Montgomery County. Hambley…
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Ohio House Democrats elect Cincinnati Rep. Dani Isaacsohn as next leader
Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) speaking at a press conference about gun safety legislation. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) By: Morgan Trau – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio House Democrats have elected Dani Isaacsohn, a Cincinnati lawyer, as their next minority leader. A full chamber vote is scheduled for Wednesday to make him official. Read on… Morgan…
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Petition: To show Statehouse your support for Loveland City School District
Loveland, Ohio – As Ohio legislators are in the final moments drafting the budget that will go to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk, Loveland City School District resident Rebecca Moates started this petition to send a message to Ohio Statehouse leaders. She says in the introduction, “As residents of Ohio and strong supporters of public education,…
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Ohio’s pro-abortion rights groups plan fights against total abortion ban bill
By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal Pro-abortion rights advocates are taking a proposed total abortion ban in Ohio to heart. Noting the celebration of Juneteenth and Black emancipation, they say the use of the 14th Amendment to try to exert state control over individual freedom and bodily autonomy is vile. The new bill a pair of freshman…
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Republican proposals will devastate poor Ohioans, analyses, advocates say
Health & Wellness, Health-Wellness-Disability, Latest Stories, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioMedicaid sign at a press conference. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal A raft of proposals coming from Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and Columbus will slash health care and other vital programs for the poor in rural Ohio and in its cities, recent analyses say. An advocacy group is trying…
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