Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio abortion law court cases moving slowly forward after amendment
2024 Election has candidates taking stances on amendment passed by voters, Ohio law, and potential national ban BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The road toward the November general election will include many more debates about abortion and reproductive rights in Ohio. The conversation is taking shape in the form of campaigning candidates and their stances…
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Ohio Treasurer Sprague Announces $30 Million Israel Bond Purchase
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague has announced the $30 million purchase of a two-year, fixed-rate Israel Bond. “For thirty-plus years, the Treasurer’s office has turned to Israel Bonds as a way to bring strong returns and balance to its investment portfolio,” said Treasurer Sprague. “With its long track record of providing competitive rates…
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Hundreds of Ohio college students protest Israel-Hamas war
Hundreds of Ohio State University students, faculty and community members protested the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal.) Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Miami University and Denison University have all had campus protests the past couple of weeks. BY: MEGAN…
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As deadline for reform measure nears, advocates look to future of Ohio redistricting
The members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission are sworn in by Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday. Left to right: State Rep. Jeff LaRe, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Auditor of State Keith FSUSAN TEBBENaber, DeWine, Senate Majority Floor Leader Rob McColley, House Minority Leader Allison Russo and Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio. (Photo by Susan…
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12 race-based scholarships worth $46,000 weren’t awarded to Ohio University journalism students
That’s only a fraction of $450,000 worth of scholarship money at OU that’s under review after advice from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal Twelve race-based scholarships totaling $46,000 weren’t given out at Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s awards banquet this week, said Journalism School Director Eddith Dashiell. And…
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Ohio doctors fear effects of emergency abortion care case set to go before U.S. Supreme Court
Health & Wellness, Health-Wellness-Disability, Latest Stories, News, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBecause of Idaho’s abortion ban and a court decision that does not protect emergency room physicians from prosecution under that law, some Idaho physicians are advising their pregnant patients, or those trying to become pregnant, to purchase memberships with companies like Life Flight Network or Air St. Luke’s in the Boise area to avoid potentially…
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Ohio near bottom in preschool spending compared to other states
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine used his recent State of the State speech to proclaim the importance of child care and education, but a national report released last week ranks Ohio near the bottom of the country in preschool spending. The National Institute for Early Education Research’s annual “state of preschool” report showed…
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Bill to rid Ohio of spousal rape exception receives support in state Senate
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal This story mentions rape and sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, the National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673. Survivors of sexual assault perpetrated by their spouses had a simple request for the Ohio Legislature with regard to a loophole in state law that keeps their spouses…
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DeWine says Randazzo’s ties to First Energy were well known, but the evidence of this is lacking
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal The office of Gov. Mike DeWine has for months been saying that connections between the guy he picked to be the state’s top regulator and a utility at the center of an epic bribery scandal were well known around Capitol Square when DeWine nominated him in January 2019. If the…
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Ohio House holds first hearing for new nitrogen gas death penalty method
Ohio would join four other states that explicitly permit nitrogen hypoxia for executions if the bill passes BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal House lawmakers have begun hearings on a controversial new execution method known as nitrogen hypoxia. The protocol, used in Alabama for the first time recently, subjects a prisoner to a high concentration…
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