Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Signature collection can begin anew after Ohio redistricting amendment passes next step
The Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission talk before a 2023 public hearing on statehouse district maps. (Photo: Susan Tebben, OCJ) BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The newest measure to change the Ohio Constitution and reform the redistricting process in Ohio has cleared its most recent hurdle: a typo. The Ohio Ballot Board met…
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OH AG forces Dollar General to pay up — by supporting food banks
The Dollar General store in Loveland, Ohio BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday announced that Dollar General would pay $750,000 to Ohio’s food banks. It was part of $1 million the chain — which typically locates itself in underserved neighborhoods — is paying to settle allegations that it ripped…
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Pharmacy middleman grants huge bonuses for winning business meant to help the poor
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Medicaid might be a taxpayer-funded health program for the poor, but that doesn’t mean others aren’t getting rich off of it — including employees of a company the state is suing on antitrust grounds. Several employees of drug middleman Express Scripts last year raked in bonuses of $750,000 each for…
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Coal company got big payback from HB 6
FirstEnergy’s headquarters in Akron. Source: Google Maps. BY: KATHIANN M. KOWALSKI, ENERGY NEWS NETWORK – Ohio Capital Journal A coal company got roughly $12.6 million above market prices to supply one of the 1950s-era plants subsidized by Ohio House Bill 6. That’s roughly 50 times the amount the company gave to the dark money group at…
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Gov. DeWine calls on legislators to modify recreational marijuana law before it goes into effect
BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he accepts that Ohioans have voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but is calling on legislators to make changes to the law before it goes into effect on Dec. 7. “My recommendation to the General Assembly is that they take action to make sure that both rights…
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Gov. DeWine taps Steve Dackin as head of Ohio K-12 education, despite previous ethics investigation
Steve Dackin. Photo from The Ohio Channel. BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominated Steve Dackin to lead the new Department of Education and Workforce — despite Dackin’s previous ethics investigation during his less than two-week stint as state superintendent. Dackin previously served as the vice president of the Ohio State Board of…
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FirstEnergy seeks $1.4 billion more from Ohio ratepayers. Watchdog objects
Getty Images BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Even as its former top executives await possible criminal charges for gouging ratepayers, Akron-based FirstEnergy is seeking a $1.4 billion rate increase. The state’s consumer watchdog objects, saying the company’s profits are higher than normal and that it should use a more thorough process to prove that it…
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With nation’s eyes on Ohio: Loveland Magazine hired to provide early data to major news organizations
Edison Research collects all Election Results for the National Election Pool, which consists of ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN Loveland, Ohio – With Ohio Issue 1 and 2 on the ballot tomorrow, Edison Research has engaged Loveland Magazine to telephone them with local results as soon as the polls close. To provide their “projections” they…
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If abortion measure fails, Ohioans on parole and probation could face graver restrictions
For thousands of people under state supervision who face limits on their freedom to travel, a future without abortion rights could mean a choice “between health care and liberty.” BY: PIPER FRENCH, BOLTS MAGAZINE When Ohioans go to the polls on Nov. 7 to vote on Issue 1, which would establish a constitutional right to abortion in the…
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Despite one response, recent polling indicates abortion-rights amendment has a good chance
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal A poll released last week received attention because a response to one of its questions. It seemed to show a close contest for an abortion-rights amendment that’s on the ballot next Tuesday. But a closer look at that and another recent poll indicate that opponents of the amendment still face…
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