Statehouse and Around Ohio
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As Ohio Statehouse redistricting begins again, mixed opinions on whether things will change
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet on Wednesday for the first time since May 2022 to discuss Ohio Statehouse voting districts. After well over a year of inaction, and five different Ohio Supreme Court rejections, the commission comes back to work with heavy criticism of previous maps, and a mixed amount of optimism among…
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Abortion rights groups ask Ohio Supreme Court to order full amendment text for November ballots
“Gavel,” a sculpture by Andrew F. Scott, outside the Supreme Court of Ohio. Credit: Sam Howzit/Creative Commons. BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal In the fight against Ohio Ballot Board language that reproductive rights groups say is deceptive, an attorney has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to order the full text of the proposed amendment to…
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State Supreme Court dismisses congressional redistricting cases
Anti-gerrymandering protest in Washington, DC. | Olivier Douliery, Getty Images. BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two cases over congressional districts in Ohio. The decision isn’t a complete surprise because the groups filing the complaints asked for the dismissals earlier this week. But struggles over partisan gerrymandering in Ohio and elsewhere…
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Ohio utilities’ efficiency programs among the worst in wake of corrupt utility law, report says
Getty Images BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal House Bill 6 wasn’t only a bad law because it involved $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion utility bailout. Most of the bailout payments have been repealed, but somehow the law — the product of perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in Ohio history…
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Nebraska’s Ted Carter named next president at Ohio State
BY: AARON SANDERFORD – Ohio Capital Journal LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — Barring a last-minute change of heart on either side, the University of Nebraska will need a new president soon. NU system President Ted Carter, the former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and a vice admiral, is expected to be named the next president at The Ohio…
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gets plaudits for OneOhio pick, pans for the process
OneOhio Recovery Foundation Executive Director Alisha Nelson. (Photo by Morgan Trau) BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal This week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tapped an executive director to lead the OneOhio Recovery Foundation. The nonprofit charged with administering more than $1 billion in opioid settlement money has faced criticism over lack of transparency. While critics of…
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Ohio Ballot Board sets language for proposed recreational marijuana law
BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Ballot Board unanimously voted Thursday to solidify the language voters will see for the proposed recreational marijuana law in the November election. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol is backing the ballot proposal which would legalize and regulate cultivation, manufacturing, testing and the sale of marijuana to Ohioans 21…
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Split ballot board approves reproductive rights amendment summary written by Ohio Sec. of State
In a 3-2 decision, the Ohio Ballot Board rejected using the full amendment proposal text for voters to see, and the approved summary language leaves out protecting contraception, fertility treatment and miscarriage care BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal In a 3-2 split decision Thursday, the Ohio Ballot Board rejected using the full text of…
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Abortion amendment ballot language submitted, Ballot Board set to meet Thursday
Abortion rights groups request full text on November ballots BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Gearing up for an Ohio Ballot Board meeting where constitutional amendment language regarding reproductive health will be considered, groups pushing for the measure want to see the entire text of the amendment on November ballots. In a letter received by the…
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Ohio lawmakers behind bill tying homestead exemption to inflation looking for more changes
Getty Images BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal Two Republican Ohio lawmakers are touting the inclusion of homestead tax exemption changes in this year’s budget and promising to work on future tweaks as well. Reps. Thomas Hall, R-Madison Township, and Steve Demetriou, R-Bainbridge Township, joined a pair of county auditors Wednesday to explain how the…
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