Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Proposed recreational marijuana law is headed to the November ballot in Ohio
BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal A proposed recreational marijuana law will be on Ohio’s November ballot after all. The Secretary of State’s office verified 4,405 additional valid petition signatures — bringing the grand total to 127,772, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday in a letter to the campaign. 124,046 signatures were needed. The Coalition to Regulate…
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Gov. DeWine highlights science of reading provisions in the new state budget
Rekha Kohli, director of student and family services at Columbus Montessori Education Center, talks with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine during a classroom visit about the science of reading on Aug. 10. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal.) A chunk of Ohio’s two-year operating budget is going toward implementing the…
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Multiple signs that federal corruption investigation in Columbus heating up — again
Getty Images BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal After two former Republican officials in June were sentenced for their roles in a massive racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker said the investigation was continuing. At least two signs emerged last week that the proceedings might be intensifying. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to…
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OOD Disability Inclusion in the Workplace Webinar Series
Education, Events, Health-Wellness-Disability, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioWednesday, August 23, Thursday September 21, Thursday, October 19, and Thursday November 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is hosting webinars to help employers support disability inclusion in the workplace. Topics will include building and leveraging employee resource groups, creating a workplace culture that supports disability disclosure, invisible…
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Ohio’s Issue 1 goes down to defeat
One Person One Vote spokesman Dennis Willard introducing Deidra Reese from Ohio Unity Coalition at the ‘No’ campaign party. (Photo by Nick Evans for Ohio Capital Journal) The Republican-backed effort to make amending the state constitution more difficult lost by 14 points according to unofficial results BY: NICK EVANS AND MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal The Republican-led effort…
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Clermont and Warren County don’t have enough poll workers for Tuesday’s Special Election
Photo by the New Jersey Monitor/States Newsroom Butler and Hamilton have also not met their “Goal” BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal Twenty-three Ohio counties don’t have the minimum number of poll workers needed for Tuesday’s special election. These counties don’t have enough poll workers as of Thursday morning: Ashtabula, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Defiance, Fulton, Greene,…
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Ohio Issue 1: Official ballot language, explanation, arguments for/against, and full text
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Loveland, Ohio – For the upcoming Tuesday, August 8 Special Election next week, Ohio voters will have the chance to vote on a statewide ballot issue: Issue 1 – Raising the standards to qualify for an initiated constitutional amendment and raising the bar to pass any constitutional amendment at the ballot box. This “Satewide Issue…
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[Video Interview] Jane Gonzales and Patty Lawrence talk about reproductive and voting rights ballot issues
by David Miller Loveland, Ohio – Jane Gonzales from Loveland and Patty Lawrence from Miami Township sat with me this morning in the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV studio to talk about current politics and the activities they have been engaged in in recent months in the community. Both have circulated petitions to place a constitutional amendment on the…
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Ohio sales tax holiday begins Friday for back to school shopping
Education, Events, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioLoveland, Ohio – the Ohio sales tax holiday is on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of August. During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax: An item of clothing priced at $75 or less; An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and An item of school…
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Former state rep, Hamilton County resident sue to keep abortion rights amendment from November ballot
Getty Stock Image BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A lawsuit has been filed with the Ohio Supreme Court in an attempt to block a proposed abortion rights amendment from going to voters in November. Days after the Ohio Secretary of State verified that the campaign to get a reproductive health amendment on the ballot had…
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