Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio University to close Pride Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center due to new law
Education, Inclusion & Accessibility, Latest Stories, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioAlumni Gateway at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. (Stock photo from Getty Images.) By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio University will close the Pride Center, the Women’s Center and the Multicultural Center in response to a new higher education law banning diversity efforts that takes effect this summer, the university president announced Tuesday. OU will sunset…
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Analysis shows universal pre-K in Ohio would repay its costs almost fourfold
Getty Image By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal A paper issued last month by Scioto Analysis concluded that every dollar spent on universal pre-K in Ohio would produce $3.80 in benefits. Unsurprisingly, most of that benefit comes in the form of greater future earnings of kids who attend pre-K and then show up to kindergarten prepared to…
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Chamber-backed tax reform group urges Ohio lawmakers stamp out ‘unvoted’ increases that impact school districts, others
(iStock / Getty Images Plus) By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio lawmakers seem committed to delivering property tax relief in the current session, but they’re still zeroing in on their approach. They’ve introduced at least seven measures tweaking the homestead exemption — for disabled vets, military spouses, the elderly — and a handful more changing…
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Ohio House budget would eliminate independent campaign finance oversight
Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, testifying in the Ohio House. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.) ____________________ In particular, Stewart and state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, complained about cases dragging on. Schmidt, like Stewart, has been on the receiving end of a multi-year OEC case. ____________________ Lawmakers argue the Ohio Election Commission has outlived its…
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Ohio public health one of the worst funded in the country, faces further cuts in state budget
(Mario Tama/Getty Images) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal A new analysis of state public health systems shows Ohio’s has some of the worst funding support in the nation, and that funding could go down even more in the newest state budget. Using 2021 data from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, the Health Policy…
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Thousands show up again on Saturday to protest Trump in Ohio
Protesters dressed as characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian novel about life under a totalitarian regime. They were protesting President Donald Trump at the Ohio Capitol on April 19. (Photo by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal.) By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal A larger-than-expected crowd went to the Ohio capitol on Saturday to protest…
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Another wave of Trump protests planned in Ohio and across the country today
The “Hands Off” protest April 5, 2025 at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. (Photo by David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal.) • Stand Up Oxford • Cincinnati National Day of Action: Rally ‘Heard Round the World • Wilmington National Day of Action: Rally Heard ‘Round the World • Middleton National Day of Action: Rally Heard ‘Round the World,…
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[WATCH] Loveland Schools State Budget Town Hall
Education, Events, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Loveland Magazine TV, News, Statehouse and Around OhioLoveland, Ohio – This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is of the Loveland Schools State Budget Town Hall that was held at the media center of the Loveland Middle School on Wednesday evening. The state budget that will determine spending for the next two years in Ohio is making its way through the Ohio General Assembly.…
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Ohio House budget would cut all elected members of the State Board of Education, limit board to five
The Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal.) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal A provision in the version of the two-year state budget passed by Ohio House Republicans would eliminate elected members from the State Board of Education. This comes after the last budget stripped the board of most of its power. The…
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‘Founding documents’ act could put the Ten Commandments in Ohio classrooms
(Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal A measure moving through the Ohio Senate would direct public schools to display historical documents like the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights. It also includes the Ten Commandments, a religious document. The measure is one example in a wave of state legislation…
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