Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio pediatric doctors decry government control of gender-affirming care
Getty images BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Doctors in Ohio’s major children’s hospitals say a bill that would regulate and restrict gender-affirming care puts both the patients and the doctors at risk, and brings government overreach into medical decisions. House Bill 454 had its fourth hearing in the Ohio House Families, Aging and Human Services Committee on…
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Jean Schmidt’s newest ‘divisive concepts’ bill enters Ohio House
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioProhibits all Ohio schools from “teaching or providing training that promotes or endorses divisive or inherently racist concepts.” BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The newest bill to regulate school curriculums and keep out what legislators see as “divisive concepts” entered the Ohio House on Tuesday. State Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, and Mike Loychik, R-Bazetta, brought…
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After Uvalde massacre, Ohio GOP hurtles toward arming state’s teachers
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Senate advanced fast-tracked legislation Tuesday that would allow local boards of education to permit teachers to carry guns in classrooms. Passage would eviscerate current law in Ohio that allows teachers to arm themselves only after completing more than 700 hours of police training and receiving approval from their…
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Lawmakers propose new ‘self-defense’ high school graduation requirement
State Rep. Tom Young, R-Washington Township. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal New legislation from Ohio state Reps. Tom Young, R-Washington Township, and Andrea White, R-Kettering, would require next year’s class of high school freshmen to take a course on recognizing and responding to threatening situations in order to graduate. The idea for the so-called “Student…
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Federal court implements Statehouse maps twice declared unconstitutional by Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amul R. Thapar and U.S. Western District of Kentucky Judge Benjamin J. Beaton, both appointed by former President Donald Trump, formed the majority in the federal court’s decision to implement Statehouse district maps for the 2022 election twice declared unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. Official photos from…
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Brown introduces Ohio native Steve Dettelback at his confirmation Hearing to be ATF Director
“There is so much we need to do – we must do – to prevent more tragedies. We can’t discuss it all here today, but one step I hope members of both parties take is to finally get a permanent ATF director on the job.” – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown…
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Newly revealed texts suggest regulator knew rate hike was improper
FirstEnergy’s headquarters in Akron. Source: Google Maps. Former PUCO chair also said he knew FirstEnergy could keep the money BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal More evidence emerged Friday that Ohioans for years have faced questionable utility increases that were granted out of possibly dubious motives. On June 19, 2019, FirstEnergy’s leaders were furiously pushing what would…
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OHSAA rejects Name, Image, and Likeness proposal
Columbus, Ohio – The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) proposal failed by a margin of 538 to 254 in voting conducted by the Ohio High School Athletic Association to amend their Constitution and Bylaws. The proposal mirrored recent changes made at the collegiate level and would have allowed student-athletes to sign endorsement agreements so long…
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Senator Sherrod Brown honored Ohio’s fallen officers
Yesterday, on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) commemorated Police Week and honored Ohio’s fallen officers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities last year.
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House bill would make voters choose safety measures in schools
Getty Image BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A bill that may be up for a vote soon in the Ohio House would put the decision of whether or not to have a school resource officer up to the voters in each school district. House Bill 501 seeks to change Ohio law that the sponsors of the…
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