Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Jewish Community Grateful for Governor DeWine’s Leadership in Fighting Antisemitism
Governor Mike DeWine has repeatedly given his personal commitment to our community on combating hate, especially Jew-hatred. His issuance of last week’s Executive Order defining antisemitism is the latest step. Together with his powerful letter to college and university presidents in December on making the campus safe for Jewish students, faculty, and staff, Ohio leads…
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Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities teams up with local service providers in presentation to State officials
Representative Sara Carruthers (center) and Senator George Lang (not pictured) met with Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent, Lisa Guliano (center left) as well as Erich Bitter from the Ohio Association of County Boards of DD (left); Deb Lyle, Administrator of Graceworks Enhanced Living (center right); and Mark Schlater, CEO of Toward Independence (right).…
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects legislative maps, sets fifth redistricting deadline
Attorney Phillip Strach speaks before the Ohio Supreme Court in December, arguing for the constitutionality of legislative district maps. The court heard arguments on three cases asking it to reject the maps approved in September. (Photo: Susan Tebben, OCJ) Commission members won’t be held in contempt BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Supreme Court turned…
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Governor DeWine signs executive order defining antisemitism
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today signed Executive Order 2022-06D to further define antisemitism using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition, and require all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and public colleges and universities to adopt the definition, as well. “Antisemitism remains a persistent, pervasive, and disturbing problem in American society, including in Ohio,” according…
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Common Cause Ohio: “State Supreme Court Rules State Legislative Maps Drawn to Unduly Favor Party in Power”
The statement of Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio Executive Director that was released today. Earlier today, the Ohio State Supreme Court struck down gerrymandered Ohio House and Senate maps for an astonishing fourth time. The court’s decision is no surprise since these maps were nearly identical to the previous set of Ohio General Assembly maps…
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Federal court won’t intervene in Ohio’s congressional districts
Decision matches ruling to wait out resolution on legislation redistricting BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A federal three-judge panel still waiting on an Ohio legislative redistricting plan said Tuesday it won’t jump into congressional redistricting right now either. Chief Judge Algenon Marbley and judges Amul Thapar and Benjamin Beaton, representing the U.S. District Court’s Southern District…
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Pause on federal student loan repayments extended by Biden through Aug. 31
BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA – Ohio Capital Journal The Biden administration Wednesday announced its plans to extend the pause on federal student loan repayments until the end of August. “I recognized in recently extending the COVID-19 national emergency, we are still recovering from the pandemic and the unprecedented economic disruption it caused,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “If…
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Ohio House Speaker says no primary election legislation coming soon
Speaker of the House Bob Cupp addresses the chamber. BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio’s House Speaker said Wednesday legislation is not coming to change the May primary date. Speaker Bob Cupp said the process was “in the hands of the federal court,” despite various court documents in which he argued that the election is a…
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Loveland area students can apply now for Ohio Student Safety Advisory Council
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around Ohioby David Miller Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the creation of the new Ohio Student Safety Advisory Council within the Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC). The student-led Council will work to identify school safety concerns and develop innovative solutions to address them. “School safety programs are designed to protect students, so it’s important that students…
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SEN. BROWN, REPS. RYAN, KAPTUR, BROWN, BEATTY NOTIFY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF OHIO’S READINESS TO ACCEPT UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
Photo by Mathias P.R. Reding “Ukrainian-American Community Has Deep Roots in Ohio“ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), and Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3) sent a letter to the U.S. Departments of State, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and the United States…
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