Statehouse and Around Ohio
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House reps try to force out indicted Republican; most of GOP stays silent
By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal The quest to expel a Republican lawmaker who was criminally accused in what’s described as the largest public corruption scandal in state history gained new life Wednesday as lawmakers launched bipartisan efforts aimed at his ouster. Two House Democrats — Jeff Crossman, of Parma, and Michele Lepore-Hagan, of Youngstown…
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K-12 funding boost headed to districts, ACT/SAT opt-out bill headed to the House
By Susan Tebben and Ohio Capital Journal Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio legislature approved COVID-19 pandemic-related measures to bring more federal monies to K-12 schools, and the House will review another bill to reduce testing requirements for students. The Ohio Senate unanimously passed House Bill 170 on Wednesday, with the House promptly agreeing to the Senate’s…
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Republican AGs object to U.S. Department of Education proposal on teaching about racism
By Ariana Figueroa and Ohio Capital Journal Washington — More than two dozen Republican attorneys general including Ohio’s Dave Yost are voicing their disapproval over the Department of Education’s proposed priorities for teaching K-12 students about American history and civics education because they would include references to systemic racism and how the history of slavery has shaped the U.S. The…
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For hundreds of thousands of Ohioans, the pandemic isn’t over. Is anybody thinking about them?
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal For many of us, getting vaccinated means freedom from the tyranny of the coronavirus. We now can go hang indoors with our vaccinated friends and not bother with masks in most settings. We can even touch each other without a panicked search for the nearest bottle of hand sanitizer.…
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Consumer protection? New DeWine regulatory chief says most overcharges can’t be refunded
Getty Images By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal Gov. Mike DeWine’s latest appointee to lead Ohio’s scandal-plagued utility regulator last week raised concerns among some lawmakers and consumer watchdogs. She claimed that her agency has only a very limited ability to make electric companies refund billions in improper charges to ratepayers. There was always going…
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With drawing days away, Ohio legislation seeks to stop Vax-A-Million program
By Tyler Buchanan and Ohio Capital Journal Five Ohioans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are about to win $1 million through a new vaccine lottery program, but a Republican lawmaker wants to call the whole thing off. State Rep. Jena Powell, R-Arcanum, is drafting legislation that would prevent the state from administering any vaccine lottery…
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Ohio vaccine lottery shifts to opt-in system; officials mum on specific aims
By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Department of Health recontoured its COVID-19 vaccine lottery program, requiring inoculated Ohioans to register for entry in the $1 million sweepstakes instead of being automatically entered by virtue of voter registration and vaccination. The change is likely to whittle down the number of entrants, thus increasing the…
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Governor’s vaccine lottery rankles state lawmakers
By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal Ohio lawmakers from both parties have rebuked Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to incentivize vaccination against COVID-19 via five $1 million lottery drawings from the pool of vaccinated Ohioans. Republicans, who have repeatedly clashed with DeWine on pandemic policy culminating in their override of his veto of an overhaul of…
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John Becker wanted to charge Gov. Mike DeWine with terrorism. Clermont County prosecutor wants his money back
State Rep. John Becker, R-Union Twp. File photo from Ohio House website. Becker served parts of Loveland and Miami Township By Susan Tebben and Ohio Capital Journal The former Clermont County prosecutor is asking for a refund after a former state legislator asked him to investigate the Ohio governor for terrorism. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost…
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