Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio House Republicans introduce their own proposal to rewrite state’s recreational marijuana law
Stock photo of a marijuana dispensary from Getty Images. The Ohio House Republican version would keep home grow and tax levels the same, but reduce THC levels and redirect most of the tax revenue By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal A week after Ohio Senate Republicans passed a bill that would overhaul the state’s marijuana law, Ohio…
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‘The bill is very racist.’ Ohio House Democrats question Republican senator on his higher ed bill
Hundreds of students protested against Senate Bill 1 on Ohio State’s campus on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Democrats peppered Republican state Sen. Jerry Cirino with questions over his higher education overhaul bill this week. The bill would ban faculty strikes and diversity efforts…
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Local Ohio public school leaders tell lawmakers that full funding is critical for their districts
(Stock photo from Getty Images) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal Local public school leaders from all around the state filled the Ohio House Education Committee’s hearing room on Tuesday to explain to lawmakers how full state funding is critical to their districts. Christopher Edison, superintendent of Pymatuning Valley Local School District, described the pride in…
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine officially requests federal approval for Medicaid work requirements
By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has officially asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve Medicaid work requirements. Under the proposal, Ohio Medicaid expansion recipients would need to be at least 55 years old, employed, be enrolled in school or a job training program, be in a recovery program, or have…
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Ohio Republican state senator wants to ban diversity and inclusion efforts in public schools
By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal A new bill proposed by an Ohio Republican lawmaker would ban diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio K-12 public schools. State Sen. Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware, recently introduced Ohio Senate Bill 113 which would require every local board of education in the state to adopt a policy that would end any current diversity and…
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Ohio teachers take action amid state, federal education funding uncertainty
Public education supporters rally at the U.S. Capitol in early February, speaking out against proposed cuts to the federal education budget, and the possible elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. Members of the Ohio Education Association attended the rally. (Photo by Jati Lindsey, courtesy of the National Education Association.) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal…
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Bill would require party affiliation on ballots for local, state school board candidates in Ohio
Jo Ingles/Statehouse News Bureau Statehouse News Bureau via WVXU State and local school board elections in Ohio are non-partisan, like many municipal and local races. But a new bill in the Ohio Legislature would change that. Sen. Andy Brenner (R-Delaware) said voters need to know the party affiliations of candidates for school boards. “These local school boards…
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ODH Urges Parents to Protect Their Kids Following State’s First Pediatric Flu Death of Season
Current activity is very high Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is reporting the state’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2024-25 flu season, a teenager under the age of 18 from Allen County. “Sadly, this tragic death reminds us that influenza, though common, is a serious health threat,” said ODH Director…
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‘Conceived children’ could be dependents under new Ohio House bill
File photo of an ultrasound. (Stock photo from Getty Images.) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio taxpayers could claim “conceived children” as dependents on their taxes under a bill recently introduced in the General Assembly. The bill began after state Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, championed a “personhood” bill that would have created rights for embryos and fetuses…
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Ohio Senator introduces a bill in response to the Ohio Supreme Court boneless wings ruling
By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal An Ohio Democratic Senator recently introduced a bill in response to last summer’s Ohio Supreme Court ruling saying that a man who ordered boneless wings should have expected bones in them and denied him a jury trial after he sustained significant injuries. State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, was outraged by the Supreme Court…
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