After backlash, Ohio GOP split over cutting public school funding
Jan 11, 2025 · Following our reporting on a proposal by Republican leadership in Ohio to cut public school spending, which resulted in the lawmakers facing backlash, half a dozen GOP legislators personally reached out, vowing to protect K-12 education.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs forced-outing, mandated religious …
Jan 8, 2025 · Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will require school districts to create a mandatory religious release time policy and require educators to out a students’ sexuality to their parents.
And we’re back… Ohio House and Senate kick off new session
Jan 7, 2025 · Ohio lawmakers braved the snow to begin the 136th General Assembly and select new leaders for the House and Senate Monday. Republican Matt Huffman made a smooth transition from Senate President last year to House Speaker now, while former Senate Majority Leader Rob McColley will now be Senate President.
Yost, Antani, make candidacy for Ohio governor, secretary of state ...
3 days ago · Ohio's attorney general and a former state senator have officially put their names in for top jobs in state government.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do's …
Dec 12, 2023 · Ohio became the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal last week. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Here are some do's and don'ts under the law as it stands now.
How Ohio police justify charging hundreds of dollars for bodycam …
Jan 6, 2025 · Police officers in Ohio are defending their soon-to-be new ability to charge hundreds of dollars for body camera footage requested by the public and media, saying it protects officers from harassment. Advocates, attorneys and professors fear for …
Ohio recreational marijuana sales topped $242 million in 2024
Jan 7, 2025 · Ohio recreational marijuana sales surpassed $242 million in 2024. Recreational sales began in August, about nine months after Ohioans voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2023.
After a year of voter fraud concerns Ohio's election audit lands …
Jan 6, 2025 · Throughout 2024, Republican officials in Ohio and around the country raised alarms about potential voter fraud ahead of November’s election. But Election Day came and went without a hiccup and a post-election audit released late last month reiterated what many advocates have been saying all along — Ohio’s election system is fine.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs dozens of bills, including LGBTQ
Jan 9, 2025 · Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed nearly 30 bills Wednesday, including legislation that would require schools to notify parents if the child identifies as LGBTQ+ as well as allow parents to opt out of so-called "sexuality" content.
Ohio lawmakers passed a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills during the …
Jan 2, 2025 · After Ohio lawmakers passed their most recent anti-LGBTQ bills, for Robin, a transgender high school student, going to the bathroom is going to get a lot more complicated. “I can't do simple things like peeing now without having to be policed around,” he said.