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Elaine Thompson/Associated PressFourteen Ohio House Republicans have signed onto a bill that could allow the state to reject federal gun laws and rulings that state lawmakers feel violate the Second Amendment. -
David Holm/WOSUThe nominating committee tasked with picking replacements for two retiring Columbus City Council members has submitted one new name for the May 4 primary ballot and endorsed another candidate.
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An income tax cut inserted into the budget by Ohio House Republicans only strengthens the state’s case against a ban on tax cuts in the latest federal... -
Ohio House Republicans added a provision into Gov. Mike DeWine’s two-year state budget that would erase violations of his COVID health orders by bars and taverns, such as selling too many cocktails to go, not enforcing social distancing and masks or allowing drinking past curfew. It would also refund those liquor permit holders what they paid in fines.
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“Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance helped explain to the nation Donald Trump’s popularity among the Appalachian working class. Now he’s trying to decide whether he can win over those voters and other Republicans in his native Ohio.
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Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow teachers and school workers to carry guns in schools if they have the eight hours of training that comes with earning a concealed carry license.
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In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss how the decision to pause giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is challenging the state's efforts to get Ohioans vaccinated.
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Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on state lawmakers to take on the task of finally finishing a reform of Ohio's unemployment compensation system that has needed to be fixed for many years.
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Republicans in the Ohio House have added a tax cut and changes to school funding to Gov. Mike DeWine’s two year budget. And they’ve made some other...
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Another Republican has thrown his hat in the ring for the already crowded U.S. Senate primary in 2022.
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A coalition of bowling alleys, bars and other businesses that sell lottery games and mayors is pushing back and rejecting any plan to allow Ohio’s four casinos to control sports gambling in the state. This comes as a proposal on sports gambling is set to come out of the Ohio Senate soon.
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Ohio lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse to hold hearings on several bills, including changes to Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed operating budget.
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The state will be more than doubling the number of medical marijuana dispensaries soon. And it's changing the process for granting licenses for...
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Columbus City Council member Elizabeth Brown wants a new review of police use of helicopters after a weekend flight where the pilots performed what she called "sky art."
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The current rate is four times the rate needed to drop all public health orders, according to the governor.
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The future of Ohio’s Down Syndrome abortion law was made clearer earlier this week when a sharply divided U.S. District Appeals Court ruled 9 to 7 that...
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and health officials from across the state urged Ohioans Tuesday to continue signing up for Pfizer and Modena COVID-19 vaccine appointments following a recommendation by federal agencies to temporarily pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot.
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Many K-12 students are back in classrooms this spring but when school is out for the summer, they won’t have a place to get the free or reduced meals provided by schools. With the pandemic, the normal summer food service program will also be a little different this year.
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Gov. Mike DeWine has said he’ll lift the statewide mask mandate when Ohio gets down to 50 cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period. But that rate has been trending upward in recent days, putting the state further away from that goal.
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The State Highway Patrol says a man broke into the Ohio Statehouse early Monday morning, used a fire extinguisher to spray chemicals on the historic building’s Rotunda floor, and then called 911 seeking medical help.
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Ohio is seeing what leaders are calling a "significant" increase in COVID-19 cases and to counter the spike, the state is searching for more options on where to go to get vaccinated.
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Business & EconomyOhio’s restaurant and bar owners are saying they expect business to pick up this summer. But they are worried about having enough employees to handle...
