Ohio House

The so-called "Backpack Bill" would allow parents of most private school students in Ohio to get state-funded vouchers.

The top priority piece of legislation for House Speaker Jason Stephens will cost the state of Ohio billions of dollars every year, according to a fiscal analysis from the researchers who do those reports for state lawmakers.

It's a tweaked version of a ban that failed to pass in the last General Assembly.

The factions that support Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and those backing Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) couldn't agree on the appointment, showing the leadership battle is still on.

Kris Jordan, a Republican who represented Delaware County in the Ohio House of Representatives, has died, the Ohio House speaker announced Saturday.

A previous version of a ban on gender reassignment treatments for minors was considered by the last Ohio General Assembly, but there are some changes in the measure this time.

A battle for political control of the Ohio House has laid bare the risks the Republican Party faces as factions of its legislative supermajority square off more over tactics and the willingness to thwart long-held institutional norms than policy.

House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) are at odds over who is the leader of the Ohio House Republican caucus.

Republicans House members fought over rules and new leadership during Tuesday’s session.

Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) sent a memo showing he's nominated two of his own supporters to his team, along with two supporters of his opponent for speaker, Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township).