Abortion Bill Passage Could Bring Clinic Closures

The newest abortion bill to pass the Ohio House could also spell the closure of Southwest Ohio clinics and the criminalization of doctors.

Senate GOP Signals Skepticism On Vaccine Mandate Ban

Several Republicans in the Ohio Senate indicated reluctance to legislation prohibiting universities, employers, and most health care fac ...

Ohio Supreme Court Takes Up Legislative Redistricting This Week

Organizations are preparing their arguments against legislative redistricting maps for an Ohio Supreme Court hearing Wednesday.

Lawmaker Pitches Tax Breaks And Financial Aid To “GROW” Ohio

Ohio has ceded one of its congressional seats in the coming decade thanks to growth rates that haven't kept pace with other states aroun ...

About 40% Of Ohio's Nursing Home Staff Are Unvaccinated; Mandates Blocked For Now In Court

At Auglaize Acres, more than 81% of the nursing home's patients are vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to less than 30% of the caregi ...

Second Congressional Map Lawsuit Blasts ‘Undue' GOP Advantage

Voter education and advocacy groups are the next to jump in to challenge Ohio's new congressional district map, filing their challenge l ...

At-Home COVID Tests To Be Covered By Insurance — But Details Still To Come

State health officials on Thursday welcomed the Biden administration's plan to require private health insurers to reimburse ...

Cranley Calls For Lottery Commission Oversight Of Sports Betting

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Cranley is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a sports betting measure that has already passed ...

Opponents: ‘Failed Abortion' Bill Impacts Pregnancies, Not Abortions

A bill involving resuscitation of infants after birth with an attachment targeting abortion providers is being criticized for the impact ...

Republicans Sue Own Party Chairman, Claim Millions In Missing Funds

Members of the Ohio Republican Party are suing the leader of their party and accusing him of being responsible for $3 million in “missin ...

Health Care PACs Fund Campaigns Of Anti-Vaccine Legislators

Nearly 3,900 Ohioans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the most since mid-January, when vaccines were a scarce commodity allocat ...

Supreme Court Sets Redistricting Lawsuit Schedule

The Ohio Supreme Court has released the schedule for court filings in the congressional redistricting lawsuit, potentially alleviating s ...

Struggle Between Large, Small Growers Takes Center Stage In Marijuana Reform Measure

A Senate measure that would expand significantly the state's medical marijuana system for businesses and patients got its second committ ...

House Passes Bill Creating Electric Vehicle Commission

The Ohio House has approved legislation that would set up an Electric Vehicle Commission to help advise state lawmakers on policy while ...

As If COVID Wasn't Bad Enough, Experts Warn Of Lingering Symptoms

With nearly 5,000 new cases of COVID per day, Ohio and the rest of the world are still dealing with a pandemic that started nearly two y ...

Supreme Court: Grandmother Can Sue Over Murdered Child

The Ohio Supreme Court said a grandmother can sue Hamilton County for failing to investigate abuse claims before her granddaughter was m ...

Congressional Redistricting Map Sees First Lawsuit, Others Possible

The first of what could be a few lawsuits challenging the Ohio congressional district maps was filed this week on behalf of Ohio voters.

House Committee Passes Ratepayer-Funded Energy Efficiency Proposal

An Ohio House committee unanimously passed legislation last week allowing electric utilities to charge customers to fund energy efficien ...

Recreational Marijuana Nearing Enough Signatures To Force Lawmakers' Hands, Organizer Says

A direct-democracy attempt to force the state legislature to act on recreational marijuana will have enough signatures by the month's en ...

VP Harris Takes Infrastructure Victory Lap In Columbus

Vice President Kamala Harris braved the November chill to tout the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Columbus Friday. The measure, signe ...

Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs Republican Congressional Map With Huge GOP Advantage

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed Statehouse Republicans' congressional map for Ohio giving the GOP a substantial advantage, claiming tha ...

Democratic Super PAC Borrowing Lincoln Project Playbook For Anti-Corruption Campaign

A team of political strategists is launching a super PAC modeled on the Lincoln Project called Bring Ohio Back. They describe their effo ...

Ohio House Approves Congressional Maps Largely Along Party Lines

The Ohio House has approved new congressional districts that will give Republican candidates a significant electoral advantage for the n ...

Armed Teachers Bill Passes Ohio House

Some teachers-turned-legislators urged their colleagues to vote against a bill to authorize school boards to allow teachers and other sc ...

Senate Passes Congressional Map That Continues GOP Stronghold Over State

Ohio Senate Republicans rushed through a congressional redistricting map Tuesday introduced to the public less than 24 hours before.

Dem Gubernatorial Hopeful Nan Whaley Pledges Universal Pre-K If Elected

Democrat Nan Whaley is promising to take the universal preschool plan approved by Dayton voters in 2016 statewide if she's elected gover ...

COVID-19 Rises Again In An Undervaccinated Ohio

COVID-19 cases are once again ascendant in the 10th least vaccinated state in the nation.

Ohio scored a 63 out of 100 for financial transparency

New report from Truth in Accounting

House Lawmakers Pitch Community Solar Measure

This summer, Ohio took a big step backward when it comes to renewable energy. Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 52 which grants county offi ...

Armed Teachers Bill Passed Out Of Committee

A bill allowing the arming of teachers with school board authorization passed through an Ohio House committee.

House Committee Chair Presses State Pharmacy Board On Ivermectin

An Ohio House committee chairman leaned into the director of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy Wednesday for his decision to echo a CDC warning ...

Committee Passes GOP Bill Boosting Penalties For Protests That Become ‘Riots'

An Ohio House committee passed legislation Wednesday that would amplify criminal penalties against people who attend protests that devol ...

Ohio Senators Mulling Major Revisions To Medical Marijuana System

Ohio senators have filed legislation that represents a broad revision of the state's medical marijuana system. Among the changes is lang ...

Redistricting Process Remains ‘Fluid' In Joint Committee

The first meeting of Ohio's joint committee on redistricting included quickly-compiled testimony on transparency and accountability, and ...

Public's Tears And Fears Come Out Before Redistricting Heads To Joint Committee

The last of the General Assembly's congressional redistricting public hearings in individual committees are this week, just as a joint c ...

Judge Allows Challenge To Guns-At-Government-Meetings Law To Proceed

A Warren County judge denied a motion Monday to toss out a lawsuit over a local ordinance that allows residents to carry concealed firea ...

Attempt To Block $22 Billion Medicaid Contracts Dismissed

A judge on Tuesday dismissed an attempt to overturn more than $22 billion worth of managed-care business as the Ohio Department of Medic ...

Despite Restraints, Democrats' Drug Pricing Plan Could Still Aid Consumers

The Medicare prescription drug pricing plan Democrats unveiled this week is not nearly as ambitious as many lawmakers sought...

House Rep Introduces Latest Vaccine Mandate Ban

An Ohio representative introduced the latest version of legislation Tuesday to prevent Ohio schools, private colleges, and employers fro ...

GOP Releases Proposed Congressional Maps Preserving Their Huge Advantage

In committee hearings Wednesday, Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate unveiled their plans for new congressional districts.