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Protests against the Trump administration will be held in communities across Ohio on Saturday as part of the third national No Kings day of action, with organizers expecting at least 15,000 at the Statehouse rally.
Ohio House Republicans passed HB 347 to reimpose a 24-hour waiting period for abortion care, despite a court blocking a nearly identical law for violating the abortion rights amendment Ohio voters approved in 2023.
More than 3,000 local demonstrations are planned Saturday as the No Kings movement enters its second year, with organizers focused on turning massive turnout into lasting political infrastructure.
State Rep. Gary Click promoted U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno as his campaign kickoff headliner. The rescheduled event replaced Moreno with Statehouse leadership — and charges $50 at the door.
Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno and Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin are pushing the Commerce Department to investigate John Deere, Caterpillar, and CNH for offshoring manufacturing jobs to Mexico while paying billions to shareholders.
The U.S. Senate rejected Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's amendment to require photo ID for federal elections in a 53-47 procedural vote, as Democrats warned the measure would burden mail-in voters.
A federal lawsuit by the ACLU of Ohio alleges ICE agents arrested people without warrants, detained U.S. citizens, and received bonuses for locking people up. The suit seeks class-action status covering 670 Ohio detainees.
Ohio House Democrats want to freeze utility rates for 12 months and give every customer a $150 annual electric bill credit, funded by raising the state's oil and gas severance tax to 7%.
Ohio House Bill 767 would mandate insurance and Medicaid coverage for menopause hormone therapy after the FDA removed longstanding warnings from estrogen treatments. Costs can reach $1,000 out of pocket.
Ohio regulators denied a permit for the Crossroads Solar project in Morrow County, citing local opposition — even though many comments against it were found to be duplicated or faked. Critics say the process gives fossil fuels preferential treatment.
The Trump administration will pay TotalEnergies $928 million to cancel two offshore wind projects that would have powered over 1 million homes. The firm will reinvest the funds in oil and gas.
Ohio House Bill 249, passed 63-30 as a child protection measure, amends the state's public indecency statute — but leaves intact language exempting minors from those protections if they are married to the offender. Ohio still allows 17-year-olds to marry.
The Ohio House passed HB 249, a drag performance ban framed as child protection, 63-30 along party lines. Among the bill's 44 Republican cosponsors: Rep. Rodney Creech, who was accused of climbing into bed with a minor relative while wearing only his underwear, according to BCI documents. Planned Parenthood's Danielle Firsich called out Creech's role during committee testimony.
Senate Republicans offered Democrats a deal to reopen DHS — shut down since mid-February — while floating reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement and elements of Trump's voter ID bill. Democrats insist on ICE reforms before any agreement.
After a podcast scandal forced out Ohio State's president and revealed a $60,000 JobsOhio sponsorship, a bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers are pushing legislation to require public audits, financial disclosures, and legislative approval over the state's secretive economic development corporation.
Ohio Republicans introduced a bill requiring providers to share medically unsupported abortion "reversal" information with patients — the latest in a series of legislative efforts to restrict abortion access despite the 2023 constitutional amendment.
A federal audit found CVS's pharmacy middleman overbilled a program covering 9 million federal employees by $615 million over four years — echoing similar findings from Ohio's own 2018 investigation.
The League of Women Voters of the Tiffin Area issued a statement rebutting State Rep. Gary Click's claims that he was excluded from a March 18 candidates night, saying the event was scheduled months in advance and Click was personally invited multiple times.
An Ohio House bill would require absentee voters to include a front-and-back photocopy of their photo ID with their ballot — a proposal that drew skepticism from both parties over its logistical feasibility.
2 Republicans and a Democrat are competing for Ohio state treasurer in 2026, with the unclaimed funds controversy — and a blocked proposal to use that money for a Browns stadium — emerging as a central issue in the race.
