Ohio voting rights groups urge Gov. DeWine to veto bill nixing absentee ballot grace period
Ohio advocates warn S.B. 293 ends absentee ballot grace periods and risks purging eligible voters, urging Gov. DeWine to veto the bill before it becomes law.
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Ohio lawmakers pass bill limiting NIL contracts after cramming in several last-minute budget items
Ohio lawmakers approved a bill limiting NIL contracts but added major last-minute budget items, prompting bipartisan concern over transparency and rushed lawmaking.
Tariffs trickle into cost of Thanksgiving dinner, jilting consumers and farmers
Farmers and food distributors warn that Trump-era tariffs are raising grocery prices, shrinking farm profits, and hurting food banks while calling for long-term policy fixes.
Gary Click faces far-right primary challenger Eric Watson in District 88
State Rep. Gary Click is facing a GOP primary challenge from Eric Watson of Tiffin, who is running to his right with a platform centered on Christian-nationalist themes and opposition to digital IDs, property taxes, and “unchecked data centers.” Click publicly dismissed the challenge.
Staff cuts finalized at Ohio Planned Parenthood system, includes clinic closure
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio has finalized 17 staff cuts and will close its Franklinton clinic in 2025 after major federal and Medicaid funding losses, marking the second workforce reduction this year.
Ohio Senate passes bill to help students with academic interventions, including high-dosage tutoring
Ohio’s Senate unanimously passed a bill offering free intervention services for students scoring below proficient on state tests, with new requirements targeting math improvement as learning loss persists.
Anti-abortion groups, lawmakers push feds for more permanent ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood
Anti-abortion groups and GOP officials are pursuing new efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding and 340B drug discounts, moves that have already closed clinics and reduced access to basic health care nationwide.
Ohio lawmakers send five property tax reform measures to the governor
Ohio lawmakers passed five property tax reform bills capping levy growth, revising school tax rules, and shifting valuation authority. Gov. Mike DeWine will decide whether to sign the measures, guided by his property tax working group.
Ohio bill would add political parties to school board races, reduce State Board of Education seats
Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill to add partisan labels to school board races and eliminate all elected State Board of Education seats, shifting the entire board to governor appointments and prompting renewed debate over education governance.
Bill requiring Ohio correctional facilities provide free tampons and pads goes to Gov. DeWine’s desk
Ohio lawmakers approved a bipartisan bill guaranteeing free menstrual products and improved hygiene access for incarcerated women, aiming to ensure dignity and consistent treatment in correctional facilities.
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
The Trump administration is expanding H-2A farm visas, lowering guest-worker wages, and quietly reducing agricultural ICE raids as growers face labor shortages and rising costs, drawing criticism from farmworker advocates.
Jon Husted’s record at odds with new tone on ACA subsidies
Republican Sen. Jon Husted is trying to reinvent himself on health care just as more than half a million Ohioans brace for steep premium hikes that health-policy analysts warn were made more likely by the very policies he has long supported.
Ohio officials: Federal food benefits for November are flowing
After President Trump’s shutdown-related suspension of SNAP payments, Ohio has now restored food benefits to more than 1.4 million residents, easing pressure on food pantries and completing distribution for November.
Ohio regulators order $250 million penalty against FirstEnergy for role in bribery scandal
Ohio utility regulators ordered FirstEnergy to pay about $250 million for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, including $180 million in customer restitution and major penalties tied to ex-PUCO chair Sam Randazzo.
Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to regulate kratom products and ban synthetic kratom
Senate Bill 299 would regulate natural kratom and restrict synthetic forms, while Gov. Mike DeWine pushes for a full statewide ban amid rising safety concerns and overdose deaths linked to kratom products.
73 days in ICE detention: an Ohio hospital chaplain speaks out
A new Stories from the States episode follows Ayman Soliman, an Ohio chaplain detained by ICE despite previously winning asylum, as reporters examine rising immigration raids and wrongful detentions across the country.
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
Trump escalates tensions by accusing six Democratic lawmakers of sedition and amplifying calls for violence after they released a video urging troops to reject illegal orders, prompting sharp Democratic warnings about political violence.
Ohio House passes bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products, revise state’s marijuana laws
The Ohio House approved SB 56, a plan to ban intoxicating hemp products and tighten marijuana regulations, sparking debate over voter intent and the future of Ohio’s adult-use cannabis market.
Ohio House passes bill that allows schools teach positive impacts of religion on American history
The Ohio House passed HB 486, allowing schools to teach the “positive impacts” of Judeo-Christian religion on U.S. history, drawing Democratic concerns over church-state violations despite sponsors’ claims of historical focus.
Ohio lawmakers send new Election Day deadline for absentee ballots law to governor
Ohio lawmakers approved SB 293, ending the absentee ballot grace period and adding voter registration purges, moves critics say will increase provisional voting and risk disenfranchising eligible voters.
