Mahoning Matters12h
More than 700 people submitted opponent testimony against controversial Ohio higher education bill
Senate Bill 1 would ban diversity and inclusion efforts, prevent faculty from striking, and set rules around classroom ...
Crain's Cleveland Business6h
Ohio Democrats applaud DeWine’s child tax credit proposal, while Republicans seem more skeptical
Ohio Democrats applauded in the House chamber when DeWine talked about his budget proposal to create up to $1,000 in child ...
Ohio lawmakers to drop DeWine’s ‘sin tax’ hikes from budget plan, add $600M in Browns stadium bonds
State lawmakers are preparing to dump Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, marijuana, and sports gambling from the state’s budget bill in the next couple weeks, according to a key ...
The Highland County Press1d
‘The bill is very racist:’ Ohio House Democrats question Republican senator on his higher ed bill
Ohio Democrats peppered Republican state Sen. Jerry Cirino with questions over his higher education overhaul bill last week. The bill would ban faculty strikes and diversity efforts on campus, as well ...
Ohio members of Congress split on government funding bill as shutdown deadline looms
Ohio's Republicans back a measure to extend spending through the end of September, while Democrats argue it hurts communities and empowers Donald Trump and Elon Musk ...
LimaOhio.com18h
Free school meals for all: Ohio coalition requests $300 million in state budget
In the Ohio Senate, a bipartisan bill to provide universal free meals would cost around $297 million a year, said sponsor ...
Ohio Senate Bill 1: What supporters, opponents have to say about it
The bill's proponents suggest it would increase intellectual diversity. Its opponents consider it an attack on research and ...
Ohio Senate committee asks for Trump support on proposed Medicaid work requirements
An Ohio Senate committee passed a resolution this week urging President Donald Trump to support Ohio's effort to install a work requirement on certain Medicaid expansion recipients. The legislation ...
An Ohio medical school cut its Black History Month funding. ACLU is pushing back.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the president of Northeast Ohio Medical University, saying the school’s decisions to stop funding Black History Month to comply with federal ...
Mahoning Matters7d
Backers reconsider sweeping energy bill after Ohio Senate’s latest changes
Ohio state senators unveiled yet another version of their sweeping energy bill Tuesday with changes that earned praise from ...
WFMJ4d
Ohio's Senate Bill 1 moves to the House, raises questions about higher education policies
Ohio Senate Bill 1, which proposes eliminating DEI programs, restricting faculty strikes, and increasing state oversight of ...
The Highland County Press1d
Ohio bill would regulate the sale of intoxicating hemp products, limit where products would be sold
Ohio state Sens. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, and Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro, introduced Senate Bill 86, which would also impose a 15-percent tax on intoxicating hemp products sold at dispensaries and ...