Mahoning Matters23h
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 Business17h
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 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 ...
Ohio lawmakers to drop DeWine’s ‘sin tax’ hikes from budget plan, add $600M in Browns stadium bonds
Lawmakers are preparing to dump Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax hikes on cigarettes, marijuana, and sports gambling, as well as advance a plan to issue $600 million in bonds for a new Cleveland Browns ...
An Ohio medical school cut its Black History Month funding. ACLU is pushing back.
The ACLU of Ohio says NEOMED's decision to stop supporting Black History Month and certain student organizations could violate the First Amendment.
News 5 Cleveland WEWS7d
Ohio House GOP proposes marijuana legislation that's less restrictive than Senate's version
The Ohio House has introduced a rival bill to the Senate's restrictive marijuana reform. This one is more mild. It keeps the ...
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 ...
Mahoning Matters4d
Ohio business groups push back on Senate bill banning noncompete contracts
A company can require an employee to sign a one-year noncompete and then terminate that person for no reason one month after ...
Columbus Dispatch8d
Ohio lawmakers consider tax deductions for gym memberships, personal training
Ohio Senate Bill 89 proposes a tax deduction of $1,500 for fitness expenses like gym memberships and personal trainers. The bill aims to address Ohio's high obesity rate, ranked seventh in the US.
Ohio Senate votes to limit home grow, overhaul voter-approved recreational cannabis laws
A bill approved 23-9 by the Ohio Senate Wednesday would significantly overhaul a citizen-initiated statute that 57% of voters approved in 2023 to legalize recreational cannabis in Ohio. Senate Bill 56 ...