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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.
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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 ...
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Statehouse Republicans Introduce Congressional Map Heavily Favoring GOP
Statehouse Republicans introduced a newly drawn map for Ohio's districts in U.S. Congress Monday night that maintains a firm GOP majority.
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Lake Erie Offshore Windmill Pilot Project In Jeopardy Amid Scandal Fallout
Despite approval from a multitude of oversight agencies, a pilot offshore windmill project on Lake Erie is facing some strong headwinds ...
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COVID-19 Rises Again In An Undervaccinated Ohio
COVID-19 cases are once again ascendant in the 10th least vaccinated state in the nation.
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In Sworn Statements, Ohio Medicaid Director Might Have Contradicted Herself
Did Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran know earlier this year that she owned stock in health giants CVS and UnitedHealth as she awa ...
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DeWine, LaRose, Faber: Unmovable Forces On Both Sides Foiled Redistricting Negotiations
Seven decades of political experience couldn't bring about bipartisan agreement on legislative maps, according to three GOP members of t ...
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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 ...
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Armed Teachers Bill Passed Out Of Committee
A bill allowing the arming of teachers with school board authorization passed through an Ohio House committee.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Ohio Utility Regulator Lobbied For Legislation To Save FirstEnergy Millions, Texts Show
Ohio's top utility regulator quietly lobbied lawmakers to include a provision in the state budget that saved tens of millions for FirstE ...
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Ohio Medicaid: It's Not A Conflict If You Only Own Stock In The Parent Company
Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran didn't have a conflict of interest when she signed multi-billion-dollar contracts earlier this y ...
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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...
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How Are Ohio Cities Spending Their American Rescue Plan Dollars?
When the American Rescue Plan was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden last March, the U.S. Department of the T ...
