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Sarah Donaldson/Statehouse News BureauOhio lawmakers will try again to pass age verification provisions regulating major technology companies, this time targeting application stores rather than individual apps. -
Jo Ingles/Statehouse News BureauThe ban on gender-affirming care for minors, which was part of the Ohio law that also banned trans athletes in girls’ sports, was ruled unconstitutional last month.
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Ohio House Finance committee members will continue to vet the amendments in hearings this week, with a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next Wednesday. -
Many police departments around Ohio use drones, or plan to buy them soon. Some officials view drones as a viable replacement for helicopters. -
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. -
Faith groups and social safety net advocates are urging majority Republicans in the Ohio legislature to view the two-year budget they’ll introduce Tuesday as a moral document. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentNASA headquarters lease ends in 2028. Ohio leaders are pushing for the office to relocate to Ohio. -
Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing the controversial Senate Bill 1 on Friday, less than 48 hours after the Senate sent it over. -
The nine endorsements are a win for Ross after her campaign faced challenges to her candidacy and reports of Ross owing nearly $3,800 in parking tickets to the city. -
A sponsor of the bill - a former Ohio state troopers - said it targets about 4% of drivers found guilty of speeding each year. -
Republicans are considering adding a $600 million package of state-backed bonds for a $3.4 billion domed stadium and development for the Cleveland Browns to the Ohio budget. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentScioto County rejected the state’s $800 million settlement in 2021 with the nation’s three biggest opioid distributors. Some locals felt it deserved a bigger share of the funds. Now, its case is stuck in an Ohio court.
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A provision in Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget could threaten health insurance coverage for the nearly 770,000 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act. -
Gov. Mike DeWine said he hopes lawmakers will go forward with his sports facilities fund created with revenue from sports betting operators in his proposed budget. -
The idea of improving driver training is something Gov. Mike DeWine has been thinking about since a fatal school bus crash in Springfield in 2023. -
As expected, there were no big plans announced by Gov. Mike DeWine in his State of the State speech, as he drew attention to several ideas and programs that are in his budget. -
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delivers his second-to-last State of the State speech at noon Wednesday. -
On this edition of All Sides, we’ll talk about the increase in lawsuits related to denied developments in the suburbs and changes happening in Columbus. -
In their first public presentation to state lawmakers, the owners of the Cleveland Browns said they’ll provide some upfront cash to move the deal forward. -
Like a similar attempt to cut costs by Republicans in Congress, the Ohio lawmakers are calling themselves the DOGE caucus. -
Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one legislative leader has already dismissed the idea. -
Columbus City Council votes on a resolution Monday to consider rezoning a three-mile stretch of Route 161 in the Northland area.
