John Patterson

In laying out his proposed budget this month, Gov. Mike DeWine specifically said that the state legislature should do the heavy lifting when it comes to…

Until very recently, it looked like the Ohio legislature might finally overhaul the state's school funding system, which was declared unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court more than 20 years ago. But even with broad bipartisan support, the Ohio Fair School Funding Plan ultimately stalled in the Senate this month. So will this legislation have a future in 2021? Morning Edition host Amy Eddings speaks with ideastream education reporter Jenny Hamel about what comes next.

Two more House Democrats have tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus continues to have an impact on lame duck session. Several members of both...

Two representatives in the Ohio House are in the hospital right now, battling COVID-19. They are the latest Ohio lawmakers to acknowledge they have…

At least three Ohio lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus, as the legislature rushes to get bills passed before the two-year session ends in…

A school funding overhaul that’s been in the works for five years passed the Ohio House by a huge margin Thursday and is on its way to the Senate.…

The Ohio legislature is expected to overhaul the state’s school funding formula by the end of its lame-duck session this month, the most recent attempt to address a system declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court four times. The state’s highest court found the existing system of relying on property taxes for school funding unfairly favored districts with higher property values. That system, in conjunction with Northeast Ohio’s history of redlining, disproportionately hurts majority-Black communities and school districts.

The term-limited sponsor of a plan to overhaul Ohio’s school funding system says he is hopeful it will pass before he leaves the House at the end of this…

New Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) might be called the accidental speaker.Cupp was elected to the leadership post last week after Ohio House Speaker…

Gov. Mike DeWine is not embracing a school funding reform idea that the leader of the Ohio House put out last weekOhio House Speaker Larry Householder…