ohio police and fire pension board

A bill to require municipalities to pay around $80 million a year more toward pensions for law enforcement passed the Ohio House with bipartisan support.

Ohio’s cities will have less money to recruit cops if they’re required to kick in more money to the police pension fund, according to mayors from both parties.

Some Republican lawmakers are proposing a plan that would require cities to pay more to shore up the fund that pays for police and fire pensions. The lobby group representing cities said it could be a huge hit to them.

Columbus Police Vice officer Andrew Mitchell has retired in "bad standing" from the department, days after being indicted by the Justice Department on…