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Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said he's generally opposed to August special elections, but if lawmakers want to revive them for a vote to make amending the constitution harder before a reproductive rights amendment this fall, he's ok with that.
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They've been trying to do it for years, but with bipartisan backing, Ohio lawmakers who supporting repealing the death penalty think it may happen this time.
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Ohio lawmakers likely won't be able to do what they did when a marijuana legalization amendment was on the ballot in 2015
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The House Speaker has quashed a plan to bring back the August special election for the purpose of voting on a proposal to require 60% voter approval for constitutional amendments, three months before a vote on a reproductive rights amendment.
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Two Republicans propose measures that make it more likely that a statewide vote on toughening the process of amending the Ohio constitution will happen in August, three months before a reproductive rights amendment would go before voters.
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Activists and volunteers with Ohio chapters of the group Moms Demand Action gathered in Columbus to meet with state lawmakers, who've been expanding gun rights in the last decade.
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The sponsor of the resolution to require 60% voter approval to amend Ohio's constitution was met with dozens of citizens concerned and upset about the proposal and its timing.
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Opponents of the “equal parenting” bill, including a Republican former Ohio Supreme Court justice, say it takes the focus off the child and puts it onto parents.
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Right now, there are not any bills under consideration that would require staffing ratios in medical facilities in Ohio.
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Gov. Mike DeWine opposes speed limit increases, and suggests he'll strike them if they get into the final version of the Ohio transportation budget.
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A key Republican leader said there's a possibility the 60% voter approval plan could go to a statewide vote in August, three months before an amendment that guarantees reproductive rights could be voted on in November.
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The lawsuit seeks to halt the reproductive rights issue by asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order it to be broken into two or more parts.