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Ohio's House Bill 1, the top priority for Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Republican state lawmakers who support him, is estimated to have a huge impact on local governments and schools.

The proposals on crew size and regulations on detector systems come not long after a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.

Former FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist Juan Cespedes spent a second day on the stand in federal court, telling jurors of former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges' involvement in the House Bill 6 corruption case.

Officials gave an update on environmental impacts following the train derailment along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the hazardous material containment efforts that followed.

Political scientists, attorneys and advocates on both sides of the issue talk about how an abortion guaranteeing access to abortion, fertility treatments and other reproductive services might be applied in Ohio.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said he wants to hear information on what happened in East Palestine, as Ohio lawmakers consider the two-year state budget.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose said the bill from Sen. Teresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) will bring more transparency to election data reporting and standardize the process for county boards of elections.

The priority agendas of Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) look similar, but while Merrin said he wants to partner with Stephens on some issues, there are things that are holding that up.

A previous version of a ban on gender reassignment treatments for minors was considered by the last Ohio General Assembly, but there are some changes in the measure this time.

A day after railroad workers testified in support of potential changes for railroads, the industry came to the Ohio House Finance Committee with an opposite view.