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Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and legislative leaders say they won't move bills to legalize marijuana

The Medina County native was speaker from 2011 to 2014, but spent nearly 40 years in the Statehouse.

Democratic members of the Ohio House voted against the measure, saying the state needs to delay the May 3 primary for all voters with legal challenges to be heard over new Republican-approved district maps.

For the second time in two days, a measure to change the deadlines for overseas and military voting was up for consideration by the Ohio Senate.

Daily reporting will give way to weekly reporting. And reporting by schools will be changed too.

A primary for just Ohio House and Senate races will be set later this year, after Republicans on the redistricting commission failed to pass maps that the Ohio Supreme Court found constitutional.

The measure, now up for consideration in the Ohio Senate, would send more than $420 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to Ohio communities.

If lawmakers approve the amendment, it could go before voters this fall — and would likely boost Republican turnout.

The legislation, commonly known as a "trigger" law, would ban abortion in almost all cases.

The court's decision upholds a 2019 law, saying it doesn't violate communities' "home rule" powers.