Ohio Statehouse News

A citizen’s coalition that wants to ask Ohio voters whether to end qualified immunity for public workers, like police officers, cleared another hurdle Tuesday.

Ohio’s House Bill 68 has been on hold because of a federal court's injunction.

The owners of the Cleveland Browns fired back after the state’s budget director and researchers for state lawmakers were sharply critical of the team’s proposal for a $3.4 billion domed stadium development.

Office of Budget and Management Director Kimberly Murnieks says the state shouldn’t put up $600 million bonds for the project, which is included in the budget approved by House Republicans earlier this month.

Ohio's Republican Treasurer Robert Sprague said he is not sold on a bill suggesting he invest taxpayer dollars in digital currencies.

Of the roughly 8 million registered voters in Ohio, only 83,229 have returned ballots during the early voting period.

This is the first publicly-released analysis from a legislative or state office of tax revenue estimates for the project from the owners of the Browns, who are seeking $600m in state-backed bonds to help finance it.

So far, there’s been no publicly-released independent analysis of tax revenue estimates provided by the owners of the Cleveland Browns from the legislature or from the state.

The report took a look at the House-passed budget and its effect on schools in Ohio's Appalachian region.

Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters has an explanation why the party isn't visible at many of the anti-Trump protests statewide.