Ohio Statehouse News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

House Bill 1 would create a flat tax and change property taxes, but a report estimated those changes will actually hike taxes for Ohio homeowners and farmers.

Groups trying to put abortion rights into Ohio’s constitution held small events to gather signatures, and said they showed support for the proposal.

More than a dozen bills have been proposed to repeal all or the repeal of House Bill 6, which was stripped of its subsidies to Ohio’s nuclear plants in 2021.