Thursday, January 23, 2025

Ohio State Wire

Failed higher ed reform plan returning to Ohio Legislature

Wed, 22 Jan 2025
Failed higher ed reform plan returning to Ohio Legislature

(The Center Square) – An Ohio Senator plans to bring back a failed plan to change higher education, but this time he wants the country to follow.

Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirkland, introduced the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act on... Read more


LaRose applauds Trump voter registration order

Wed, 22 Jan 2025
LaRose applauds Trump voter registration order

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s chief election officer is praising President Donald Trump for rescinding a Biden administration order that pushed federal agencies to register voters.

Trump signed the order Monday after being sworn in for his second term.... Read more


Four Chilean men indicted for southwest Ohio burglary spree

Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Four Chilean men indicted for southwest Ohio burglary spree

(The Center Square) – Four Chilean men living in Springfield are accused of carrying out a string of burglaries targeting multimillion-dollar homes, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Tuesday afternoon.

CNN is reporting the arrests may be tied to... Read more


Democrats again push to stop taxpayer HB6 payments to power plants

Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Democrats again push to stop taxpayer HB6 payments to power plants

(The Center Square) – More than five years after House Bill 6 was signed into law and almost two years after the former House speaker was convicted of racketeering related to the bill, Ohio Democrats continue to push for its repeal.

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Southeast Ohio school under fiscal watch for budget deficit

Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Southeast Ohio school under fiscal watch for budget deficit

(The Center Square) – With projected deficits of more than $3 million in 2027 and an unacceptable plan to fix the issues, a southeast Ohio school district is now under fiscal watch from the state auditor.

State Auditor Keith... Read more


DeWine, Braun wager on national championship

Mon, 20 Jan 2025
DeWine, Braun wager on national championship

(The Center Square) – There is a little more on the line Monday night when Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and new Indiana Gov. Mike Braun placed a wager... Read more


DeWine appoints Husted to fill Vance’s Senate seat

Fri, 17 Jan 2025
DeWine appoints Husted to fill Vance’s Senate seat

(The Center Square) – Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

Gov. Mike DeWine, a former U.S. senator himself, made the appointment Friday afternoon after a week of... Read more


School custodian fights to get dues back from union

Fri, 17 Jan 2025
School custodian fights to get dues back from union

(The Center Square) – A northeastern Ohio school custodian filed a lawsuit against his former union, claiming it continued to withhold union dues from his paycheck after he left the organization.

Matthew Sheldon, a custodian in the Carroll Exempted... Read more


Ex-VFW officer pleads guilty to fraud

Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Ex-VFW officer pleads guilty to fraud

(The Center Square) – A former VFW post officer will have to repay more than $35,000 he stole from the post but will not spend any time in jail.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Guy Andonian, the former... Read more


Defense contractor announces largest job creation in Ohio history

Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Defense contractor announces largest job creation in Ohio history

(The Center Square) – Ohio plans a combination of state and local tax credits and incentives for a defense contractor that promises more than 4,000 direct jobs to central Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced early Thursday morning Anduril Industries... Read more


Cleveland files 'Modell Law' lawsuit to block Browns' move to Brook Park

Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Cleveland files 'Modell Law' lawsuit to block Browns' move to Brook Park

(The Center Square) – Cleveland made good on its promise and is suing the Browns over the NFL franchises plan to move the team to Brook Park.

The lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court alleges the Browns are... Read more


Ohio handing out $7.5M in safety grants to colleges, universities

Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Ohio handing out $7.5M in safety grants to colleges, universities

(The Center Square) – Ohio plans to spend $7.5 million in taxpayer funds to pay for security projects across the state’s colleges and universities.

The money is expected to cover expenses associated with physical security enhancements such as cameras,... Read more


Ohio congressman tries again to stop trains from blocking crossings

Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Ohio congressman tries again to stop trains from blocking crossings

(The Center Square) – One Ohio congressman plans to start the new Congress where he left off during the last one – pushing for more railroad safety.

Republican U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson again introduced the Railroad Responsibility Act of... Read more


Ohio files $17M lawsuit against former mine company over sinkholes

Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Ohio files $17M lawsuit against former mine company over sinkholes

(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a $17 million lawsuit Tuesday against a northern Ohio company that dates back six decades.

The lawsuit says the United States Gypsum Co., on Sandusky Bay, failed to maintain... Read more


Ohio workers soon to be guaranteed a paystub

Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Ohio workers soon to be guaranteed a paystub

(The Center Square) – Soon, Ohio employers will have to give paystubs to employees, a move advocates say will help identify wage theft cases across the state.

Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed the Pay Stub Protection Act into law,... Read more


DeWine on the clock to pick Vance’s replacement

Fri, 10 Jan 2025
DeWine on the clock to pick Vance’s replacement

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s next U.S. senator is in the hands of Gov. Mike DeWine after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance submitted his resignation Thursday night.

Vance, whose resignation took effect at midnight Friday morning, promised to help President-elect... Read more


Ohio Parents Bill of Rights signed into law

Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Ohio Parents Bill of Rights signed into law

(The Center Square) – Parents officially have a bill of rights in Ohio, requiring school systems to notify them of students’ health and well-being, along with any instructional materials with sexual content.

The same bill, which Gov. Mike DeWine... Read more


Financial tracking of Ohio gun buyers banned

Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Financial tracking of Ohio gun buyers banned

(The Center Square) – Gun owners in Ohio won’t have to worry about firearm purchases being tracked by financial institutions or having to carry liability insurance.

Senate Bill 58, one of a series of bills signed into law late... Read more


Report questions tax breaks for data centers across Ohio

Wed, 08 Jan 2025
Report questions tax breaks for data centers across Ohio

(The Center Square) – Less than a month after Amazon Web Services announced a $10 billion investment to create new data centers in Ohio, a new report shows sales-tax breaks offered for centers across the state could be costly to taxpayers.

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Memo: Ohio school choice momentum should continue

Wed, 08 Jan 2025
Memo: Ohio school choice momentum should continue

(The Center Square) – After school choice students more than doubled in Ohio in the last four years, a policy group is pushing lawmakers to keep the momentum moving forward.

The Buckeye Institute wants the state’s new General Assembly... Read more