(The Center Square) – Ohio lawmakers plan to interrupt their summer recess to override at least three of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 vetoes in the state budget.
Both the Senate and House of Representatives plan to return to work... Read more
(The Center Square) – For the third time, a Cincinnati judge issued a preliminary injunction against restrictions on medication abortions in Ohio.
The order blocks a state law that could lead to punishment for physician assistants, nurse practitioners and... Read more
(The Center Square) – Organizations around the country have joined an Ohio man’s case to end a federal ban on homemade spirits.
Less than two weeks after John Ream appealed a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of... Read more
(The Center Square) – A lawsuit was filed Monday to block Ohio from using unclaimed funds to pay for a portion of a new Cleveland Browns stadium and other Ohio professional sports stadiums.
The lawsuit was filed by DannLaw,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Despite rising unemployment and fewer available jobs, Ohio’s small business owners continue to struggle to find employees.
A new survey from the National Federation of Independent Business showed 36% of small business owners reported filling... Read more
(The Center Square) – A push to enshrine nondiscriminatory rights in the Ohio Constitution took a step forward and now moves into what’s proven to be the most difficult phase for potential amendments.
In order to add the Equal... Read more
(The Center Square) – While Ohio's new budget has been the legislative focus in the last two weeks, lawmakers continue to push to change the rules voters approved for recreational marijuana use.
Many expected the House to pass changes... Read more
(The Center Square) – As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Ohio plans to sink hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into traffic safety.
Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday a plan to spend $137.5 million on roadway safety... Read more
(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in the Ohio Senate are puzzled by Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes in the state’s new budget but stopped short of committing to possible override votes in the coming weeks.
DeWine, also a Republican,... Read more
(The Center Square) – For the second time, an Ohio court has ruled the state must reinstate participation in the COVID-19 federal unemployment fund and potentially hand out $900 million in extra unemployment benefits.
The 10th District Court of... Read more
Is less transparency and accountability what Ohio needs in healthcare? Some health-care system lobbyists think so. They want the Ohio Legislature to expand a federal drug pricing scheme to pad profits for some health-care facilities and their pharmacy allies while shielding the program from basic oversight. Their measure, House Bill 276, would... Read more
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers will pay for the Cleveland Browns new stadium, and Ohio is officially the 15th state with a flat tax after Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s new operating budget.
In an announcement made in... Read more
(The Center Square) – Twelve Ohio home health aides and one behavioral health specialist face charges of defrauding Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday.
Yost’s indictments on felony charges of Medicaid fraud and theft came on the... Read more
(The Center Square) – As Ohioans prep for the July Fourth holiday weekend, they will generally see a dip in gas prices.
According to the Automobile Association of America, the average price per gallon is down a few cents... Read more
(The Center Square) – A central Ohio man is continuing his battle with the federal government to distill his own alcohol at home.
After the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissed John Ream’s case in... Read more
(The Center Square) – More voices are pushing Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to use his line-item veto authority to strike out parts of a recently passed budget.
Attorney General Dave Yost has already expressed displeasure about plans to... Read more
(The Center Square) – Conservative tax and policy groups continue to applaud an Ohio budget that moves the state to a flat tax and reduces social spending, but some health care and children’s advocates say it ignores typical Ohio families.
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(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost thinks it’s a bad idea to give taxpayers’ private funds to the Cleveland Browns, but he doesn’t believe it’s illegal.
Yost, a Republican, said on social media he hopes Republican... Read more
(The Center Square) – The Ohio House and Senate passed a state budget compromise Wednesday that Republicans say implements a flat income tax, provides property tax relief and gives the Cleveland Browns $600 million in taxpayer funds for a new stadium in Brook Park.
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(The Center Square) – A law firm has a class action lawsuit prepared to file if Ohio’s Legislature and Gov. Mike DeWine approve of a budget plan to use $600 million in unclaimed funds in the state to help fund a new $2.4 billion Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park.
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