New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements
Two new senators were sworn in on Tuesday to replace new Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
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Ohio Senate looks to fast track rollback of recreational cannabis laws
The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational marijuana program, raising the tax on product sales from 10% to 15%.
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A Sweeping Effort to Reshape Ohio’s Colleges Has Stalled for Years. Now It’s Back, and Even Broader.
Senate Bill 1 takes aim at what happens in the classroom, focusing on “controversial beliefs or policies” and seeking to ...
Former Ohio GOP Chair Jane Timken appointed to open state Senate seat
Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken has been appointed to an open seat in the state Senate. The Northeast Ohio ...
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'Really scary for me' | Students respond to Ohio bill that would ban DEI efforts in higher education
State Senator Jerry Cirino is pushing for Senate Bill 1. This would ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in public ...
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6 U.S. senators have come directly from southwest Ohio, from Jeremiah Morrow to JD Vance
Republican Jon Husted, a former Dayton-area state lawmaker and Ohio Secretary of State who has served as Ohio lieutenant governor since 2018, recently took the oath to join the United States Senate ...
Ohio senator’s bill targeting perceived liberal bias in colleges is back - with more rules for schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A bill aimed at tamping down perceived liberal bias at Ohio colleges that failed last legislative session is ...
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Dozens of bills introduced in Ohio House and Senate so far, and some sound familiar
The first numbered bills in Ohio's new two-year general assembly have been filed, all with Republicans as their main or joint ...
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Ohio State University's senate votes against mandated 'intellectual diversity' center
In 2023, the state General Assembly mandated the creation of Ohio State's Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture & Society. Senate Bill 117 created new independent academic centers at five ...
Ohio is Testing Radical Strategy To End Death Penalty
The proposal would link capital punishment abolishment with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted ...