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Ohio House Republicans approve ban on prescribing abortion drugs via telehealth The bill puts unnamed abortion medications into a group of drugs, based on side effects and more, that would require an in-person visit before a doctor in Ohio could prescribe them.

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Bill requiring anti-abortion video in Ohio high schools heads to House floor The Ohio House will soon vote on a Republican bill that would require students to see videos on fetal development—which opponents say is anti-abortion propaganda.

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GOP lawmaker suggests sales tax for local services if Ohio property taxes abolished There’s a possibility Ohio voters could be asked to abolish property taxes next year, which would leave safety forces that rely on that revenue without funding.

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Why Democrats struck a deal with Republicans on an Ohio congressional map Many Democrats are upset with their legislative leaders after they went along with majority Republicans on a new Ohio congressional map.

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Ohio kicks in $25M for food assistance as government shutdown drags on Families who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, won't get their EBT cards reloaded on Saturday if the shutdown continues.

Ohio will provide $25 million to help those who lose SNAP benefits due to federal government shutdown but Gov DeWine says the state funds are not a replacement www.statenews.org/government-p...

Ohio lawmakers debating how to gap SNAP if federal food benefits stop Friday 1.4 million Ohioans currently rely on SNAP or food stamps.

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Bipartisan agreement may be coming for Ohio congressional map, just before Friday's deadline The Ohio Redistricting Commission has until the end of the day Friday to come up with such an agreement.

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Ohio Redistricting Commission, tasked with approving bipartisan map, can’t agree on rules The Ohio Redistricting Commission operated its first meeting without an approved set of rules because there wasn't bipartisan support for them.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission members are not close to agreement on a map. In fact, they disagree on rules for the meetings. www.statenews.org/government-p...

Republican senator proposes Ohio-wide property tax to replace local school taxes The Republican who heads the Ohio Senate’s Education committee has a plan that he says will solve the over-reliance on local property taxes to pay for education.

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Ohio Democrats push bill to force state to pay for benefit programs if federal shutdown drags on If the shutdown continues into November, many SNAP, WIC, or TANF recipients in Ohio could lose funds they rely on to avoid going hungry.

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Thousands rallied at ‘No Kings’ protests in Ohio, including huge turnout at Statehouse More than 10,000 Ohioans were estimated to attend Saturday's protest at the Statehouse.

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Thousands of Ohioans gathered for ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend, including more than 10,000 at the Ohio Statehouse www.statenews.org

Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet Tuesday, but may not be looking at Republican map yet Ohio Democrats produced a map in early September that would result in an 8R-7D split, which was dismissed by Republicans as "gerrymandered".

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DeWine says he’ll convene Ohio Redistricting Commission "soon" but won't say when The seven member panel of lawmakers that make up the Ohio Redistricting Commission is facing an Oct. 31 deadline to come up with an agreement on a bipartisan congressional map.

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Ohio Redistricting Commission could be meeting soon in next step on congressional map But the Ohio Redistricting Commission might not have a Republican map to consider at its first meeting this month.

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Ohio lawmakers considering Republican-proposed bill to cut back unemployment benefits An Ohio House committee is considering a bill that would lower the maximum unemployment benefit from the current 26 weeks to 20 weeks.

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Will Tim Ryan run for Governor of Ohio? Here is what his comms director, Dennis Willard, told me when I asked.

Panel of Ohio lawmakers holds first meeting on congressional redistricting, but no map yet The committee of Republicans and Democrats heard testimony from Ohioans on a new 15-district congressional map.

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Two GOP lawmakers push new abortion waiting period in Ohio, as current law is still in court Republican lawmakers sponsoring this new 24-hour wait for abortion in Ohio said it's different than the law that's currently in the courts.

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As Ohio farmers prep for harvest, many are concerned about profits and politics It’s almost harvest time for Ohio’s farmers, and many are facing tough choices from weather and tariffs.

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DeWine has high hopes for his working group on changes to Ohio property tax laws A working group established by Gov. Mike DeWine meets Thursday to consider ways to help Ohioans with skyrocketing property tax bills.

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The Ohio State Fair opened today. Gov DeWine did a tour of the grounds this morning. He did a science experiment with kids at the COSI booth and got food at Schmidt’s midway restaurant. Here are some sights and sounds from the grand opening.

Behind closed doors, campaign to whip crucial votes before Ohio House veto override session There's a lot of vote whipping going on right now at the Statehouse and in the nation's capitol.

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Case asking who can dispense abortion-inducing drugs likely headed for Ohio Supreme Court A Hamilton County Court passed down the ruling on which medical professionals can dispense mifepristone and misoprostol.

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Republican-run Ohio Ballot Board splits anti-discrimination amendment into two issues The ballot board had to determine if the petitions for the Ohio Equal Rights Amendment should be circulated as one or more parts.

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Ex-lawmakers file promised lawsuit over unclaimed funds for Browns stadium in state budget Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann filed the lawsuit in a Franklin County Court.

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New anti-DEI law for Ohio's public universities won't block state aid at private/independent colleges A previous attempt to tie student scholarships to an institution's compliance with a new anti-DEI law for state universities was not included in the final version of the new two-year state budget.

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Ohio state troopers are headed to Texas to help with flooding rescue and recovery efforts The officers will help authorities in areas of Texas that flooded this weekend.

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