Ohio State University is standing by its decision to have police arrest and charge pro-Palestine protesters who refused to disperse at the instruction of the university with criminal trespassing.
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Ohio to Spend $156 Million on Low-Income Solar Projects
Ohio plans to spend $156 million in taxpayer funds to encourage solar power in what the state calls disadvantaged areas.
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are offering both grants and low-cost financing for residential and community solar projects to lower electricity bills in low- to moderate-income households.
Read MoreOhio Unemployment Rate Rises in February
Ohio’s job market continues to cool.
The state’s unemployment rate rose again in March, while the labor participation rate remained steady, according to figures released by the state Department of Job and Family Services.
Read MoreOhio State University President on Pro-Palestine Campus Protests: ‘I Will Not Compromise’ on Enforcing the Law and University Policy
The president of Ohio State University has issued a statement saying he “will not compromise” when it comes to enforcing the law and university policy amid pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests on campus.
Read MoreAttorney General Dave Yost Files Emergency Motion with Ohio Supreme Court after Judge Blocks Law Protecting Girls Sports from Taking Effect
Attorney General Dave Yost filed an emergency motion with the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday, arguing that Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook “overstepped his judicial authority by placing on hold the entirety of House Bill 68.”
Read MoreAuditor Puts Ohio Community College on Notice over Bloated Staff, Underused Buildings
A Cleveland area community college is overstaffed and struggling with debt related to underused buildings all while enrollment continues to fall.
Those issues became more serious following a recent review of the Lakeland Community College’s operations by State Auditor Keith Faber, who raised concerns about whether the school can remain open.
Read MorePush Begins to Guarantee Free Speech on Ohio College Campuses
An Ohio lawmaker believes the state’s current political climate creates a negative environment for some speech on college campuses and wants to make sure staff and students are protected.
Rep. Adam Holmes, R-Nashport, said legislation prohibiting colleges and universities from requiring support of specific ideas or political movements is becoming increasingly necessary.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State’s Office Launches Initiative to Prepare Election Officials for the November Election
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a new statewide initiative his office will facilitate to ensure election officials are “trained and prepared” for the November general election.
The Ready for November initiative will “offer a series of collaborative training opportunities between Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections and the Secretary of State’s elections, public integrity and communications staff,” according to LaRose’s office.
Read MoreOhio BLM Activist Convicted for Stealing Donated Money to Facebook Page
A Toledo man was found guilty of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering by a jury after a six-day trial this week for stealing donated money to his Black Lives Matter (BLM) organization and using it for personal gain, according to the Northern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Read MoreOhio Taxpayers Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Scams
At least 23 government offices throughout Ohio have been affected by scams associated with redirecting payments from public accounts in the past year.
Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said the scams have hit at least 23 government offices in cities, villages, townships and school districts, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses of public funds.
Read MoreNO TRIAL: Senate Democrats Quickly Dismiss Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas
Within 20 minutes of convening to hold an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Democrats in the Senate steamrolled through motions and voted to dismiss the first article of impeachment brought against him.
Shortly thereafter, they dismissed the second article as well, without ever hearing evidence or conducting a trial.
Read MoreOhio Court Blocks House Bill 68 from Taking Effect Next Week
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday to prevent House Bill 68 from taking immediate effect.
House Bill 68, which includes the SAFE Act and the Save Women’s Sports Act, was set to take effect next week on April 24.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Applauds House Speaker Mike Johnson and Former President Trump’s Election Integrity Proposal
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose applauded former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson’s (R-LA-04) election integrity proposal to ensure that only U.S. citizens are allowed to register and vote in American elections.
Read MoreConservatives Urge House to Hold Hearing on Google Gemini Over 2024 Election Integrity Concerns
The hearing Republicans are calling for would increase public scrutiny on Google’s AI application and potentially inherent bias.
Conservative and Republican groups nationwide are urging House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to hold a hearing about potential problems posed by Google Gemini, with concerns specifically about whether it could influence the 2024 presidential election.
Read MoreHouse Speaker Mike Johnson Endorses Kevin Coughlin in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District Race
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) endorsed Kevin Coughlin’s campaign for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District this week.
Read MoreLawmakers Want to Address Name, Image, Likeness Law for All Ohioans
It’s not just college athletes’ name, image and likeness on the radar of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Normal Ohioans could receive protection from unauthorized use of their identities under a new bill that addresses the growing use of artificial intelligence.
Read MoreU.S. Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Says Sherrod Brown and Joe Biden’s Economic Policies are ‘Crushing Ohio Workers’
Bernie Moreno, the Republican nominee in the Ohio U.S. Senate race, used Wednesday’s inflation report to call out his opponent, incumbent U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and President Joe Biden for their economic policies that are “crushing Ohio workers.”
Read MoreOhio Governor Mike DeWine Delivers State of the State Address
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivered his 2024 State of the State Address to a joint State House and Senate session on Wednesday.
The governor laid out his agenda, which focused on Ohio’s youth, specifically improving access to child care and children’s health care.
Read MoreLawmakers React After Norfolk Southern Agrees to $600 Million Settlement to Resolve Lawsuits from East Palestine Train Derailment
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Tuesday that it reached a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year.
The railroad company said in a press release that if the court approves the settlement, all class action lawsuits within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and all personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius of the derailment will be resolved.
Read MoreNorfolk Southern Reaches $600 Million Settlement over East Palestine Train Derailment
Norfolk Southern Corporation on Tuesday announced it reached a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit brought in response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Read MoreBiden in Jeopardy of Not Making Ohio’s November Ballot
Ohio law and the planned date for the Democratic National Convention could keep President Joe Biden off the state’s November ballot.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s chief legal counsel wrote Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Liz Walters over the weekend, explaining the deadline to certify a presidential candidate in Ohio is Aug. 7.
Read MoreBill Would Ensure Patriotic Groups Can Appear in Ohio Schools
Two Ohio lawmakers want to make sure state schools follow federal law and allow groups like the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts to be present during the school year.
Proposed legislation in the House of Representatives requires schools to allow U.S. Title 36, which permits patriotic organizations to provide information to students. Those organizations could be the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, 4-H, Future Farmers of America, Civil Air Patrol, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and many other groups.
Read MoreOhio Auditor Takes over School District Facing $11 Million Deficit
State Auditor Keith Faber placed a southwest Ohio school district in fiscal emergency Friday after it projected an operating fund deficit of nearly $11 million.
A fiscal analysis by the Auditor of State’s Local Government Services Section certified a projected operating deficit of $10.8 million for the Mt. Health City School District in Hamilton County, near Cincinnati. The figure represents 26% of the district’s general revenue funds for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
Read MoreCybersecurity, Voter Eligibility Focus of New Ohio Legislation
A plan to more stringently scrutinize voter registration data and citizenship verification during Ohio’s elections sits before the Ohio House of Representatives.
The proposed legislation, which has yet to be assigned to a committee, also focuses on security of individual voting machines and would require the state’s board of voting system examiners to contain a person with cybersecurity expertise and credentials.
Read MoreOhio Congressman Introduces Bill to Repeal 16th Amendment, Arguing Government Shouldn’t Tax Income
Congressman Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, introduced legislation to repeal the 16th Amendment, stating that the government should not tax people’s income.
“Originally the country didn’t have an income tax,” Davidson said on the Wednesday edition of the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “They passed the 16th amendment to make it legal to tax people’s income. It was originally just going to be for the really, really rich people. And of course, now it’s hitting everybody.”
Read MoreYost Agrees Six-Week Abortion Ban Unconstitutional, Other Provisions Not
A Hamilton County judge now must decide on parts of Ohio’s heartbeat law after Attorney General Dave Yost agreed the law banning nearly all abortions is unconstitutional.
In court filings, Yost said Ohio’s 2019 law that banned most abortions in the state was unconstitutional after voters guaranteed the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution in November.
Read MoreOhio Legislation Would Allow Some Criminal Records to Be Sealed
Two Ohio Republican lawmakers want to make it easier for criminals to have records sealed to help the state’s workforce participation.
Sponsors say the plan – Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working or Grow Act – could also reduce revictimization and create an environment of safer and healthier communities and families.
Read MoreLegislation Would Allow Some Criminal Records to Be Sealed
Two Ohio Republican lawmakers want to make it easier for criminals to have records sealed to help the state’s workforce participation.
Sponsors say the plan – Getting Rehabilitated Ohioans Working, or “Grow Act” – could also reduce revictimization and create an environment of safer and healthier communities and families.
Read MoreACLU Sues Ohio over 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio announced Friday it filed a lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers across the Buckeye State challenging state law that says women must wait a minimum of 24 hours after an in-person medical consultation before getting an abortion performed.
Read MoreOhio’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady in February
Ohio’s job market remained neutral in February, better than falling like the national figures, according to analysts.
The new numbers from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services bucked a trend of rising unemployment in the state that covered six months.
Read MoreReport: Ohio Spent $1 Billion on Medicaid for People Enrolled in Dual States
More than 124,000 people enrolled in Ohio’s Medicaid program were also enrolled in Medicaid programs in other states, a new report from state Auditor Keith Faber said.
The audit that examined four years’ worth of data also showed the state paid more than $1 billion to medical providers for services to people enrolled in multiple states.
Read MoreACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit Against House Bill 68’s Ban of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio announced Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two families challenging the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which is included in House Bill 68.
Read MoreOhio State Rep. Beth Lear Explains Why Bill to Close Primaries Will Make Elections Fairer
Ohio State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) said her bill that would modify the timeframe for voters and candidates to declare a political party is a “simple” piece of legislation that would work to make elections fairer in the Buckeye State.
Read MoreUniversity of Dayton Professor Suggests Bible Says Men Breastfed and Gender is a ‘Colorful Spectrum’
A professor at the University of Dayton suggested in an op-ed that the Bible paints gender as a spectrum.
University of Dayton Professor of Hebrew Bible Esther Brownsmith wrote a piece in January for the Dayton Daily News in which she argued that scripture “portrays gender as a colorful spectrum.”
Read MoreOhio Legislation Would Close State Primaries in ‘Great Step Forward’ for Election Integrity
Ohio State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) are championing legislation that would close primary elections in the Buckeye State, requiring voters to cast ballots to nominate candidates corresponding to their registered political party.
Lear and Lorenz filed HB 437 in early March to require voters be registered as a member of a political party for 90 days in order to cast primary election ballots to select that party’s candidates. The legislation would prevent voters registered to the Democratic and Republican parties from casting primary election ballots in the other party’s contests.
Read MoreNew Ohio Law Enforcement Certifications Established
Law enforcement agencies in Ohio can now be certified in the state’s new standards for professional excellence by meeting nearly three dozen standards established to entrust public confidence, accountability and integrity.
Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed an executive order for the new Law Enforcement Accreditation Program established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board.
Read MoreCHIPS Act Sends $8.5 Billion to Intel for Production in Ohio and Other States
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to offer up to $8.5 billion in direct funding via the CHIPS and Science Act to the company in hopes of creating jobs and logic chips in four states.
Intel plans to invest over $100 billion in the United States over the next five years. It also plans to expand its operations in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon, which it estimates will create over 10,000 manufacturing jobs and nearly 20,000 construction jobs, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Read MoreOhio Republican Party Calls on Voters to ‘Unite’ Behind GOP Primary Victors Ahead of General Election
Alex Triantafilou, the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, is calling on voters across the state to unite behind the Republican candidates who won their primary races on Tuesday ahead of the November general election.
Read MoreVideo Shows Illegal Migrants Overwhelming Texas National Guard, Storming Border Wall
Video taken near El Paso, Texas, shows illegal immigrants tearing down a barrier and overwhelming members of the Texas National Guard as they stormed across the border.
Read MoreYost and Other AGs Want Presidential Immunity Test
Three state attorneys general want the U.S. Supreme Court to establish a legal test for the limits of presidential immunity.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, and Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill filed an amicus brief in former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal on federal criminal charges.
Read MoreTrump-Backed Bernie Moreno Projected to Win Ohio GOP Senate Primary: AP
Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno on Tuesday was projected to win the Republican Senate primary and will go on to face Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in November.
Read MoreBernie Moreno Has Last-Minute Lead in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, Poll Shows
A final poll conducted by Emerson College Polling revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race shows businessman Bernie Moreno in the lead over challengers State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read MoreElon Musk Defends Trump and Slams Establishment Media for Taking Ohio Rally Quote Out of Context
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending former President Donald Trump on Sunday after multiple establishment media outlets ran headlines stating that the former president warned the U.S. would see a “bloodbath” if he is not reelected.
Read MoreMatt Dolan Maintains Lead in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, New Poll Shows
A poll conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research published on Friday reveals how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 2-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read MoreOhio Man Sentenced for Brandishing a Weapon on Frontier Airlines Flight, Forcing Pilot to Make Emergency Landing
An Ohio man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to interfering with the performance of the duties of a flight crew.
Read MoreJim Jordan to Hold Fani Willis in Contempt of Congress Unless She Complies with Subpoena by March 28
Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) revealed on Thursday he sent a letter expressing his intention to hold Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in contempt of Congress if she does not comply with a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee by the end of March.
A press release detailed Thursday the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has threatened to hold Willis in contempt over her alleged refusal to comply with a subpoena issued more than a month ago.
Read MoreMatt Dolan Leads in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, Poll Finds
Emerson College Polling and The Hill published results of a poll on Wednesday revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 3-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump to Speak at Dayton, Ohio Rally in Support of Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno
Former President Donald Trump will appear as a special guest at a rally in Dayton on Saturday in support of Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.
Read MoreOhio Attorney General Releases 2024 Edition of the Sunshine Laws Manual
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office released the 2024 version of the state’s Sunshine Laws Manual this week.
The manual, commonly known as the Yellow Book, guides the state’s Public Records and Open Meetings laws.
Read MoreOhio Governor Mike DeWine Endorses Matt Dolan in U.S. Senate Race
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine have endorsed State Senator Matt Dolan’s (R-Chagrin Falls) bid for U.S. Senate.
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