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Property tax relief measures clear Legislature:Legislation that constitutes the largest overhaul of property taxation in...
11/20/2025

Property tax relief measures clear Legislature:

Legislation that constitutes the largest overhaul of property taxation in decades is headed to the governor's desk.

Four House-passed bills that have dominated months of Statehouse debate advanced from the Senate Wednesday afternoon hours after landing changes from the Senate Local Government Committee. The House concurred in the changes soon after.

But whether the action will prove sufficient to blunt a citizen ballot initiative to ban property taxes altogether — which lawmakers repeatedly cited as a motivating factor in recent months — remains to be seen.

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Increased penalties for attacks on prison workers spur debate:A plan to stiffen punishments for certain crimes committed...
11/13/2025

Increased penalties for attacks on prison workers spur debate:

A plan to stiffen punishments for certain crimes committed by individuals behind bars has inspired a mix of praise and criticism.

Individuals urging the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to advance the bill (HB 338) mandating a life without parole sentence when an inmate murders a Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections or Youth Services employee included past and current corrections workers.

Other bill provisions would establish a mandatory seven-year sentence if an inmate commits a felonious assault against a DRC or DYS employee and require a three-year sentence for assault of those workers. The legislation would establish throwing a bodily fluid at those employees as assault.

https://www.gongwer-oh.com/news/index.cfm?article_id=942180205

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has adopted a bipartisan congressional map that officials project could lead to an up ...
10/31/2025

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has adopted a bipartisan congressional map that officials project could lead to an up to 12-3 Republican advantage.

More: https://bit.ly/4hGDOX4

Members of the House and Senate still need to hash out their differences over recreational ma*****na and intoxicating h*...
10/30/2025

Members of the House and Senate still need to hash out their differences over recreational ma*****na and intoxicating h**p policy. The Senate voted Wednesday to reject House amendments on the subject, teeing up a conference committee.

More: https://bit.ly/4qBkpvE

Behind-the-scenes negotiations on a new congressional map appeared to be in a better place Wednesday, according to legis...
10/30/2025

Behind-the-scenes negotiations on a new congressional map appeared to be in a better place Wednesday, according to legislative leaders. But is it enough to facilitate the adoption of a bipartisan plan by the panel's constitutional Oct. 31 deadline?

More: https://bit.ly/43E1FSn

A budget corrections bill has advanced to the Senate floor. Committee Chair Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, said a recent...
10/29/2025

A budget corrections bill has advanced to the Senate floor. Committee Chair Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, said a recent slate of 24 amendments include "time sensitive or low-level budget cleanups" already discussed with House leadership.

More: https://bit.ly/4hvg3SO

Recently House-passed measures on property taxation are set for hearings Tuesday and Wednesday before the Senate Local G...
10/27/2025

Recently House-passed measures on property taxation are set for hearings Tuesday and Wednesday before the Senate Local Government Committee, with Sen. Sandra O'Brien, R-Rome, previously saying some of those plans could advance "within weeks."

More: https://bit.ly/49mQcKI

The House on Wednesday continued its effort to reduce the property tax burden of Ohio homeowners, passing two measures o...
10/23/2025

The House on Wednesday continued its effort to reduce the property tax burden of Ohio homeowners, passing two measures out of the chamber in bipartisan fashion. The plans now move to the Senate.

More: https://bit.ly/49hN3vI

A ma*****na plan advanced Wednesday by the House, which also tackles the intoxicating h**p industry, could be dead-on-ar...
10/23/2025

A ma*****na plan advanced Wednesday by the House, which also tackles the intoxicating h**p industry, could be dead-on-arrival in the Senate, setting up another leg in the ongoing showdown between the two chambers.

More: https://bit.ly/47E4uFu

A House plan to rein in intoxicating h**p sales and overhaul recreational ma*****na laws has advanced and is set for a f...
10/22/2025

A House plan to rein in intoxicating h**p sales and overhaul recreational ma*****na laws has advanced and is set for a final hearing this morning before the House Finance Committee ahead of an expected floor vote later today.

More: https://bit.ly/4owwvoc

Intoxicating h**p products could be legally sold in Ohio, but with additional regulations under a plan set to be unveile...
10/21/2025

Intoxicating h**p products could be legally sold in Ohio, but with additional regulations under a plan set to be unveiled Tuesday. It's one of several changes expected to be made by a House panel to a Senate-passed proposal to overhaul the state's recreational ma*****na program.

More: https://bit.ly/3WSLU6g

Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran says she isn't retiring.She's rewiring.Corcoran reflects on her upcoming departu...
10/20/2025

Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran says she isn't retiring.

She's rewiring.

Corcoran reflects on her upcoming departure after 40 years in and around Medicaid: https://bit.ly/4hl1LEl

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