Sunday, February 9, 2025

Ohio State Wire

Ohio lawmakers want oversight of rulemaking

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Ohio lawmakers want oversight of rulemaking

(The Center Square) – Two Ohio lawmakers are using a Republican federal proposal from 2024 as the basis for state legislation to remove ultimate rulemaking authority from the governor.

Instead, Reps. Ron Ferguson, R-Wintersville, and Brian Lorenz, R-Powell, want... Read more


Attorneys general sue New York to block climate change law

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Attorneys general sue New York to block climate change law

(The Center Square) — New York is being sued by a group of Republican attorneys general over a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pony up money to the state for alleged damages caused by climate change.

The lawsuit,... Read more


Economists believe possible school funding cuts detrimental

Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Economists believe possible school funding cuts detrimental

(The Center Square) – Potential cuts in school funding would grow inequality in Ohio schools and reduce the state’s future economic output, a group of economists said.

The survey of 16 economists from colleges and universities around the state... Read more


LaRose announces bid for state auditor

Thu, 06 Feb 2025
LaRose announces bid for state auditor

(The Center Square) – The Republican plan of state-office-holder musical chairs continued Thursday when Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced he will run for state auditor in 2026.

LaRose hopes to replace Auditor Keith Faber, who recently announced he... Read more


DeWine proposes higher taxes on gambling, cigarettes, marijuana

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
DeWine proposes higher taxes on gambling, cigarettes, marijuana

(The Center Square) – To pay for a new child tax credit and jails, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to raise taxes for gamblers, smokers and recreational marijuana users.

DeWine proposed a $1,000 credit for parents who work a... Read more


19 AGs support Wisconsin Catholic Charities case

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
19 AGs support Wisconsin Catholic Charities case

(The Center Square) – Nineteen state attorneys general have joined Wisconsin’s Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior in challenging a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the charity does primarily secular work and thus must pay into the state’s unemployment fund.

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Trump birthright citizenship ban gets legal support from House Republicans

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Trump birthright citizenship ban gets legal support from House Republicans

(The Center Square) – A coalition of House Republicans has filed two amicus briefs supporting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.

The lawmakers asked a federal court in Washington and another... Read more


DeWine orders state employees back to offices

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
DeWine orders state employees back to offices

(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is following President Donald Trump's lead and ordering state workers back to the office.

DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday afternoon, returning state employees to offices.

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DeWine proposes tying school funding to enrollment

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
DeWine proposes tying school funding to enrollment

(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to give more money to schools in his proposed two-year budget, but the plan would decrease funds going to districts with decreasing enrollment.

DeWine’s $218 billion overall plan contains $23.4... Read more


DeWine puts budget proposal focus on children

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
DeWine puts budget proposal focus on children

(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to give parents working minimum-wage jobs a tax credit, but no other tax cuts were included in a budget proposal that focused strongly on children.

In the $218 billion, two-year... Read more


More lawsuits filed two years after East Palestine derailment

Mon, 03 Feb 2025
More lawsuits filed two years after East Palestine derailment

(The Center Square) – Two years to the day after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a toxic chemical burn and concerns over two states, more lawsuits have been filed.

As Gov. Mike DeWine and... Read more


ACLU: Anti-death penalty bill contains pro-life provisions

Fri, 31 Jan 2025
ACLU: Anti-death penalty bill contains pro-life provisions

(The Center Square) – The ACLU of Ohio is pushing back against an expected bill that would ban the death penalty in the state, saying it also restricts money for abortion medications.

The bipartisan legislation is a reintroduction of... Read more


Concern, confusion still surrounds federal funding freeze in Ohio

Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Concern, confusion still surrounds federal funding freeze in Ohio

(The Center Square) – Mixed messages from the Trump administration continue to confuse lawmakers, advocacy groups, municipalities and schools over a possible federal funding freeze.

Earlier this week, Trump rescinded a memo about an executive order to stop most... Read more


Ohio’s 2026 election season already heating up

Thu, 30 Jan 2025
Ohio’s 2026 election season already heating up

(The Center Square) – Just months after the last election season ended, the next one is heating up in Ohio.

Nearly two years from the 2026 midterms, candidates have already announced for governor, and another is taking aim at... Read more


Ohio lawmakers blasts attorney general for Costco letter

Wed, 29 Jan 2025
Ohio lawmakers blasts attorney general for Costco letter

(The Center Square) – An Ohio state senator blasted Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday for Yost’s participation in a multi-state letter saying retail giant Costco’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices are illegal.

Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, condemned Yost’s... Read more


East Palestine, Norfolk Southern reach $22M settlement

Wed, 29 Jan 2025
East Palestine, Norfolk Southern reach $22M settlement

(The Center Square) – Nearly two years after a train derailment sent toxic chemicals into the air, ground and water, the village of East Palestine, Ohio, and Norfolk Southern reached a deal to resolve all claims from the wreck.

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Price cap possible as rising energy costs loom

Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Price cap possible as rising energy costs loom

(The Center Square) – A new deal could dampen the shock of anticipated price spikes from rising energy costs.

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said PJM will support a new price cap meant to lower the cost of... Read more


Ohio approves $450M in tax breaks for Anduril

Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Ohio approves $450M in tax breaks for Anduril

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s largest single job creation project in state history could receive more than $450 million in tax breaks.

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved a 2.594%, 30-year job creation tax credit for Anduril Industries, which... Read more


Bipartisan effort to end death penalty in Ohio returns

Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Bipartisan effort to end death penalty in Ohio returns

(The Center Square) – Democrats and Republicans in the Ohio Statehouse have again joined to try to stop the death penalty in the state.

Democratic Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, announced Tuesday a... Read more


Ohio’s specialized wildfire unit in California

Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Ohio’s specialized wildfire unit in California

(The Center Square) – Ohio firefighters are in California in response to the state’s request for additional help to fight ongoing wildfires.

Ohio sent nine members of its fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to... Read more