Ohio Senate
Ohio lawmaker who wrote bill requiring gun training for teachers owns gun training business
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. The Republican lawmaker who drafted the training curriculum that schools would […]
After backlash, GOP leader says ‘genital inspections’ won’t be part of anti-trans athlete bill
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. After widespread outrage, the Ohio Senate GOP is killing the “genital […]
Ohio bill increasing access to breast cancer screenings for all ages to become law
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio is set to make breast cancer care much more accessible […]
Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers attempt to make LGBTQ discrimination illegal
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. As the state continuously puts forward legislation that LGBTQ+ advocates say […]
Child sex abuse prevention bill makes progress after 10 years stalled in Ohio Senate
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio is one of the few remaining states that doesn’t require […]
Out-of-state counselors, therapists will soon be able to work in Ohio
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A state boundary line shouldn’t be what stops someone from getting […]
Ohio’s fight for LGBTQ+ protections
When state Sen. Nickie Antonio was first elected as the first openly gay person to serve in Ohio’s General Assembly, her intention was to be the first but certainly not the last. Serving as a state representative in the Ohio House for eight years before being elected to the senate in 2018, Antonio says she […]
Ohio law would tighten voter requirements, require photo ID
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A proposed law would require Ohio voters to show photo identification […]
Proposed law would allow Ohio teachers to carry guns in schools with 20 hours of training
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A controversial new gun law in the Ohio Senate is causing […]
Ohio Senate passes military absentee ballot measure again
The Ohio Senate Thursday finished off a measure to change deadlines for overseas and military Ohioans to submit their absentee ballots. In a 26-2 vote, the body concurred with changes made late Wednesday night by the House, and granted Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s request to allow absentee ballots to be sent up to 30 […]
Supreme Court dissenting justices on redistricting mock Ohioans’ rights to judicial review
The argument of the three Republican supreme court justices dissenting against the anti-gerrymandering opinion issued by the court 4-3 Wednesday appears to be: Republican politicians are allowed to rig the game in their favor against the wishes of Ohio voters and in violation of the Ohio Constitution, and the Ohio Supreme Court has no authority […]
Newest abortion bill heads to governor’s desk
The newest abortion regulation in the state is now headed to the Ohio governor’s desk after the Senate agreed to technical House amendments. Senate Bill 157, the so-called “born alive” abortion bill, passed the Senate 24-7 on Wednesday. The bill expands the crime of “abortion manslaughter” to include inaction by doctors if a child is […]