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House Dems seek changes to JobsOhio oversight

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:37 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio House Democrats proposed reporting and oversight changes to Gov. John Kasich's private nonprofit job-creation office on Thursday that they said would make it more publicly accountable.

Ohio election review finds no voter fraud epidemic

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:37 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A first-of-its-kind statewide review found instances of voter fraud in Ohio during last year's presidential election but not rampant abuses, the elections chief in the battleground state said Thursday.

Ohio injection well operator fights state action

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:13:19 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A northeast Ohio injection-well operator whose former senior officer faces federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act told a state regulatory panel Wednesday that the company can't be blamed for the acts of "a bad person."

Crackdown coming for Internet cafes in Ohio

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:51 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Storefront sweepstakes parlors appear on their way out in Ohio, after state lawmakers delivered a one-two punch Wednesday effectively banning the businesses statewide and blocking new startups until the ban takes hold.

Dem lawmaker launches 2014 run for Ohio treasurer

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:32 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A third-term Democratic state lawmaker said Monday she will challenge Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel next year, adding to the growing list of 2014 statewide election matchups.

OH House widens pool of 3rd-grade reading teachers

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:32:07 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday making more teachers temporarily eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee.

State school board urged not to arm Ohio teachers

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:53 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Top state law enforcers urged members of Ohio's state school board on Tuesday not to support arming untrained teachers with guns in response to recent school shootings, including at a northeast Ohio high school and at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary.

Ohio AG: Video raffle promoter misstated position

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:46:15 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has angrily rebuked a promoter of video raffle machines, saying the businessman misstated his office's legal position on the games and should retract his statements.

Popular OH tax witness paid $150K a year by trust

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:19:06 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Records show a favorite witness on Ohio tax and economic issues who's relied upon for his objectivity draws a hefty stipend from a conservative trust fund.

Ohio top judge wants nonpartisan judge primaries

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:27:23 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Party labels would be stripped from Ohio's judicial primaries as one of a series of election reforms that the state Supreme Court chief justice unveiled to fellow lawyers on Thursday.

Anti-fracking amendment rejected in NE Ohio city

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:28:08 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban hydraulic fracturing in a northeast Ohio city where disposal of wastewater from the drilling method led to earthquakes and alleged groundwater contamination.

Ex-justice touches JobsOhio in new role

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:35:24 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Ohio Supreme Court justice's new state job is raising unique ethical questions in the ongoing legal battle over Gov. John Kasich's nonprofit job-creation agency.

Ohio high court to revisit woman's death sentence

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:28:33 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court will revisit the case of the state's only female Death Row inmate next week.

GOP leader: Ohio right-to-work bills lack support

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:08:21 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two bills intended to strip Ohio unions of the ability to compel membership or to automatically collect fees from members to cover bargaining costs appeared dead on arrival at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday after a key legislative leader announced a lack of support for the measures among majority Republicans.

Cleveland Democrat enters 2014 Ohio governor race

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:05:26 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - As he enters the race for Ohio governor, Cuyahoga County's Democratic leader and former FBI agent Ed FitzGerald must convince voters that being "Public Official 14" in a county corruption probe didn't imply wrongdoing.

County to review writings in boy's 2006 hanging

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:07:17 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Almost seven years after a black teenager died in a hanging at an Ohio church camp, authorities in the rural county where it happened have granted a family lawyer's request to review a coroner's ruling of suicide.

Ohio justices make key malpractice-case ruling

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:32:58 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient's unexpected medical outcome can't be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Ohio cities, schools invest $1B in new program

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:10:23 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new state investment program that's offering Ohio school districts, cities and libraries higher yields and easier access to their invested income has surpassed the $1 billion mark, the state treasurer said Tuesday.