Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to regulate kratom products and ban synthetic kratom

73 days in ICE detention: an Ohio hospital chaplain speaks out

A measure that includes the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Ohio’s public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents on the list in each classroom of each school, according to Ohio Senate Bill 34.

A bill regulating certain medications, which could include medication abortion drugs, was passed by the Ohio House on Wed. by a vote of 59-28. Also on Wed.: Sponsor testimony on a bill requiring a legal liability statement to be signed by any patient before being prescribed mifepristone.

Ohio House passes bill requiring public schools show ‘Baby Olivia’ video to students in grades 5-12

Ohio House passes bill that allows schools teach positive impacts of religion on American history

Ohio lawmakers send new Election Day deadline for absentee ballots law to governor

Ohio House passes bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products, revise state’s marijuana laws

A new Ohio bill would remove a requirement that the hepatitis B vaccine be administered to children attending child care or preschools. It would also bar schools from keeping out unvaccinated students if outbreaks of any disease occur.

Workers from one of the biggest library systems in Ohio are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.

The federal government shutdown has ended, but Ohioans are still looking down the barrel of significant increases in health insurance costs starting in 2026.

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New Ohio legislation that would require doctors to read a legal statement before medication abortions telling patients they can sue them could create a new barrier to constitutionally protected abortion care, experts say.

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As of 2024, the seven Head Start programs in Ohio had more than 33,000 children enrolled, with 1,741 children in foster care being served, along with 1,660 children experiencing homelessness.

The sound of the adjourning gavel had barely faded before Ohioans at the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s Friday meeting were expressing their outrage at the congressional map that had been passed, and the process to pass it.

Ohio Gov. orders ODJFS to give $25 million in TANF funds to food banks, Ohio Works First recipients ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o...

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passed a congressional map in a Friday morning meeting, increasing Republican advantage in the state 12-3 and blocking a referendum effort. Democrats expressed optimism they could hold their five seats.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passed a congressional map in a Friday morning meeting, increasing Republican advantage in the state 12-3 and blocking a referendum effort. Democrats expressed optimism they could hold their five seats.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission just passed a 12-3 map with a unanimous vote. This means the map will last until 2031. The crowd gathered is yelling “shame on you all” and “you sold us out.”

The Ohio Redistricting Commission is about to meet once again, with a potential vote on the map that was presented by the commission yesterday. Sources have said there is Democratic agreement on the map. Passage today would allow the map to avoid a referendum fight.

A vote could happen on the new map at the meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, though commission members did not indicate whether or not they had a unanimous vote as of Thursday.

This map, shared by state Rep. Juanita Brent on X, has reportedly obtained bipartisan agreement, according to a Democratic source.

At the House Finance hearing room before the Ohio Redistricting Commission, easels have been placed next to the testimony podiums. That appears to indicate a new map will be presented today.

The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care in the state, including for workers who provide child care. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/30/o...

Some background on Ohio’s congressional redistricting: - Sept.: A Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricing couldn’t agree, missing their deadline for the month. Dems presented a map, GOP still hasn’t - The Ohio Redistricting Commission has met once, with no action taken.

A third meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission was just announced for tomorrow, Oct. 31, at 10 am in the House Finance Hearing Room.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet at 4 pm Thursday in the House Finance Committee hearing room “for the purposes of conducting business and hearing testimony from the public,” according to an announcement.

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a state with constitutional protections for abortion.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issues executive order banning sale of intoxicating hemp products

Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week.

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced several bills to regulate abortion and reproductive health care despite the constitutional amendment approved by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

The Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting is starting up again, this time in the House Finance Committee. Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio is first to speak, supporting the Democratic map proposal.

The Ohio Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet at 9 am on Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the House Finance hearing room.

Ohio’s congressional redistricting committee heard from Ohio residents and Democratic leaders on Monday during its first meeting in the process of redrawing the state map. Republican leaders made it clear the first deadline of Sept. 30 to adopt a bipartisan map would not be met.

The co-chairs of the committee told reporters after the hearing that another meeting wouldn’t be scheduled until next week. They are not hopeful for a vote by Sept. 30.

Republican Sen. Jane Timken, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting, has already indicated there will be another hearing in the future.

Ohio’s Senate Finance room is already filling up ahead of the 11 a.m. meeting of the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting. The hearing will include testimony on the Democrats’ proposed map “as well as any other testimony offered concerning a proposed congressional redistricting plan.”

The Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, according to a meeting notice.

The group is now speaking on one side of the statehouse about their demands for redistricting. “There’s no excuse for (lawmakers) having us in this situation again,” said Deidre Reese.

The rally has created a circle around the statehouse, and have started chants toward the doors demanding fair maps and for lawmakers to obey the constitution.

Organizers are rallying at the Ohio Statehouse for fair redistricting maps as the process begins in the Ohio General Assembly. A joint redistricting committee is set to meet next week.

In the annual State of the Judiciary speech, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy pushed for more civics education, committed to eliminating “legal deserts,” and emphasized the importance of an independent judicial branch of government.

State Library of Ohio among libraries awaiting court decisions, congressional votes on funding

With the introduction of a Democratic-proposed map and the announcement of a bipartisan committee on the subject, Ohio lawmakers have officially begun the process of congressional redistricting. So what happens now?

Received quite frankly the best compliment of my career from a source during an interview today: “You made me think.”

Ohio Democratic lawmakers have introduced their preferred congressional redistricting plan, which they say creates more competitive districts across the state.

Ohio Democrats are introducing legislation with their redistricting proposal for congressional districts. Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio said the map matches voting trends, with an 8 GOP-7 Dem breakdown.

As Planned Parenthoods in the state and across the country navigate federal budget cuts, workers at an Ohio affiliate are fighting for the future of the organization.