NEW: Ohio LGBTQ+ advocates will soon start collecting signatures for their equal rights proposals as the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review their same-sex marriage decision. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio LGBTQ+ advocates have been approved to start collecting signatures to put marriage equality and equal rights protections on the ballot. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohioans continue to raise concerns that they will lose health care access or food assistance now that GOP's spending bill has been signed. For one woman, Medicaid is the reason she says she is alive. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Just spoke with Gov. Mike DeWine- he says his team is getting involved after KY police arrested Cincinnati journalists for covering an ICE protest. He says he never wants to see press arrested. @wcpo9news.bsky.social @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...

NEW: Lawmakers are trying to restore access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, after Ohio removed medical coverage for state employees. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Pornography will soon get harder to watch. Ohioans will need to submit their photo ID to watch porn beginning this fall, with PornHub likely to consider pulling out of providing content to the state. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio adults will soon have to go through more training to get their license. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

FROM FRIDAY: Ohio House GOP plans to override Gov. DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say provide tax relief but that school advocates say come at the expense of education. It is expected to be a tight vote. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic." @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

I'm honored to receive Best Investigative Reporting & an award for Business Reporting from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for my '24 digital coverage of the H.B. 6 & STRS scandals. @ohiocapitaljournal.com @news5cleveland.bsky.social

NEW: Two members of the Ohio House Republicans are leading the charge to protect access to marijuana, fighting back against their own party members who aim to restrict the drug. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

BUDGET VETO LIST AND EXPLANATION: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is holding a press conference on his state budget signing and vetoes. Click the link for a list of the major items: @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the state's massive operating budget, which includes funding for new Cleveland Browns stadium & provides tax cuts for wealthy. Vetoes coming within few hours, spox said. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to issue vetoes on the state's operating budget on Monday night. The most likely to be axed: provisions dealing with children, health care and home rule. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio public schools are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto provisions in the GOP-passed state budget that they say would "destroy" them. Amid cuts to funding, levies are being restricted from the ballot. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

SCOOPish: Ohio educators will have less voice on retired teachers' pension fund board under proposed final budget. Amid alleged corruption scheme, they reduced the # of electeds & added more appointments. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio House Dems have elected Dani Isaacsohn, a Cincinnati lawyer, as their next minority leader. State Reps. Phil Robinson, Beryl Brown Piccolantonio & Desiree Tims are set to join him in leadership. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Gov. Mike DeWine is concerned about "vulnerable" Ohioans and retaliation from Iran following the Trump administration's strikes on its nuclear facilities. My back and forth: @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Recent gun violence is prompting calls for firearm regulations. But with GOP-controlled Ohio, some advocates say they may need to take laws into their own hands — through a constitutional amendment. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: More than 200 parents and families rallied at the Ohio Statehouse, urging lawmakers to fund affordable child care in the state budget. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio House & Senate Republicans had finally agreed on a bill changing the state's recreational marijuana policy — but hours before the vote was supposed to take place, it was pulled. What happened: @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NOW: Pro-abortion rights advocates have started protesting a major anti-abortion rally at the Statehouse. This comes after my report on a new bill to ban abortion, IVF and some contraception. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com

NEW: Ohio leaders have begun to negotiate on the state's budget, with significant differences at the forefront of the process. The Senate has non-negotiables. The House responds that nothing is set in stone. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

SCOOP: Ohio GOP lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would completely ban & criminalize abortion, IVF & some forms of contraception. Abortions would get homicide charges. We have the bill language. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Food banks across Ohio are dealing with a major increase in need, but each Republican budget passed in the state cuts their funding from 2025 to 2026 by millions. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: The Ohio Senate has passed a $60B biennial budget, which includes a tax cut for the wealthy, increased public education funding, and a $600 million grant to the Cleveland Browns for their new stadium. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: The Ohio retired teachers' pension fund has hired a former pensions expert from North Carolina as its new executive director. Steven Toole was let go from the NC pension system, but it isn't clear why. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio lawmakers are trying to combat misinformation by requiring disclaimers on realistic artificial intelligence-generated or created content. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Republican lawmakers want to require Ohioans to have their "biological sex" listed on their licenses & state IDs. This is just one of the bills impacting LGBTQ+ community being heard during Pride Month. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: A proposal in the Ohio Senate's budget would give additional funding to high-performing public school districts, ones typically in suburban and often wealthier areas. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: One of Ohio's top Democratic leaders, Allison Russo, is stepping down from her role as House minority leader. Her legacy and the frontrunners for her seat: @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Republican senators have proposed a flat income tax for the state's top earners, which would result in a projected $1 billion loss in the general revenue fund. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: The attorneys for fmr Ohio Speaker Larry Householder and fmr GOP leader Matt Borges are feeling 'hopeful' after a Cincinnati politician PG Sittenfeld, convicted of bribery, got a pardon from Pres. Trump. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Senate leadership has given public school districts some hope that their version of the state budget will provide better financial support for education. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

ANSWERING QUESTIONS: Ohio GOP plans to pass rec. marijuana reform by the end of June. Both the House & Senate are working together to create restrictions, which have drawn criticism from cannabis supporters. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: GOP leaders in Columbus are floating the idea of attempting to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution, a proposal that was defeated in 2023 by Ohioans across the political spectrum. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: An Ohio bill would restrict government entities from discussing ballot info during the 30 days before elex. This would prohibit school districts from acknowledging their levies while early voting occurs. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel is still considering a run for gov, saying that the GOP's support of Vivek Ramaswamy won't affect his decision. He says voters should choose. Plus, his priorities as governor: @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: While energy prices are set to jump this summer, a new law could provide some relief - eliminating payments to fund unprofitable coal plants. Now, utility companies move to increase consumers' bills. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has suspended his campaign for governor. This comes after the state GOP endorsed candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: High school students from Northeast Ohio testified at the Statehouse Wednesday, urging the lawmakers to fully fund education and support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: A group of homeowners is taking tax relief into their own hands — fighting to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would abolish property taxes. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio GOP Rep. Rodney Creech has been removed from his leadership role, he said, adding that Speaker Huffman asked him to resign following criminal allegations & an investigation that led to no charges. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: After gaining the Ohio Republican Party's endorsement for governor, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has an additional leg up on any primary competitors — getting access to key resources and support. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: The Ohio Republican Party has endorsed businessman Vivek Ramaswamy for governor. The race heats up to be his LG. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

ISSUE 2 PASSES: With an overwhelming majority, Ohio voters chose have renew a program that helps local governments support public infrastructure projects. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of fmr House Speaker Larry Householder and fmr GOP leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in Ohio history. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: It's almost election day in Ohio — so here is what you need to know about the quiet, yet important, May election. I’ll be live in studio tomorrow breaking down the results, including 100+ school levies. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: Ohio voters will decide whether to renew a program that helps local governments support public infrastructure projects on tomorrow’s May primary ballot. Here is what you need to know! @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

NEW: A bill proposed in the Ohio Senate would ban exclusive streaming contracts for college sports, stopping fans from needing to pay for numerous services to watch their favorite teams. @news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...