Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do's …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Republish photo only with original story.) Ohio became the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal last week. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Although marijuana is legal, there are quite a few caveats because lawmakers can tweak that law, and it could be several months before the state ...
Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts sixth version of Statehouse …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Election 2024; Politics & Gov; Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts sixth version of Statehouse maps with bipartisan support The maps show a Republican advantage of 61-38 in the Ohio House and a 23-10 advantage in the Ohio Senate.
What Ohio’s Senate map says about GOP redistricting strategy
WEBNov 24, 2021 · According to analysis from PlanScore, the Senate map as a whole gives Republicans a nine-point edge. Dave’s Redistricting puts the efficiency gap at 11 points. Niven says the areas around Cleveland and Cincinnati are poster children for this approach. He contrasts the 23rd District in Cleveland where Democrats can …
Ohio AG Yost files subpoenas in teachers pension scandal; …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Morgan Trau is a political reporter and multimedia journalist based out of the WEWS Columbus Bureau. A graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Trau has previously worked as an investigative, political and fact-checking reporter in Grand Rapids, Mich. at WZZM-TV; a reporter and MMJ in Spokane, Wash. at KREM-TV and has interned at 60 Minutes and worked ...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says student protesters may face …
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a letter Monday to Ohio university presidents saying recent protesters who were arrested may have committed a felony by wearing a mask.
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official
WEBDec 22, 2023 · Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official. By: Susan Tebben - December 22, 2023 4:55 am. The Gavel outside the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, September 20, 2023, at 65 S. Front Street, Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original article.)
Ohio ballots will list party affiliations for top judicial candidates
WEBJul 2, 2021 · Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Thursday that will list candidates’ party affiliations on ballots for certain judicial races. This will include races for the Ohio Supreme Court as well as the dozen appellate court districts. Ohio’s election system is currently unique in that judicial candidates campaign in partisan primaries, but ...
Final Ohio education budget expands vouchers, limits board of ed …
WEBJul 4, 2023 · The compromise budget included near-universal private school scholarship eligibility, in which households earning up to 450% of the federal poverty level, or $135,000 for a family of four, qualifies for a full scholarship. The scholarships amount to $6,165 for K to 8 students and $8,407 for high schoolers. But the financial help doesn’t stop ...
The fight to feed kids in Ohio continues • Ohio Capital Journal
WEBJan 16, 2024 · The number of kids qualifying for the no-cost or low-cost lunches, for which any student in a household up to 185% of the federal poverty line is eligible, went from 46.6% in the 2021-22 school year to nearly 50% in the 2022-23 school year. This new summer benefit will be accessible to about 837,000 Ohio children, according to …
Voting rights groups worry Ohio’s July voter registration removals …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Advocates have been pushing Ohio's Secretary of State since July to confirm voters aren’t being improperly removed from the rolls after updating their address. Now, they’re preparing to file suit against Sec. Frank LaRose if his office doesn’t respond by the end of the day today, Wednesday.