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Black Caucus pairs commemoration with legislative push
Members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus marked Black History Month on Wednesday with a Statehouse press conference focused on legislation they say is aimed at addressing disparities in health care, wages and civil rights protections. Read Full Story
Mon, Mar 2, 2026

New domestic violence health care standards under recent Ohio bill
Ohio could soon require health care facilities to enact new standards for professionals treating patients who they believe are facing intimate partner violence. Read Full Story
Tue, Nov 4, 2025

Ohio's 'Break the Silence Act' would create consistent standards to help domestic violence survivors
Domestic violence survivor Breaunna Nooks remembers how her abuser went with her to every doctor's appointment. Read Full Story
Tue, Nov 4, 2025

Bipartisan bill would require health insurers to pay for prosthetics for Ohioans
When someone loses a limb, they often get a prosthetic device. But many of those devices cannot get wet or are made in a way that don't allow the recipient the full range of use they'd need to participate in athletics. But two lawmakers are working on a bill they say will make better quality devices available to 250,000 Ohioans. Read Full Story
Tue, Oct 21, 2025

Ohio bill would reimburse state workers for GLP-1 drug costs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House aims to reimburse state employees and elected officials for out-of-pocket costs related to GLP-1 drugs used for chronic weight management. Read Full Story
Fri, Oct 10, 2025

A bipartisan bill would offer a tithing tax credit to Ohioans who give to churches
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) - Ohioans who regularly give money to churches would be able to deduct that money from their taxable income under a bill that's still being drafted. Ohio is among 14 states that don't allow such deductions, but 29 states do. Read Full Story
Mon, Sep 15, 2025

Ohio lawmakers move to classify threats on politicians as hate crimes

A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers has introduced a bill making hate crimes illegal, increasing penalties for assaulting or terrorizing someone based on their race, sex, and even political affili... Read Full Story

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Neighbors, state lawmakers, parents of murder victims discuss ways to end gun violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus has experienced a deadly few days with three homicides, including two incidents where men were killed by gun violence.

Ohio Rep. Christine Cockley, wh... Read Full Story

Tue, Aug 19, 2025

Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help

Democratic state Rep. Dontavius Jarrells knows about the dangers of lead poisoning firsthand.

Jarrells, who was born in Cleveland, was exposed to dangerous amounts of lead-based paint as a ... Read Full Story

Mon, Aug 11, 2025

Ohio's children are at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help.
Democratic state Rep. Dontavius Jarrells knows about the dangers of lead poisoning firsthand. Read Full Story
Mon, Aug 11, 2025