Sean P. Brennan In The News

Calling the state's pollution regulations outdated, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked to end E-Check testing for vehicles in northeast Ohio. Instead, they suggested Ohio's Environmental Pro... Read Full Story : NE Ohio lawmakers: E-Check belongs in 'greatest source of air pollution,' central Ohio Mon, Nov 6, 2023

Ohio Democrats want the state to do more to make sure that a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Fayette County isn’t the only major green energy project.

Lawmakers got their first look at a bill that could create a flat state income tax and make major property tax changes – while potentially costing schools and local governments more than a bi... Read Full Story : Ohio House bill that would cut taxes and cost local governments and schools gets first hearing Mon, Nov 6, 2023

Ohio lawmakers are considering two tax cuts related to firearms — one exempts safety devices like locks and safes, the other eliminates taxes on the weapons themselves. The former has the sup... Read Full Story : Ohio House bills propose dropping taxes on guns and safety devices Mon, Nov 6, 2023

Ohio lawmakers are considering a measure that could allow business owners to shift their tax burden for remote workers. Proponents of the idea argue it’s a way to simplify tax filing. But it ... Read Full Story : Ohio lawmakers consider bill simplifying how businesses calculate taxes for remote workers Mon, Nov 6, 2023

Republican lawmakers are targeting the November 2024 election for a proposed new ballot issue that would guarantee the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution.

A bill in the Ohio House would require teachers to notify parents about sexually explicit instruction, as well as inform parents of children’s physical and mental health services received at ... Read Full Story : Ohio schools would have to notify parents of sexually explicit instruction under 'Parents' Bill of Rights' bill Mon, Nov 6, 2023

A bipartisan proposal advancing in the Republican-controlled Ohio House would allow gas and electric utilities to reintroduce programs designed to help customers save energy.

Opponents of a parents' bill of rights say Ohio House Republicans denied them a chance to speak about how it might harm LGBTQ children before putting the legislation up for a vote.