Ohio’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 6 in a hastily convened Tuesday session, and the bill was quickly signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The bill slashes the state’s existing efficiency and renewable energy mandates, and redirects the hundreds of millions of dollars...
Just two years later, half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon. Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states such as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones should not be available for students’ use in schools. Connecticut...
The representative said he has supported state bills in the past that mandated safe storage, including one that was introduced this session that mandates trigger locks for firearm sales, but none of them passed due to opposition from gun rights grou...
[p"In a period of highly volatile energy markets, Ohio energy consumers deserve access to programs that help reduce their energy bills,” saidMel Mackin, interim director of state policy, Ceres. “We urge the Ohio House to take action by passing HB 79 to allow utilities to offer voluntary ...
Before breaking for the summer, lawmakers failed to vote on identical bills in the Ohio House of Representatives and state Senate that would implement zero emissions credits for in-state nuclear capacity within PJM Interconnection in order to compensate plants for their carbon-free generation.Darren ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Ohio House has publicly rebuked a fellow GOP lawmaker over the lawmaker’s attempts to push a hardline anti-vaccination bill.
Ohio has not banned gender-affirming care for trans minors, as many states have, but the state House of Representatives has passed a bill to this effect, and it's awaiting Senate action. The bill also would bar trans student athletes playing on the school teams comporting with their gender...
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Dan talks with State Rep. and House Assistant Minority Leader Dontavius Jarrells about his life experience shapes his work as a legislator, bills he has introduced and supported, and his health priorities in the Ohio Statehouse. Read More → ...
The Ohio Development Services Agency is now distributing $100 million in federal funding to help low-income Ohioans who do not own their own home pay their rent, water, sewer, wastewater, electric, gas, oil and/or trash removal bills. Ohioans can apply for assistance with outstanding balances...