/tags/brigid-kelly Brigid Kelly en-US Copyright Fri, 21 May 2021 09:47:36 GMT /politics/2021-05-21/first-hearing-for-voting-law-changes-gets-contentious-over-drop-boxes-and-early-voting A Republican-backed bill that would allow ballot dropboxes only at boards of elections for 10 days before the election and would shorten the window to request early ballots had its first hearing in a House committee. Fri, 21 May 2021 09:47:36 GMT /politics/2021-05-21/first-hearing-for-voting-law-changes-gets-contentious-over-drop-boxes-and-early-voting Karen Kasler /news/2021-03-24/ohio-legislature-overrides-dewines-veto-on-public-health-order-bill Ohio's Republican-dominated legislature has voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that allows lawmakers to overturn public health and… Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:39:52 GMT /news/2021-03-24/ohio-legislature-overrides-dewines-veto-on-public-health-order-bill Karen Kasler, Gabe Rosenberg /news/2021-03-01/bill-would-let-ohio-counties-test-gas-quality Ohio is one of only three states in the nation that doesn’t test the quality of gas that drivers purchase at the pumps. There’s a bill in the Ohio… Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:30:01 GMT /news/2021-03-01/bill-would-let-ohio-counties-test-gas-quality Jo Ingles /news/2020-06-05/ohio-house-passes-bill-banning-governor-from-moving-election Republicans in the Ohio House passed a fast-tracked bill that would make some changes in election law for the November election. The legislation was much… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:25:31 GMT /news/2020-06-05/ohio-house-passes-bill-banning-governor-from-moving-election Karen Kasler /statehouse-news-stories/2020-05-28/house-passes-lottery-controlled-sports-betting-but-senate-has-different-plan The House has overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill allowing sports gambling , under control of the Ohio Lottery Commission. But there could be a... Fri, 29 May 2020 00:37:10 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-05-28/house-passes-lottery-controlled-sports-betting-but-senate-has-different-plan Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2020-05-07/gov-dewine-vows-to-veto-ohio-house-bill-curbing-public-health-orders A Republican bill that would curb the power of Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton reflects a split in how to restart Ohio's economy amid the… Thu, 07 May 2020 13:37:04 GMT /news/2020-05-07/gov-dewine-vows-to-veto-ohio-house-bill-curbing-public-health-orders Karen Kasler /wvxu-stories/2020-02-24/proposed-bill-would-regulate-gas-quality-in-ohio Local leaders are pushing for Ohio to adopt a fuel quality testing program. House Bill 499 would authorize county auditors to test for octane level as... Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:55:09 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-02-24/proposed-bill-would-regulate-gas-quality-in-ohio Tana Weingartner /news/2019-11-07/dewine-signs-repeal-of-state-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a measure repealing Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products.The Republican governor signed… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:37:11 GMT /news/2019-11-07/dewine-signs-repeal-of-state-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Associated Press /news/2019-10-24/repeal-of-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products-headed-to-ohio-governor A proposal repealing Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products is headed to the governor.The measure cleared the Ohio Senate on… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:16:05 GMT /news/2019-10-24/repeal-of-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products-headed-to-ohio-governor Associated Press /news/2019-10-11/ohio-house-votes-unanimously-to-end-pink-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products A proposal repealing Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products has cleared the Ohio House with unanimous support.State Rep. Brigid… Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:43:26 GMT /news/2019-10-11/ohio-house-votes-unanimously-to-end-pink-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Associated Press