/tags/scott-wiggam Scott Wiggam en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:26:24 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-31/republicans-abandon-the-work-of-outside-mapmakers After days of work creating new maps with out-of-state experts, Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted to approve a tweaked version of the previous unconstitutional district map. In this week's episode of Snollygoster, host Steve Brown talks with Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler about the latest in the legislative map saga. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:26:24 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2022-03-31/republicans-abandon-the-work-of-outside-mapmakers /politics-government/2022-03-18/some-ohio-republicans-raise-talk-about-impeaching-chief-justice-over-redistricting-decisions But two of Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor’s former colleagues say that’s unlikely, and may not be serious. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:27:20 GMT /politics-government/2022-03-18/some-ohio-republicans-raise-talk-about-impeaching-chief-justice-over-redistricting-decisions Karen Kasler /politics-government/2022-02-17/ohio-house-passes-bill-to-prevent-governments-from-restricting-gun-sales-in-areas-experiencing-unrest Neither the state nor any Ohio city has closed gun stores in an emergency, but Republican Representative Scott Wiggam says gun stores in other states were temporarily closed in the summer of 2020 because of COVID and protests. He said his bill would make it clear that Ohio’s elected officials cannot do the same. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:50:45 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-17/ohio-house-passes-bill-to-prevent-governments-from-restricting-gun-sales-in-areas-experiencing-unrest Jo Ingles /politics-government/2022-02-03/ohio-house-republicans-push-bill-targeting-tech-censorship Ohio House Republicans are pushing a bill to target what they say is censorship of conservative viewpoints by social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:20:59 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-03/ohio-house-republicans-push-bill-targeting-tech-censorship The Associated Press /politics/2021-08-23/another-proposed-ohio-elections-bill-would-cut-down-early-voting-ban-ballot-drop-boxes A second bill to overhaul Ohio’s election system has been proposed by some Republican state lawmakers, and this one is stricter than one introduced a few months ago that was deemed controversial by voting rights advocates. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:42:13 GMT /politics/2021-08-23/another-proposed-ohio-elections-bill-would-cut-down-early-voting-ban-ballot-drop-boxes Karen Kasler /news/2021-03-23/gov-mike-dewines-veto-of-health-order-bill-sets-up-override-fight Gov. Mike DeWine has officially vetoed a bill that would give Ohio lawmakers the power to overturn his public health orders and states of emergency.… Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:42:06 GMT /news/2021-03-23/gov-mike-dewines-veto-of-health-order-bill-sets-up-override-fight Karen Kasler /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 /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 /news/2019-12-05/thousands-of-ohioans-may-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-administration-rule The White House is going forward with a rule that will make it harder for Ohioans in low-income counties to get food stamp benefits. The rule eliminates… Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:53:37 GMT /news/2019-12-05/thousands-of-ohioans-may-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-administration-rule Andy Chow /statehouse-news-stories/2019-08-23/federal-change-could-mean-over-100-000-ohioans-might-lose-snap Advocates say three million Americans in 40 states could lose their SNAP or food stamp benefits because of a federal rule change in how eligibility is... Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:48:10 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-08-23/federal-change-could-mean-over-100-000-ohioans-might-lose-snap Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler