What's next now that Ohio's six-week abortion ban has been ruled ...
Oct 28, 2024 · A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge ruled Ohio's six-week ban unconstitutional Thursday, but parts of the law can be appealed.
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‘We believe it was avoidable.’ Ohio correction officer dies in ...
Dec 26, 2024 · A state investigation is underway after a Ross Correctional Institution guard died during an “inmate assault” Christmas morning, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Ohio board reinstates license of doctor who made controversial …
May 6, 2024 · The State Medical Board of Ohio has reinstated the license of a doctor who got national attention for her anti-vaccine testimony before an Ohio House committee in 2021.
Nearly 150,000 Ohioans set to benefit from newly passed fix on …
Dec 31, 2024 · President Biden has said he will sign a bill that gets rid of provisions that have been decreasing the retirement funds of retired public employees since the 1980s. The Social Security Fairness Act passed the Senate 76-20, after passing the House 327-75-1 in November. All of Ohio's congressional ...
Ohio’s 2026 race for governor may be part of DeWine’s US Senate …
Nov 11, 2024 · Sarah Donaldson covers government, policy, politics and elections for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. Contact her at [email protected].
State says Ohio prison wasn’t short-staffed prior to fatal assault on ...
Dec 27, 2024 · The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction maintained Friday that the Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe was staffed to standard Wednesday morning, when one of its correction officers was fatally assaulted by a man incarcerated there.
Here are some new Ohio laws going into effect this fall, next year
Jul 29, 2024 · With DeWine’s signature, more than 20 bills are now law, some with pages and pages of provisions. Most of the laws take effect later this year, in October.
Court rules Ohio's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
Oct 24, 2024 · Ohio's ban on nearly all abortions cannot be enforced, at the order of a Hamilton County judge. Judge Christian Jenkins ruled Ohio's ban on abortion after fetal cardiac electronic activity can be detected, also known as the “heartbeat law”, is unconstitutional under an amendment approved by voters last fall.
Ohio rolls out digital driver's licenses, state IDs for iPhone users
Aug 1, 2024 · Ohio will now let residents—at least, those with an iPhone—add their driver’s license or state identification card to their digital wallet.