/tags/emilia-sykes Emilia Sykes en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:42:31 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-29/ohio-house-minority-leader-meets-with-national-democrats-urging-passage-of-federal-voting-laws Ohio’s House Minority Leader says Republican state lawmakers are taking a page from a national playbook as they try to reform voting. In a teleconference… Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:42:31 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-29/ohio-house-minority-leader-meets-with-national-democrats-urging-passage-of-federal-voting-laws Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-07-09/leader-says-school-funding-was-tipping-point-for-many-democrats-with-budget The new two-year state budget includes a 3% income tax cut, a new school funding plan and hundreds of millions of dollars for broadband, foster care,… Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:39:17 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-09/leader-says-school-funding-was-tipping-point-for-many-democrats-with-budget Karen Kasler /government-politics/2021-05-20/hearing-for-bill-to-change-laws-on-early-voting-drop-boxes-gets-contentious 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… Fri, 21 May 2021 02:23:12 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-20/hearing-for-bill-to-change-laws-on-early-voting-drop-boxes-gets-contentious Karen Kasler /government-politics/2021-04-27/democrats-in-ohio-legislature-outline-their-policing-reform-plan Republican lawmakers are expected to release a police reform plan any day now. But Democrats have their own ideas about what should be part of any changes… Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:38:59 GMT /government-politics/2021-04-27/democrats-in-ohio-legislature-outline-their-policing-reform-plan Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-04-19/ohio-democrats-unveil-more-gun-regulations-as-republicans-aim-the-other-way A week after House Republicans stripped some of Gov. Mike DeWine’s gun regulations from the state budget, minority House Democrats have responded with a… Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:55:53 GMT /government-politics/2021-04-19/ohio-democrats-unveil-more-gun-regulations-as-republicans-aim-the-other-way Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Two representatives in the Ohio House are in the hospital right now, battling COVID-19. They are the latest to acknowledge they have contracted the virus.… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:46:29 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-10-02/ohio-house-leader-says-masks-were-offered-to-debate-goers-but-some-refused-to-wear-them The leader of Democrats in the Ohio House says she is quarantining and plans to get tested after attending Tuesday’s presidential debate in Cleveland. She… Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:52:31 GMT /government-politics/2020-10-02/ohio-house-leader-says-masks-were-offered-to-debate-goers-but-some-refused-to-wear-them Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-09-15/controversy-over-the-decision-to-not-allow-postage-paid-ballots-continues The leader of Democrats in the Ohio House is blasting a Republican controlled panel of lawmakers for its decision to deny a request by the Republican… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:13:25 GMT /government-politics/2020-09-15/controversy-over-the-decision-to-not-allow-postage-paid-ballots-continues Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-07-22/some-state-leaders-calling-for-speaker-householder-to-resign-following-his-arrest It’s been just over 24 hours since Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested and charged with bribery and racketeering. And since that time, the… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:31:52 GMT /government-politics/2020-07-22/some-state-leaders-calling-for-speaker-householder-to-resign-following-his-arrest Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-06-24/democrats-say-lawmakers-should-skip-summer-break-to-address-some-key-issues Democrats in the Ohio House say lawmakers need to deal with some important business this summer instead of taking time off. The coronavirus pandemic.… Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:15:24 GMT /government-politics/2020-06-24/democrats-say-lawmakers-should-skip-summer-break-to-address-some-key-issues Jo Ingles