Ohio Senate /tags/ohio-senate Ohio Senate en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:19:27 GMT Ohio's senate could shift more conservative, depending on who voters elect in next week's primary /government-politics/2024-03-13/ohios-senate-could-shift-more-conservative-depending-on-who-voters-elect-in-next-weeks-primary Half of the 33 Ohio Senate seats are on the ballot Tuesday, and there are some contests that are getting attention. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:19:27 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-13/ohios-senate-could-shift-more-conservative-depending-on-who-voters-elect-in-next-weeks-primary Jo Ingles Ohio Senate passes $1.4 billion in appropriations but it appears it's dead on arrival in the House /government-politics/2024-02-28/ohio-senate-passes-1-4-billion-in-appropriations-but-it-appears-its-dead-on-arrival-in-the-house The Ohio House passed a different set of appropriations than the spending bill the Senate approved. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:49:07 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-28/ohio-senate-passes-1-4-billion-in-appropriations-but-it-appears-its-dead-on-arrival-in-the-house Jo Ingles Ohio House takes a step to keep state operating if lawmakers miss the upcoming budget deadline /government-politics/2023-06-27/ohio-house-moves-a-bill-to-allow-the-state-to-continue-operations-if-new-budget-deadline-is-missed The new two-year state budget is supposed to be passed by June 30 but it's looking more and more like that's not going to happen so the Ohio House has taken action to keep the state operating while negotiations continue. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:20:43 GMT /government-politics/2023-06-27/ohio-house-moves-a-bill-to-allow-the-state-to-continue-operations-if-new-budget-deadline-is-missed Jo Ingles Envelopes of feces sent to Ohio Republican senators sparks federal investigation /government-politics/2022-07-08/envelopes-of-feces-sent-to-ohio-republican-senators-sparks-federal-investigation A federal investigation is under way after Republican Ohio senators were mailed what is believed to be human feces. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:47:07 GMT /government-politics/2022-07-08/envelopes-of-feces-sent-to-ohio-republican-senators-sparks-federal-investigation Andy Chow Back to the drawing board for a bill to reform the property tax challenge process in Ohio /government-politics/2022-03-03/back-to-the-drawing-board-for-a-bill-to-reform-the-property-tax-challenge-process-in-ohio The Ohio House rejected changes the Senate made to the bill Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:44:35 GMT /government-politics/2022-03-03/back-to-the-drawing-board-for-a-bill-to-reform-the-property-tax-challenge-process-in-ohio Jo Ingles Mayors Say Tax Abatement Deals Could Be Affected By Bill Under Consideration By State Lawmakers /government-politics/2021-06-03/mayors-say-tax-abatement-deals-could-be-affected-by-bill-under-consideration-by-state-lawmakers Mayors of some Ohio cities say past and future tax abatements might be affected by a bill under consideration that would allow employees to receive… Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:42:02 GMT /government-politics/2021-06-03/mayors-say-tax-abatement-deals-could-be-affected-by-bill-under-consideration-by-state-lawmakers Jo Ingles Bill To Change K-12 Testing Heads To Ohio Senate /government-politics/2021-03-05/bill-to-change-k-12-testing-heads-to-ohio-senate The Ohio House overwhelmingly passed a bill that changes the way K-12 students are tested for this school year because of interrupted learning during the… Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:32:36 GMT /government-politics/2021-03-05/bill-to-change-k-12-testing-heads-to-ohio-senate Jo Ingles Ohio Senate President To Enforce Social Distancing In Committee Rooms /government-politics/2021-02-03/ohio-senate-president-to-enforce-social-distancing-in-committee-rooms The crowd in an Ohio Senate committee room drew criticism for not observing social distance and not wearing masks. Some Democratic Senators voiced their… Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:40:23 GMT /government-politics/2021-02-03/ohio-senate-president-to-enforce-social-distancing-in-committee-rooms Andy Chow State Senator's Resolution Condemns Violence At Washington D.C. Insurrection /government-politics/2021-01-19/state-senators-resolution-condemns-violence-at-washington-d-c-insurrection A Democratic Ohio Senator is urging her colleagues in the Ohio Legislature to pass a resolution that denounces the violence caused at the Jan 6th… Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:29:58 GMT /government-politics/2021-01-19/state-senators-resolution-condemns-violence-at-washington-d-c-insurrection Jo Ingles Senate President Not Saying If He Thinks Lawmakers Can Override Veto Of Bill Limiting DeWine's Power /government-politics/2020-12-18/senate-president-not-saying-if-he-thinks-lawmakers-can-override-veto-of-bill-limiting-dewines-power State lawmakers have been considering overriding Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that would limit his ability to enact health orders like the ones he… Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:42:35 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-18/senate-president-not-saying-if-he-thinks-lawmakers-can-override-veto-of-bill-limiting-dewines-power Jo Ingles