Ohio Senate

But Senate President Matt Huffman said he's open to the idea of requiring a 60% supermajority of voters to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments in Ohio.

Antonio (D-Lakewood) is set to take over for outgoing minority leader Kenny Yuko in January.

Ohio's six-week abortion ban is currently blocked by a court in Cincinnati.

State Rep. Bill Roemer won a second term in office last week.

Early in-person voting continues every day except Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 at county boards of elections until the August 2 primary.

Williams is term-limited in the Ohio Senate. She represents Cleveland’s East Side, Near West Side and several eastern suburbs.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has ordered county election boards to remove Ohio House and Senate races from the May 3 primary ballot as the legal fight over redistricting continues; attorneys representing FirstEnergy investors name the officials behind the nuclear bailout scandal; Akron is installing 28 speed tables; and more stories.

COVID cases are leading to schools and entertainment venues scrapping events; the Ohio Senate has approved a bill that eliminates the requirement for a concealed weapons permit; more Ohio dispensaries could sell medical marijuana, cultivators could grow more of it, and more conditions would qualify for using it under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-led state Senate; and more stories.

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued 11 tornado warnings throughout Northeast Ohio yesterday, the most during a single event since 2005; Ohio’s coronavirus case rate is at 420 case per 100,000 residents; a newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy executives give a new peek into the favors the company got from Ohio’s top utility regulator; and more stories.

Its version of the budget eliminates all money for bus purchases and increases funds for transportation stipends for families of students who attend nonpublic schools.