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Oklahoma company chosen to frack 海角社区 wildlife area land in Belmont County
An Oklahoma-based company has been chosen as the 鈥渉ighest and best” bidder to lease land at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County and land in Monroe County for fracking聽at Monday鈥檚 海角社区 Oil and Gas Land Management meeting.聽聽 Gulfport Appalachia, LLC was selected to lease about 30 acres of land in Egypt Valley in Belmont […]
NIL bill passes out of 海角社区 House Committee, could go the 海角社区 House for a vote this week
The 海角社区 House Civil Justice Committee unanimously passed a bill last week that would strengthen the state鈥檚 name, image and likeness law.聽 House Bill 660 would codify 海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine鈥檚 recent executive order permitting colleges and universities to directly compensate student athletes, instead of involving third parties.聽聽 鈥淎fter looking at other states, especially in […]
Hemp industry workers testify against bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products
Workers in the hemp industry spoke out against a bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products in 海角社区, effectively putting them out of business. These are known as delta-8 THC products that are often sold at smoke shops and corner stores. Those who spoke out against Senate Bill 326 during last week鈥檚 Senate Government Committee […]
海角社区 House passes bill that could cause expelled students to undergo a psychiatric assessment
The 海角社区 House passed a bill that would allow school districts to create a policy to expel a student that poses an 鈥渋mminent and severe endangerment鈥 to the safety of other students or school staff for 180 school days, and possibly longer.聽 House Bill 206 passed with a 65-15 vote during Wednesday鈥檚 session. The bill […]
海角社区 Ballot Board approves signature gathering for proposed amendment to end qualified immunity
A proposed 海角社区 constitutional amendment that would end qualified immunity that protects government employees such as police officers from lawsuits can start gathering signatures to get on next year鈥檚 November ballot. The 海角社区 Ballot Board advanced the proposed amendment one step further by ruling during Wednesday’s meeting that the amendment contains only one single issue.聽 […]
Republican bill would require 海角社区 school districts post their Pledge of Allegiance policy
Republican lawmakers want to require 海角社区 school districts to make their Pledge of Allegiance policy publicly available.聽 State Reps. Gail Pavliga, R-Portage County, and Tracy Richardson, R-Marysville, introduced House Bill 657 over the summer and testified in support of their bill Tuesday during the 海角社区 House Primary and Secondary Committee Meeting, calling it a transparency […]
More than 10,000 people urged Gov. DeWine to veto 海角社区 bathroom ban bill, according to Trans海角社区
While transgender 海角社区ans and allies lament 海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine signing a transgender bathroom ban bill despite 10,000 海角社区ans reportedly urging him not to do so, Republicans are celebrating.聽 DeWine signed Senate Bill 104 last week, which prohibits transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity in K-12 […]
海角社区 Republican lawmaker says giving preferred pronouns on application indicates political leaning
A Republican lawmaker said she wants to ban 海角社区 public universities from asking for prospective students鈥 preferred pronouns on college applications because, she claims, that could indicate their political ideology and possibly affect their admission.聽 State Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Portage County, recently introduced House Bill 686, which would also prohibit a public university from asking […]
海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom ban bill into law
海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at 海角社区 K-12 schools and universities use the restroom that aligns with their gender assigned at birth. It also bans students from sharing overnight […]
Adoption Modernization Act passes Senate, one step closer to 海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk
A bipartisan bill that would modernize 海角社区鈥檚 adoption process unanimously passed the 海角社区 Senate last week.聽 House Bill 5聽 heads back to the 海角社区 House for concurrence. The House unanimously passed the bill last year and would head to Gov. Mike DeWine鈥檚 desk for his signature if the chamber concurs with the changes. The 海角社区 […]
Provisions removed from 海角社区 bill that would add accountability to private schools, voucher program
A Republican bill to provide more accountability for 海角社区 private schools had several provisions removed in a substitute version passed by committee, including the elimination of funding transparency and standardized testing requirements. State Reps. Gayle Manning, R-North Ridgeville, and Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, introduced House Bill 407 earlier this year and Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur, R-Ashtabula, […]
Public school religious instruction release bill gets support, opposition in 海角社区 Senate committee
More than 400 people submitted a mix of proponent and opponent testimony on a bill that would require 海角社区 public school districts to put a policy in place that would allow students to be released from school for religious instruction.聽 Supporters of the bill say this would leave the decision up to the parents, not […]