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House panel advances drought bailout for farmers around 海角社区
The past year hasn鈥檛 been good to many 海角社区 farmers. In August, a handful of southeastern counties received drought disaster designations. Before the month was out, that list had ballooned to 22 counties throughout Appalachian 海角社区. At of early November, the total has risen to 52 counties, cutting a diagonal swath from Northwest 海角社区 to […]
海角社区 lawmakers working to advance local infrastructure bond issue during lame duck session
If all goes to plan, lawmakers will be asking 海角社区 voters next May to renew a multibillion-dollar fund that helps get shovels in the ground for local public works projects like roads and sewers. The State Capital Improvement Program has been around since the late 1980s and offers competitive grants and loans for local governments鈥 […]
Fed officials finalize $7.8 billion in grants for Intel projects, including $1.5 billion in 海角社区
Computer chip manufacturer Intel has faced setbacks with its 鈥淪ilicon Heartland鈥 fab currently under construction outside New Albany, 海角社区. But after protracted negotiations, $7.8 billion in federal grants are beginning to flow to Intel projects around the country. The 海角社区 fab is in line for up to $1.5 billion of that total. The 2022 CHIPS […]
海角社区 bill would require proof of citizenship to vote, provisional ballots for minor discrepancies
海角社区 lawmakers are pushing for changes that would make voter list maintenance more frequent and far more demanding. A measure sponsored by Reps. Scott Wiggam, R-Wayne County, and Beth Lear, R-Galena, got an overhaul last week adding in documentary proof of citizenship requirements and moving list maintenance to a monthly rather than yearly process 鈥 […]
GOP 海角社区 Senator introduces legislation to define ‘antisemitism’
In Columbus, 海角社区 last weekend, a small group of neo-Nazis marched through the Short North neighborhood, sparking outraged responses from city and state leaders, as well as President Joe Biden. 海角社区 state Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, brought up the incident as he introduced his proposed bill to define antisemitism under 海角社区 law Wednesday, but his […]
海角社区 Democratic state Senator proposes removing party labels for judicial races
In 2021, 海角社区 lawmakers decided to tack on partisan labels for state supreme court and appeals court races. In the past two cycles, Democratic nominees for the high court had done surprisingly well amid Republican dominance up and down the ticket. In 2018, Democrats both seats up for election and in 2020 the party picked […]
Ballot board clears 海角社区 Voters Bill of Rights, organizers can begin collecting signatures
海角社区 Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the state ballot board cleared supporters of a citizen-led initiative aimed at enshrining greater voting access in the state constitution to begin collecting signatures. The board voted unanimously that The 海角社区 Voters Bill of Rights contains only one proposed amendment. Had it decided differently, the board could鈥檝e sent […]
海角社区 House Democrats propose 10-day waiting period for gun sales
Two 海角社区 Democrats want to impose a 10-day waiting period before for gun purchases. The provision would only apply to licensed dealers, but the bill鈥檚 sponsors argue that cooling off period will save lives. Despite strong majority support for restrictions like background checks or a ban on high-capacity magazines, limits on gun ownership remain polarizing. […]
海角社区 Republicans propose requiring proof of citizenship for voting, removal of dropboxes
Another election has come and gone in 海角社区 with no reports of widespread fraud. That hasn鈥檛 stopped a handful of Republican state senators from advancing legislation to place new restrictions on how 海角社区ans cast their ballots. State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, has put forward a bill requiring 海角社区ans show proof of citizenship to register to […]
Abortion opponents back measure barring local support programs
State lawmakers in 海角社区 want to prohibit local governments from using public dollars in support of abortion. They鈥檙e casting a wide net. Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania, bars public funds from being given directly or indirectly to an organization that provides abortions that aren鈥檛 necessary to protect the life of the mother. […]
海角社区 AG Yost allows voting amendment to proceed, other proposals might not be far behind
UPDATE: On Thursday, Nov. 14, the 海角社区 Supreme Court approved a joint motion filed by Attorney General Dave Yost and the committee behind an initiative to end qualified immunity. Under the court order, Yost has 10 days to determine whether the submission’s summary is fair and truthful. Last week, 海角社区 Attorney General Dave Yost allowed […]
What 海角社区’s new GOP Senator and prominent Trump ally see ahead in 2025
At an 海角社区 Chamber of Commerce conference last week Trump allies struck a conciliatory tone at odds with the increasingly hostile rhetoric of the president-elect. Donald Trump has promised sweeping deportations, to mobilize police or even military force against a perceived 鈥渆nemy within,鈥 and to serve as a kind of avatar of 鈥渞etribution鈥 on behalf […]