/tags/dave-burke Dave Burke en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-27/state-senator-wants-to-remove-business-penalties-from-mask-mandate A state senator says the enforcement provisions in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s mask mandate are unfair. It requires customers to wear masks and if they don’t,… Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-27/state-senator-wants-to-remove-business-penalties-from-mask-mandate Jo Ingles /statehouse-news-stories/2020-06-09/resolution-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis-gets-first-hearing More than 50 people were signed up to speak out at the first hearing in the Ohio Senate for a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis . They... Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:49:29 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-06-09/resolution-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis-gets-first-hearing Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-05/ohio-attorney-general-announces-robocall-crackdown-reporting-tool Ohioans received 2.2 billion robocalls just in 2019 and the state attorney general says that number has been going up every year. He’s launching a new… Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:11:08 GMT /news/2020-03-05/ohio-attorney-general-announces-robocall-crackdown-reporting-tool Karen Kasler /news/2019-07-15/small-business-tax-exemption-income-tax-cuts-stall-ohio-budget Budget talks between leaders of the House and Senate are being described as very positive with solid progress moving forward, but a deadline is coming… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:02:52 GMT /news/2019-07-15/small-business-tax-exemption-income-tax-cuts-stall-ohio-budget Karen Kasler /news/2019-07-12/ohio-senator-urges-patience-on-state-budget-deal It’s almost two weeks into the state’s new budget year, and there’s still no permanent two-year operating budget.Lawmakers from the House and Senate are… Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:28:03 GMT /news/2019-07-12/ohio-senator-urges-patience-on-state-budget-deal Karen Kasler /news/2018-12-07/ohio-lawmakers-put-heartbeat-bill-on-hold The so-called "Heartbeat Bill," which Gov. John Kasich promises to veto, was expected to come up for a vote Thursday in an Ohio House committee. But there… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:09:42 GMT /news/2018-12-07/ohio-lawmakers-put-heartbeat-bill-on-hold Jo Ingles /news/2018-06-18/ohio-providers-health-insurance-prepare-for-medicaid-changes In two weeks, mental health and addiction services for low-income Ohioans will be moved into Medicaid managed care. Many behavioral health and family… Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:50:11 GMT /news/2018-06-18/ohio-providers-health-insurance-prepare-for-medicaid-changes Karen Kasler /news/2018-05-29/lawmaker-says-provider-concern-wont-delay-mental-health-medicaid-changes The state is moving mental health and addiction services for low-income Ohioans into Medicaid managed care by July 1, but providers say this huge redesign… Tue, 29 May 2018 12:14:49 GMT /news/2018-05-29/lawmaker-says-provider-concern-wont-delay-mental-health-medicaid-changes Karen Kasler /news/2018-04-12/ohio-legislators-try-to-crack-down-on-telemarketing State lawmakers want to crack down on what’s known as “spoofing” – the practice often used by telemarketers to mislead a recipient into thinking they are… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:16:41 GMT /news/2018-04-12/ohio-legislators-try-to-crack-down-on-telemarketing Jo Ingles /news/2017-10-24/ohio-testing-revamped-system-for-mental-health-coverage The state is redesigning the way mental health and addiction services are covered under health care plans. Those services are critical in fighting the… Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:41:06 GMT /news/2017-10-24/ohio-testing-revamped-system-for-mental-health-coverage Andy Chow