/tags/home-rule Home Rule en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:26:09 GMT /2023-12-14/house-republicans-override-veto-of-ban-on-ohio-communities-from-banning-flavored-tobacco-sales Republicans in the Ohio House have overridden a veto on a provision in the state budget that prohibited communities from banning sales of flavored tobacco, further fueling the debate about uniform rules for businesses versus the home rule power of local governments. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:26:09 GMT /2023-12-14/house-republicans-override-veto-of-ban-on-ohio-communities-from-banning-flavored-tobacco-sales Karen Kasler /news/2021-02-09/ohio-mayors-seek-help-from-state-lawmakers-for-covid-recovery A collection of Ohio mayors is calling on state leaders to hear them out on their priorities for the year. This bipartisan alliance says the state must… Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:52:20 GMT /news/2021-02-09/ohio-mayors-seek-help-from-state-lawmakers-for-covid-recovery Andy Chow /news/2019-12-12/ohio-house-passes-ban-on-local-plastic-bag-bans Voting mostly along party lines, the Ohio House has passed a bill banning local communities from restricting the use of plastic bags, sending it on to the… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:03:48 GMT /news/2019-12-12/ohio-house-passes-ban-on-local-plastic-bag-bans Karen Kasler /news/2019-12-05/gov-dewine-says-banning-local-plastic-bag-bans-would-be-a-mistake Ohio lawmakers are considering a pair of Republican-backed bills that would toss out current and future bans on single-use plastic bags passed by local… Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:46:28 GMT /news/2019-12-05/gov-dewine-says-banning-local-plastic-bag-bans-would-be-a-mistake Karen Kasler /news/2019-12-04/local-officials-make-plea-for-home-rule-on-plastic-bag-bans State senators considering one of two bills to ban local bans on plastic bags heard from around 40 opponents, who either came to a committee hearing or… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:00:36 GMT /news/2019-12-04/local-officials-make-plea-for-home-rule-on-plastic-bag-bans Karen Kasler /news/2019-10-24/city-state-lawmakers-cant-agree-on-home-rule The home rule provision was added to the Ohio constitution by voters in 1912, and the struggles between local officials and state lawmakers have raged… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-10-24/city-state-lawmakers-cant-agree-on-home-rule Karen Kasler /news/2019-09-25/ohio-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-residency-requirements-for-local-projects A split Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state law that invalidates a Cleveland ordinance requiring public works construction projects to hire city… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:46:11 GMT /news/2019-09-25/ohio-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-residency-requirements-for-local-projects Karen Kasler /news/2019-09-23/bill-would-give-ohio-cities-power-to-make-their-own-gun-laws-again Ohio lawmakers passed a law in 2006 that prevented local governments from passing any gun laws that are more restrictive than those enacted at the state… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:22:25 GMT /news/2019-09-23/bill-would-give-ohio-cities-power-to-make-their-own-gun-laws-again Jo Ingles /news/2019-07-03/new-restrictions-on-red-light-cameras-skateboards-take-effect-in-ohio While the new statewide gas tax went into effect on Monday, there are more rules in the transportation budget that go into effect July 3. Restrictions on… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:48:41 GMT /news/2019-07-03/new-restrictions-on-red-light-cameras-skateboards-take-effect-in-ohio Jo Ingles /wvxu-stories/2019-06-06/cincinnati-files-lawsuit-against-state-concerning-local-gun-laws Cincinnati is filing a lawsuit against the State of Ohio over Ohio House Bill 228, which Mayor John Cranley said preempts cities from enacting... Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:03:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-06-06/cincinnati-files-lawsuit-against-state-concerning-local-gun-laws Jay Hanselman