/tags/kristina-roegner kristina roegner en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:03:58 GMT /2025-02-14/chair-shuffling-continues-among-ohio-republicans-considering-statewide-runs-in-2026 Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) has announced she will run for Ohio treasurer in 2026, a few days after another Republican joined that contest. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:03:58 GMT /2025-02-14/chair-shuffling-continues-among-ohio-republicans-considering-statewide-runs-in-2026 Jo Ingles /politics/2021-05-13/proposed-ohio-transgender-athlete-ban-would-end-ohsaa-policy-that-ensures-fairness The Save Women's Sports Act would end the OHSAA's decade-long policy of ensuring fairness and inclusion for transgender athletes Thu, 13 May 2021 10:40:20 GMT /politics/2021-05-13/proposed-ohio-transgender-athlete-ban-would-end-ohsaa-policy-that-ensures-fairness Jeff St. Clair /politics/2021-04-01/new-bill-would-reduce-license-requirements-for-cosmetologists-barbers Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would reduce the number of hours required to become a licensed cosmetologist or barber. It's an issue that's been debated in the legislature for years. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:25:22 GMT /politics/2021-04-01/new-bill-would-reduce-license-requirements-for-cosmetologists-barbers Andy Chow /news/2021-02-04/ohio-state-sen-cecil-thomas-leaves-crowded-mostly-maskless-hearing A Democratic state senator says he left a committee hearing on Wednesday because so many members of the public weren't wearing masks.Nearly two hundred… Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:00:51 GMT /news/2021-02-04/ohio-state-sen-cecil-thomas-leaves-crowded-mostly-maskless-hearing Associated Press /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-covid-19-killed-almost-9-000-ohioans-and-left-millions-unemployed Few Ohioans had heard of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020. By the end, almost 700,000 Ohioans had contracted the disease and almost 9,000 have died.… Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:30:00 GMT /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-covid-19-killed-almost-9-000-ohioans-and-left-millions-unemployed Jo Ingles /statehouse-news-stories/2020-06-03/senate-rejects-proposal-to-require-written-consent-for-contact-tracing A proposal from the Ohio House that would require people with COVID-19 give consent to contact tracing in writing has been rejected by the Senate. That... Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:31:10 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-06-03/senate-rejects-proposal-to-require-written-consent-for-contact-tracing Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-06/former-ohio-governor-joins-bipartisan-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is officially joining the effort to repeal the death penalty, saying he regrets the way he handled capital punishment… Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:07:41 GMT /news/2020-03-06/former-ohio-governor-joins-bipartisan-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Jo Ingles /news/2020-02-27/ohio-senate-calls-on-congress-to-put-country-on-permanent-daylight-saving-time The Ohio Senate has approved a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to put the country permanently on daylight saving time.Resolution sponsor Sen.… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:09:26 GMT /news/2020-02-27/ohio-senate-calls-on-congress-to-put-country-on-permanent-daylight-saving-time Associated Press /news/2019-11-20/some-ohio-lawmakers-want-to-recognize-professional-licenses-from-other-states Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House and Senate are pushing for a bill that would recognize occupational licenses granted in other states.State Sen.… Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:04:58 GMT /news/2019-11-20/some-ohio-lawmakers-want-to-recognize-professional-licenses-from-other-states Andy Chow /news/2019-10-23/opponents-of-abortion-reversal-bill-voice-concerns-to-lawmakers A bill in the Ohio Senate would require doctors to give women who receive medication abortions information on a controversial reversal procedure.… Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:26:26 GMT /news/2019-10-23/opponents-of-abortion-reversal-bill-voice-concerns-to-lawmakers Jo Ingles