/tags/larry-obhof Larry Obhof en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:37:15 GMT /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-lawmakers-passed-bills-tackling-pandemic-abortion-and-more The pandemic slowed down work at the Ohio Statehouse in 2020. But lawmakers did pass a number of bills relating to COVID-19, as well as others that dealt… Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:37:15 GMT /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-lawmakers-passed-bills-tackling-pandemic-abortion-and-more Jo Ingles /news/2020-12-28/2020-in-ohio-republican-leaders-keep-hb6-despite-racketeering-scandal The Ohio House finished the bulk of its work this month with the Republican Speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on HB6 – the sweeping… Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:37:48 GMT /news/2020-12-28/2020-in-ohio-republican-leaders-keep-hb6-despite-racketeering-scandal Andy Chow /news/2020-12-23/ohio-senate-adjourns-without-overidding-veto-of-bill-limiting-public-health-orders The Ohio Senate adjourned Tuesday without overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that restricted his ability to issue health orders to shut down… Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:44:49 GMT /news/2020-12-23/ohio-senate-adjourns-without-overidding-veto-of-bill-limiting-public-health-orders Jo Ingles /news/2020-12-03/gov-mike-dewine-vetoes-bill-limiting-health-departments-powers Gov. Mike DeWine says he vetoed a controversial bill that would limit the health department's ability to issue public health orders during… Thu, 03 Dec 2020 22:06:19 GMT /news/2020-12-03/gov-mike-dewine-vetoes-bill-limiting-health-departments-powers Fanoush Amiri /news/2020-12-03/ohio-senate-leader-promises-to-override-veto-of-bill-limiting-public-health-orders Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof says he has the votes to override a threatened veto of a bill restricting the health department's powers during a health… Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:51:51 GMT /news/2020-12-03/ohio-senate-leader-promises-to-override-veto-of-bill-limiting-public-health-orders Associated Press /news/2020-10-13/ohio-senate-leader-urges-confirmation-of-amy-coney-barrett Hearings are underway to consider Amy Coney Barrett as the next associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican leaders in Ohio are urging the… Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:55:51 GMT /news/2020-10-13/ohio-senate-leader-urges-confirmation-of-amy-coney-barrett Andy Chow /news/2020-09-29/activists-planning-bill-to-ban-abortion-in-ohio-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned Anti-abortion activists in Ohio are cheering the nomination of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. They plan to celebrate with… Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:32:46 GMT /news/2020-09-29/activists-planning-bill-to-ban-abortion-in-ohio-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned Karen Kasler /news/2020-09-16/senate-president-changed-state-panel-just-before-it-rejected-prepaid-ballot-postage The leader of Democrats in the Ohio House is blasting a Republican-controlled panel of lawmakers for its decision to deny a request to pay for postage on… Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:50:28 GMT /news/2020-09-16/senate-president-changed-state-panel-just-before-it-rejected-prepaid-ballot-postage Jo Ingles /news/2020-09-15/ohio-senate-leaders-in-quarantine-after-positive-covid-19-test State Sen. Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House), president pro tempore of the Ohio Senate, has tested positive for COVID-19. Peterson, along with… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:49:12 GMT /news/2020-09-15/ohio-senate-leaders-in-quarantine-after-positive-covid-19-test Andy Chow /statehouse-news-stories/2020-09-11/dewine-addresses-criticisms-of-moving-the-goal-posts-in-covid-19-response Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is responding to questions about the state's COVID-19 restrictions and whether they might be loosened in the near future. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:58:15 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-09-11/dewine-addresses-criticisms-of-moving-the-goal-posts-in-covid-19-response Andy Chow