/tags/peggy-lehner Peggy Lehner en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:11:15 GMT /news/2020-11-09/ohio-senators-promote-school-funding-plan-as-lame-duck-session-begins A bipartisan bill to reform school funding has been introduced in the Ohio Senate, with many similarities to a plan introduced in the Ohio House last… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:11:15 GMT /news/2020-11-09/ohio-senators-promote-school-funding-plan-as-lame-duck-session-begins Jo Ingles /news/2020-08-04/a-year-after-daytons-mass-shooting-ohio-gun-laws-havent-changed In the wake of last year’s mass shooting in Dayton, many Ohioans called for gun reform. Gov. Mike DeWine and other lawmakers, both Republican and… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:11:01 GMT /news/2020-08-04/a-year-after-daytons-mass-shooting-ohio-gun-laws-havent-changed Jason Reynolds /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 /ideastream/2020-01-27/q-a-the-spotlight-is-on-ohios-controversial-edchoice-school-voucher Since 2006, Ohio has provided publicly funded vouchers for students to attend private or religious schools. Now the number of students eligible to get those vouchers is about to see a huge spike. This has educators and legislators in Columbus scrambling. “Morning Edition” host Amy Eddings spoke with ideastream education reporter Jenny Hamel about the possible expansion of the EdChoice voucher program. How does this work and what does it do? Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:45:00 GMT /ideastream/2020-01-27/q-a-the-spotlight-is-on-ohios-controversial-edchoice-school-voucher /news/2020-01-21/change-to-school-voucher-program-likely-coming-but-time-is-running-out The number of public school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private school voucher program will more than double in the… Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:09:06 GMT /news/2020-01-21/change-to-school-voucher-program-likely-coming-but-time-is-running-out Karen Kasler /news/2019-12-31/in-2019-ohio-passed-its-most-restrictive-abortion-law-in-modern-history One of the Ohio Statehouse’s most notable moments this year was the passage of the controversial “Heartbeat Bill.” The controversial abortion restriction… Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-12-31/in-2019-ohio-passed-its-most-restrictive-abortion-law-in-modern-history Jo Ingles /news/2019-12-05/ohio-bill-would-require-more-adult-changing-tables-in-restrooms An Ohio lawmaker is calling on the state to require more places to have adult changing tables in restrooms.State Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) wants to… Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:27:13 GMT /news/2019-12-05/ohio-bill-would-require-more-adult-changing-tables-in-restrooms Andy Chow /news/2019-11-27/ohio-governors-legislators-keep-wrestling-over-control-of-state-school-board Lawmakers and governors often talk about education as a top priority. For almost a quarter of a century, Ohio’s governors have wanted more control over a… Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:31:35 GMT /news/2019-11-27/ohio-governors-legislators-keep-wrestling-over-control-of-state-school-board Karen Kasler /statehouse-news-stories/2019-11-06/ohio-senate-passes-two-controversial-abortion-bills The Ohio Senate has passed and sent two controversial abortion bills to the Ohio House. One involves abortion reversal, a practice that is not backed by... Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:38:17 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-11-06/ohio-senate-passes-two-controversial-abortion-bills Jo Ingles /news/2019-11-06/dewines-gun-violence-bill-sparks-questions-at-first-hearing Democratic state senators had lots of questions for the sponsor of Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed gun violence bill at its first hearing.They wanted details… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:15:08 GMT /news/2019-11-06/dewines-gun-violence-bill-sparks-questions-at-first-hearing Karen Kasler