/tags/referees Referees en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:35:43 GMT /politics/2021-06-28/ohio-house-passes-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-referees The Ohio House has passed a bipartisan bill that increases penalties on people who are convicted of assaulting sports officials. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:35:43 GMT /politics/2021-06-28/ohio-house-passes-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-referees Jo Ingles /news/2020-02-24/ohio-legislation-would-make-assaulting-referees-a-crime Pending Ohio House legislation would make assaulting referees while they do their jobs a crime. The House Criminal Justice Commitee is considering a bill… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:36:37 GMT /news/2020-02-24/ohio-legislation-would-make-assaulting-referees-a-crime Associated Press /news/2019-04-24/ohio-bill-would-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-referees Referees at sporting events are used to being heckled by fans but, sometimes, they are victims of actual assault. A new bill has been introduced in the… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:47:54 GMT /news/2019-04-24/ohio-bill-would-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-referees Jo Ingles