/tags/steve-stivers Steve Stivers en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:07:04 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-19/ohio-house-approves-ban-on-covid-vaccine-mandates-vaccine-passports The Ohio House voted mostly along party lines to approve a Republican bill on vaccine mandates, vaccine exemptions and vaccine passports, after previous votes on a similar bill stalled. And how the bill got to the floor and its future beyond it are raising questions. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:07:04 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-19/ohio-house-approves-ban-on-covid-vaccine-mandates-vaccine-passports Karen Kasler /2021-10-22/ohio-chamber-of-commerce-leader-proposes-bonuses-required-training-for-jobless-ohioans The president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce said he has a proposal to change the way unemployment benefits are paid. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:16:03 GMT /2021-10-22/ohio-chamber-of-commerce-leader-proposes-bonuses-required-training-for-jobless-ohioans Karen Kasler /politics/2021-08-03/voters-casting-ballots-in-15th-congressional-district-primary It’s Election Day in the Central Ohio congressional district, where voters are using a special primary election to pick the candidates who will face off in November. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:53:52 GMT /politics/2021-08-03/voters-casting-ballots-in-15th-congressional-district-primary Steve Brown /politics/2021-07-26/ruling-expected-soon-in-lawsuit-over-300-weekly-unemployment-checks A Franklin County judge is expected to rule in the coming days on a lawsuit that seeks to restore the $300 weekly checks that the federal government was providing to unemployed people through September. Ohio became one of 26 states that ended the program last month. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:08:02 GMT /politics/2021-07-26/ruling-expected-soon-in-lawsuit-over-300-weekly-unemployment-checks Karen Kasler /coronavirus/2021-06-24/ohios-labor-shortage-why-many-ohioans-arent-going-back-to-their-pre-pandemic-jobs Ohio’s unemployment rate is 5%, just slightly higher than it was before the double-digit spike from the pandemic last year. Some businesses are actively advertising they’ll pay well above Ohio’s minimum wage of $8.80, along with signing bonuses. So why aren’t they finding workers? The answer may surprise you. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:41:47 GMT /coronavirus/2021-06-24/ohios-labor-shortage-why-many-ohioans-arent-going-back-to-their-pre-pandemic-jobs Jo Ingles /politics/2021-04-27/special-elections-set-to-fill-remainder-of-stivers-congressional-term Elections will be held in August and November to fill an upcoming congressional vacancy in Ohio. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:46:44 GMT /politics/2021-04-27/special-elections-set-to-fill-remainder-of-stivers-congressional-term /podcast/snollygoster/2021-04-22/stivers-becomes-a-true-chamber-of-commerce-republican In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk with Congressman Steve Stivers about why he is leaving public office. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:25:41 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2021-04-22/stivers-becomes-a-true-chamber-of-commerce-republican Mike Thompson, Steve Brown /news/2021-04-19/rep-steve-stivers-to-resign-from-congress Representative Steve Stivers is resigning in less than a month. In a series of tweets, Stivers said he is leaving to head the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:25:11 GMT /news/2021-04-19/rep-steve-stivers-to-resign-from-congress Clare Roth /podcast/snollygoster/2021-01-14/beseech-to-impeach In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the part Ohio's congressional… Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:31:40 GMT /podcast/snollygoster/2021-01-14/beseech-to-impeach Mike Thompson, Steve Brown /news/2018-12-03/ohio-voters-reverted-back-to-tribal-party-tendencies-during-2018-election There were some surprises buried in the results of the 2018 election, many of them for Democrats, who lost the five big statewide executive offices. These… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:13:31 GMT /news/2018-12-03/ohio-voters-reverted-back-to-tribal-party-tendencies-during-2018-election Karen Kasler