Education Leaders Question Governor's School Funding Proposal
WOSU - Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he wants to increase funding to lower-income schools and cut funding to more-affluent districts, but some education leaders say that's now how his proposal necessarily...
View ArticleGroup Pushing Marijuana Amendment Makes Major Change
WOSU - Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio are changing their proposal to let Ohioans grow four pot plants in their home. The post Group Pushing Marijuana...
View ArticleLawmakers Scrap Plan To Allow Fracking In State Parks
WOSU - Plans to allow fracking in state parks appear to be dead for now. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports that provision has been pulled from a bill making its way through the Ohio legislature....
View ArticleU.S. Senate Fundriasing Figures Show Two Candidates Are Close
WOSU - The fundraising figures are in for two democratic candidates who want to be elected U.S. Senator next year. The report shows a very close race between two of the candidates.
View ArticleHouse Budget Keeps Income Tax Cut, Nixes Other Tax Hikes
WOSU - Republican leaders in the Ohio House say they're on board with Gov. John Kasich's proposed income tax cut, but don't want to offset it with other tax increases.
View ArticleStatehouse Democrat Pushes Court To Abolish Secret Grand Juries
WOSU - Questions about how recent police-involved shootings have been handled have prompted a Democratic State Senator to ask for a big change in the way indictments are handed down.
View ArticleOhio SUPCO Tells Otterbein University to Hand Over Campus Police Records
WOSU - The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that police departments at private universities are subject to public records search. This means private universities cannot shield police activities from the...
View ArticleAttorney General Rejects Latest Proposal To Legalize Pot In Ohio
WOSU - Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a petition submitted by a group that wants to put an issue on the ballot to legalize marijuana.
View ArticleReligious Leaders Warn Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Ohio Babies
WOSU - Faith leaders who advocate for the poor are urging the Republican-dominated Ohio Senate to change a proposed drop in Medicaid eligibility for poor women. They believe babies will pay the price...
View ArticleSchool Leaders Fear More Cuts In Senate Education Plan
WOSU - School districts that have relied on a tax on equipment purchased by local businesses want the Ohio Senate to add more money to its school funding plan to compensate for their expected losses....
View ArticleKasich Moving Up In Polls At Right Time
WOSU - It's been a week since Governor Kasich announced he's running for president. At that point, polls ranked him near the bottom of the crowded Republican field. But he's moving up, and it's looking...
View ArticleOhio Governor John Kasich Makes It Into Cleveland Debate
WOSU - Gov. John Kasich made the cut and will be one of the candidates on the stage Thursday in Cleveland for the GOP debate.
View ArticleWelfare Drug Testing Bill Revived In Ohio House
WOSU - There's a new bill that would drug test Ohioans receiving some state benefits. Previous similar bills have been shot down in past general assemblies, but the sponsors say this legislation is...
View ArticleThis Is The Weekend To Do "Back-To-School" Shopping
WOSU - You might see more cars in mall parking lots this weekend. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles explains one reason why.
View ArticleKasich Dances Around "Trump Factor"
WOSU - The candidate who is leading the pack of 17 Republicans vying for the party's nomination to run for President, real estate mogul Donald Trump, is posing some difficulties for the party itself....
View ArticleSupporters, Opponents Of Pot Initiative Make Pitches To Voters
WOSU - A small RV painted with green marijuana plants and a message urging Ohioans to legalize marijuana served as a backdrop for ResponsibleOhio's Faith Oltman as she spoke with reporters in front of...
View ArticleBackers Of Marijuana Proposal Vow Legal Action Over Ballot Language
WOSU - The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the language voters will see on their ballots when they vote on three statewide issues this fall. But the fight over how those issues are worded might not be...
View ArticlePro-Pot Mascot "Buddy" Draws Critics
WOSU - The group behind this fall's proposed amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio has a controversial new mascot.
View ArticleEffort Underway To Allow Voters To Keep and Strengthen Term Limits
WOSU - A group has submitted signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State's office to start the effort to allow voters to vote for a proposal that would put stronger term limits in the state's constitution.
View ArticleOhio Dems Push For Charter Investigation
WOSU - The Ohio Democratic Party is calling for an independent investigation into the Ohio Department of Education over the changing of data for online and
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