General Assembly

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Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) wants to be speaker again. And when members take the vote this afternoon, he thinks he’ll have a…

Superintendents are calling on lawmakers to help the state avoid a possible high school graduation crisis -- again. They say, without state intervention,…

Ohio is the only midwest state that’s had a sales tax holiday for the last three years. And now the Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would…

State and county leaders have been trying to figure out how local governments can patch up a big budget hole. The loss in revenue occurred when the…

Talks are continuing on a bill to overhaul the fund set up to pay unemployment benefits to laid off workers. Republican Rep. Kirk Schuring of Canton says…

When the new General Assembly returns this month, there will be fewer experienced lawmakers due to term limits. Senate President Keith Faber will be…

Mayors from Ohio’s 30 largest cities have formed a coalition to discuss state policy and lobby lawmakers about the issues their communities are facing.…

Two lawmakers who had a major impact on the General Assembly in different ways are moving on to different positions outside of the Legislature. Republican…

Controversial police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota are raising a lot of questions about racial discrimination by law enforcement.…