Politics

This is the front of the North Hampton Village Offices, 250 W. Clark St. The local mayor's court is in session twice a month. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Future of Ohio villages threatened under new Ohio law

Law would charge Ohioans $75/hour for police bodycam video; DeWine mulls veto

State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-6th District, listens during a debate in the Senate Chambers in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

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October is Hindu Heritage Month after Ohio passes Dayton senator’s bill

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio at an event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

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Lie of the Year: PolitiFact singles out Trump/Vance, Springfield, ‘eating pets’

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is co-sponsor of a bill that would keep funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) intact for at least two years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Fight for the people who make this country work’: Sen. Sherrod Brown bids farewell in...

$In this file photo, a Xenia resident votes Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at the Xenia Grace Chapel in Greene County. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

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Year after state action, latest Greene County election problem to be reviewed

FILE - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks during an election night watch party, Nov. 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio's top lawyer has advised the state's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings while protesting the war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

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Ohio on cusp of granting AG Dave Yost new power to reject citizen amendments

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Last-ditch effort for ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’ fails in Ohio House

Michigan players celebrate their win over Ohio State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Ohio politician proposes bill to make flag planting a felony after fight in Michigan...

FILE — A COVID-19 booster is administered at the Portage Park Senior Center in Chicago, Sept. 13, 2022. In nearly two dozen interviews by The New York Times, voters who like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say he shares their grievances about health care and share their interest in alternative medicines and natural remedies. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

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Ohio House moves closer on bill that would let Ohioans refuse vaccines without punishment

FILE - Buttons in support of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, sit on display at a rally held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

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Ohio won’t have another Issue 1 on the ballot in near future

$Pastor Fontil Daity, asked Gov. Mike DeWine questions about the Haitian community Dec. 5, 2024 during a press conference at the High Street Church of the Nazarene. Gov. DeWine was in Springfield to announce a new driver training initiative in Clark County. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

DeWine: Haitian immigrants welcome in Springfield; pastor says some are leaving

Ohio House approves ‘unfunded mandate’ pension boost for police, firefighters

$Group home in Dayton. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Area lawmakers outline plan for group home reform after problems in Dayton area

In May trustees of the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund will debate plans to scrap its current health care system in favor of issueing stipends to each retiree, who then can use the money to purchase coverage. The plan is designed to help boster the fund, which is slated to run dry in nine years if nothing is done. JAROD THRUSH/STAFF

Local mayors oppose paying more to Ohio police pensions as vote looms

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Proposed Ohio constitutional amendment would make it easier to sue cops, teachers

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters at an election night gathering in West Palm Beach early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Trump rode a promise to smash the American status quo to win the presidency for a second time on Wednesday, surviving a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent to complete a remarkable return to power. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Two local people will vote as official Ohio electors for Trump

$Motor Vehicle Inspector, Elvin Cordero, demonstrates Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at Springboro High School all the checks that they preform during a safety inspection on a school bus. Since 2019, there have been 6,145 traffic crashes involving school buses in Ohio. During this time, eight crashes involved fatalities, including one student killed on a school bus. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Updated Ohio bill to provide money, more penalties after tragic school bus crash

Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity, according to an Obama administration directive issued amid a court fight between the federal government and North Carolina. BILL LACKEY / STAFF

Ohio legislature restricts transgender bathroom use in schools, universities

Here’s a look at fan tributes at Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose’s statue outside Great American Ball Park on Saturday morning, Oct. 5, 2024. Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader with 4,256, passed away at the age of 83 on Sept. 30, 2024. Rose also played in 1,972 games in which his team won, making him the most winning athlete in the history of professional sports. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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MORE DETAILS: Pete Rose memorial scheduled for this weekend in Cincinnati

The 4-3 decision released Friday fond the Ohioans for Concealed Carry and Buckeye Firearms Foundation had suffered no harm in a case the justices heard despite that the Columbus City Council had repealed its ordinance a year ago, telling the court that made the case moot. DORAL CHENOWETH III / THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Republican candidates win all three Ohio Supreme Court races

Kimberly Harsch, left, and Marsha Shiveley cheer as preliminary results come during the Butler County Republican Party election results watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 at Lori's Roadhouse in West Chester Township. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

JD Vance support strong in his hometown, county: ‘We are going to have a friend in the...

FILE — The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Republicans have controlled the House of Representatives since the 2022 midterm elections and in New York, six seats, including five held by Republicans, may be the key in determining which party will control the chamber for the next two years. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Incumbents hold on to local U.S. House seats

Over 400 people gathered in the Ohio Statehouse atrium on Monday to celebrate Citizens Not Politicians' official submission of over 731,000 signatures to the secretary of state's office supporting redistricting reform.

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Voters reject Ohio Issue 1 redistricting amendment