Two Republican state senators in Ohio have reintroduced a measure eliminating sales tax for guns and ammunition while dangling tax incentives to lure firearm manufacturers to the state. The sponsors contend Ohio is losing out on gun sales as buyers travel to neighboring tax-free states, and that Ohio has an opportunity to add new jobs if it takes steps to attract businesses.
State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal government?
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, announced the award of $750,000 to help East Liverpool City Hospital transition its East Palestine primary care clinic to a new location.
A new study of early childhood data in Ohio shows sluggish progress in areas like kindergarten readiness and infant mortality, with the state ranked among the lowest in the country when it comes to child care subsidies and child food insecurity.
The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 24, sponsored by State Senators Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), which adopts the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the official state airplane.
Reproductive rights have been enshrined in the Ohio Constitution since 2023. Those who support those rights are readying themselves as rumblings of more ban attempts and disappearing federal government websites indicate times of struggle to come.
Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140 percent over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according to the American Heart Association. A new national survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that many Americans are not aware of the long-term risks of heart disease with pregnancy and the critical care needed before, during and after pregnancy.
Child advocates and other groups are largely praising provisions in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s executive budget proposal that would address the costs of caring for a child in the state.
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and a GOP-controlled Congress set on reducing spending on the public health insurance program for low-income people.
A new report from MissionSquare Research Institute finds student loan debt influences job acceptance decisions for 56 percent of public sector employees and 62 percent of private sector employees. The data also reveals that student loan debt negatively affects employee retention. Employees with student debt are less likely to remain with their current employer compared to those without student debt (39 percent vs. 61 percent), with a more pronounced impact in the public sector.
Ohio lawmakers and immigrant advocates say federal policy and state bills have cast a pall over immigrant communities around the state. Raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have left many fearful of going to work, sending their kids to school or shopping for groceries. Those with legal status like humanitarian parole or temporary protected status worry their protections could be revoked with little warning.
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with immigration legal aid groups, last Monday filed the first major lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the southern border to justify expelling migrants and preventing them from claiming asylum.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose testified virtually recently before the Kansas State Legislature in support of HB 2106, a bill aimed at prohibiting foreign funding in Kansas elections — following the precedent set by Ohio.
