Ohio Senate passes restrictions on counting some absentee ballots

The Ohio State Senate has passed Senate Bill 293, sponsored by State Senator Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, and State ...

Biology test error prompts Ohio lawmaker action to protect high school diplomas

An expected amendment will ensure students aren't penalized for a question on Ohio's State Tests that was graded incorrectly. The mistake caused the answers from students who got it right to be marked ...
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Ohio bill would require party labels for local, state school board races

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While state and local school board races in Ohio are currently nonpartisan, some Statehouse lawmakers ...
Mediaite

WOOF: Ohio State Senator Makes the Dumbest ZOOM Background Decision in History

Very often the editors of Mediaite come across stories featuring state-elected officials doing or saying dumb things, but we often pass on them because they are often local stories. And, like any ...
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Ohio bill would ban DEI in public K-12 schools has first hearing

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bill would ban DEI programs in Ohio schools, with some Republican state senators saying ...
Columbus Dispatch

Should Ohio school board candidates run as Democrats or Republicans? Some want them to

An Ohio bill proposes adding political party affiliations next to school board candidates' names on the ballot. The bill's sponsor argues this provides transparency for voters, while opponents fear it ...
The Vindicator

Ohio senator’s school-closing bill makes little sense

Ohio Sen. Andrew Brenner is again pitching an idea that seems to have zero support in Columbus. Earlier this month, he spoke in support of Ohio Senate Bill 127, which would automatically close ...