Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would require schools to teach students to graduate high school, get a job, and get married — in that order — before having a baby. They call this order of events the success sequence.
Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee Wednesday. Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation, and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment, and the economy.
An Ohio bill would codify the definition and examples of antisemitism into law, but those opposed to the bill said it would violate free speech and be used to protect speech about Israel.
Several Ohio professional sports teams are wading into a debate over foreign nationals owning land in Ohio. The state’s professional basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer teams say their players and staffers could be unfairly punished.
An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to tie compliance to a new higher education law that bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion to state funding for universities.
Ohio has a handful of education bills still under consideration by state lawmakers, including a proposal to require students watch a video produced by an anti-abortion group, and another to allow displays of the Ten Commandments in schools, and require it if it is donated.e
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed an academic intervention bill last month aimed to help students who score below proficient on state assessment tests.
Ohio state Sen. Bill DeMora recently introduced a bill that would ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products to people under 21. Unlike some others that have been introduced, this bill would focus solely on hemp and not on changing voter-passed marijuana law.
