The ACLU of Ohio will file a lawsuit against banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the group announced Monday.

A pair of Republican Ohio lawmakers are trying to expunge certain non-violent crimes for human trafficking victims. 

The Ohio Senate voted to override two of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes Wednesday — one on a bill blocking gender-affirming care for trans youth and the other blocking cities from banning flavored tobacco sales. Both laws are now set to take effect in the spring. 

Ohio House Democrats Friday announced the inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Summit aimed at fostering discussions on crucial commonsense policies supported by a bipartisan majority of Ohioans. 

The Ohio House and Senate ended their last scheduled sessions of the year last week without passing any marijuana legislation. 

Worthington third-grader Rosie Factora-Borchers barely rose above the microphone as she stood in front of the Ohio House’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee.

Dozens, including school counselors and psychiatrists, testified Tuesday against a bill in the Ohio Senate that would force schools to notify parents on “sexuality” content, and possibly on a student’s sexuality, calling it “censorship” and potentially risky for students.

The Ohio House of Representatives’ Energy and Natural Resource Committee passed legislation Wednesday to send a proposed constitutional amendment to voters that would enshrine Ohio’s right to hunt and fish for generations.

The Ohio House balked Wednesday on a measure that would excise any reference to federal gun statutes in state law. House Speaker Jason Stephens abruptly gaveled out of session without taking up the proposal.

An Ohio House bill to notify parents of any content in state schools that may contain “sexuality” was introduced before an Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday.

The Ohio House gathered Wednesday to vote on a handful of bills, including a long-awaited measure to eliminate the spousal exception for rape. House lawmakers also took up measures allowing virtual public hearings, elevating offenses against referees and adding organ donation to hunting or fishing licenses.

A Cleveland State University associate professor gave Senate Bill 83 — a massive proposed piece of legislation that would overhaul higher education in Ohio — a failing grade.

With a new year looming, Ohio lawmakers are trying to spur firearm legislation forward. State senators are holding hearings on a measure banning gun store specific merchant codes, despite credit card companies halting the idea the months ago. Meanwhile in the House, lawmakers want to bring a controversial proposal to the floor restricting local agencies’ interaction with federal authorities.

New research by an Ohio think tank found that a bill sitting in the Ohio legislature could benefit more than a million children in the state.

The Ohio House passed a bill that Republicans say supports free speech in the classroom, but Democrats and educators disagree.