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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday afternoon announced a pause on the sales and use tax exemption for data centers — a move made hours after a joint legislative panel convened to discuss the future of those tax breaks. bit.ly/4fIEdKD

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday named Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson to succeed outgoing Attorney General Dave Yost. bit.ly/4nj090F

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Alliance Defending Freedom has announced it will hire Attorney General Dave Yost as its new vice president of strategic research and innovation. bit.ly/4ddQpAm

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The results of Tuesday’s primary election and general election matchups are now available on Gongwer’s election page and in the Gongwer Ohio Elections app. bit.ly/4dtAzCQ

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Given the makeup of the districts on the primary ballot, the close of voting on Tuesday will decide a sizeable contingent of the 137th General Assembly’s membership. bit.ly/4t89Ct3

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A deal to revise the recreational marijuana legalization law approved by voters appeared to flame out yet again Tuesday. bit.ly/46etWRD

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

BREKAING: A Franklin County judge has found the state's EdChoice Voucher program violates the "thorough and efficient" requirement for K-12 education funding in the Ohio Constitution and should be terminated. bit.ly/47cQsXX

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

What kinds of school levies should be exempt from millage reduction factors is a question under consideration by policymakers continuing to grapple with the impacts of skyrocketing property values and related taxes. bit.ly/3F4X3eS

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Rep. Crystal Lett is one of many freshman lawmakers getting an earful from constituents pushing for property tax relief. bit.ly/4i0iFHZ

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

For years, Rustin Moore has warned lawmakers the day is approaching for drastic action to address the growing shortage of veterinarians. bit.ly/4kBKg3Z

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A coming plan from Rep. Adam Bird would increase the minimum number of instructional hours offered by Ohio's public school districts per academic year. bit.ly/4h1rEHy

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The results are in! This week’s Gongwer-Werth poll asked our state legislators what they think of Gov. DeWine’s budget proposals regarding K-12 education and higher education funding. bit.ly/43dCLts

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

One major question for lawmakers this budget cycle is how Ohio should respond if Congress reduces the percentage of costs it covers for the state's Medicaid expansion population. bit.ly/4kfYWoS

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The retirement of the Ohio Elections Commission's executive director may be an opportunity to reform or disband the entire agency, the House Finance Committee chair said this week. bit.ly/4i3tJDO

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced a surprise pick of former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor. More details in today's Gongwer News Service Ohio Report. bit.ly/47cQsXX

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Lawmakers' phones were already ringing off the hook with feedback as the House Energy Committee on Wednesday kicked off its review of a priority energy plan. bit.ly/3CQZOiW

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday signaled an approaching end to remote work conditions carried forward from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. bit.ly/4hoNMwq

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Rep. Chris Glassburn's first term in the Statehouse isn't his first time in the Statehouse. bit.ly/3Eylj8I

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Mike DeWine PREVIEWS his executive budget during a Statehouse news conference, where the term-limited governor outlined the priorities contained in the last of his biennial spending proposals. bit.ly/4hGDOX4

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Rep. Diane Mullins says you won't hear much from her during her first year in office. bit.ly/4aHaWve

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

In his return to the legislature, a Springfield Republican is touting prior legislation he led and renewing efforts to complete unfinished business. (1/2) bit.ly/4hxjW8F

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The latest effort to abolish the death penalty in Ohio is being paired with additional provisions that could be enticing to some Republican legislators. bit.ly/3WE0TS3

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

State Auditor Keith Faber confirmed what many around Capitol Square had long suspected Monday by announcing that he's running for attorney general. bit.ly/4hoE2ls

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

With the start of a new legislative session comes a new push to address utility submetering. bit.ly/40OlGor

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A plan over eight years in the making to require Medicaid enrollees to work may soon come to fruition. bit.ly/40GuXyQ

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is going to Washington. Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Husted to replace U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Cincinnati), who previously resigned his seat ahead of being sworn into the vice presidency on Monday. bit.ly/4fAOIws

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

A defense technology company plans to invest more than $900 million in capital into a new 500-acre planned facility in Pickaway County, state officials announced on Thursday. bit.ly/4g1grGs

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Some key House Republicans are divided on Gov. Mike DeWine's call to change a state law allowing adults to obtain a driver's license without training. bit.ly/4g6x6s2

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Addressing the legalization of recreational marijuana was identified as a top priority by leaders of both chambers, and one lawmaker plans to waste little time in tackling the issue. bit.ly/4jkmKru

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The DeWine Administration isn't ready to roll out its executive budget yet, but the head of the state's Office of Budget & Management offered some insight into the coming plan Tuesday. bit.ly/4jksmBR

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Lawmakers on Monday approved an $18 million request to update the state's aging unemployment system in an effort to prevent fraud while making it easier for Ohioans to receive payments. bit.ly/3C4pj03

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A lawsuit litigants and stakeholders hoped would provide more guidance on the implementation of a 2021 power siting law appears poised to fizzle out. bit.ly/4jd1G5V

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The first Senate bill introduced in the previous legislative session signaled that majority Republicans were serious about restructuring Ohio's K-12 education agency. bit.ly/3BUrwev

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Several justice-related bills were among dozens signed into law this week by Gov. Mike DeWine. bit.ly/3Wc7zXn

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Health care workers, Ohioans looking to improve their diets, those with food allergies and individuals with mental health concerns now have additional support thanks to several bills inked by Gov. Mike DeWine. bit.ly/4jeTkLp

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Sextortion will soon be a crime in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed a bill into law to prohibit a person from threatening to release, exhibit or distribute private images of another with the purpose of obtaining anything of value (HB 531) bit.ly/409DkBF

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Longtime lawmaker Rep. Bill Seitz (R-Green Twp.) is not returning for the 136th General Assembly, following more than two decades in the legislature. bit.ly/4gJ4nul

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Ohioans wagered more than $1 billion on sports in November. That is the second highest betting total in the history of Ohio sports gaming, surpassed only by January 2023, which marked the first month of legalized sports gambling in the state. bit.ly/407adid

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Ohio has the opportunity become a net exporter of energy if the 136th General Assembly can craft and pass the right kind of policies, newly elected Senate President Rob McColley said Monday. bit.ly/4j2hrwD

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

A township omnibus bill stuffed with unrelated policy in the waning minutes of the 135th General Assembly was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine late Thursday. bit.ly/3PoybAx

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

As incoming leaders finalize committee assignments and logistics over the coming weeks, plenty of policy lies in wait competing for lawmakers' attention. bit.ly/4fNUfzk

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Anyone who thought time would heal the divisions within the House Republican Caucus carried over from the bruising 2023 speaker fight were proven wrong this year. bit.ly/41YsUHA

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

With the exit this year of term-limited Sen. Vernon Sykes, the 136th General Assembly marks the first time in over 40 years that someone with his last name will not be in the state legislature. bit.ly/3BRAida

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Education, taxes, energy and local services are among the top priorities for the person who is likely to be the House's next speaker. bit.ly/3VYorRm

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

The former government relations chair of the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists will now be on the other side of House committee hearings. bit.ly/41V0k9L

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A former legislator is coming back to the Statehouse for the 136th General Assembly with goals to get the state moving in "the right direction." bit.ly/4gNSvaf

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

House Speaker Jason Stephens and his expected successor, Senate President Matt Huffman, both have power on the brain heading into the 136th General Assembly. bit.ly/3ZKhhBa

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

A freshman legislator is hoping to make a bipartisan impact in the area she knows best: mental health. bit.ly/3VKHJJF

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Gongwer News Service - Ohio @gongwerohio.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Amazon Web Services announced Monday a major expansion plan for its data center footprint in Ohio – a state already grappling with increasing energy demand. bit.ly/3DfrvlE

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