JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgLeading candidates for governor have similar goal for Ohio but different paths to get thereBoth of the candidates running to become Ohio's governor say changes need to be made in Ohio. 010
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 23/01/2026www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgDeWine tells Ohioans to stay home and enjoy it to avoid snow and coldGov. Mike DeWine and other Ohio leaders said they are prepared for the storms but urge everyone to stay home if possible. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025www.statenews.org/government-p... #abortion #Ohiostatenews.orgOhio House Republicans approve ban on prescribing abortion drugs via telehealthThe bill puts unnamed abortion medications into a group of drugs, based on side effects and more, that would require an in-person visit before a doctor in Ohio could prescribe them. 020
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 19/11/2025www.statenews.org/government-p... #abortion #BabyOliviastatenews.orgBill requiring anti-abortion video in Ohio high schools heads to House floorThe Ohio House will soon vote on a Republican bill that would require students to see videos on fetal development—which opponents say is anti-abortion propaganda. 011
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 19/11/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgGOP lawmaker suggests sales tax for local services if Ohio property taxes abolishedThere’s a possibility Ohio voters could be asked to abolish property taxes next year, which would leave safety forces that rely on that revenue without funding. 101
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 06/11/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgWhy Democrats struck a deal with Republicans on an Ohio congressional mapMany Democrats are upset with their legislative leaders after they went along with majority Republicans on a new Ohio congressional map. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Ohio will provide $25 million to help those who lose SNAP benefits due to federal government shutdown but Gov DeWine says the state funds are not a replacement www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio kicks in $25M for food assistance as government shutdown drags onFamilies who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, won't get their EBT cards reloaded on Saturday if the shutdown continues. 021
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 30/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio lawmakers debating how to gap SNAP if federal food benefits stop Friday1.4 million Ohioans currently rely on SNAP or food stamps. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 30/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgBipartisan agreement may be coming for Ohio congressional map, just before Friday's deadlineThe Ohio Redistricting Commission has until the end of the day Friday to come up with such an agreement. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The Ohio Redistricting Commission members are not close to agreement on a map. In fact, they disagree on rules for the meetings. www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Redistricting Commission, tasked with approving bipartisan map, can’t agree on rulesThe Ohio Redistricting Commission operated its first meeting without an approved set of rules because there wasn't bipartisan support for them. 120
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 26/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgRepublican senator proposes Ohio-wide property tax to replace local school taxesThe Republican who heads the Ohio Senate’s Education committee has a plan that he says will solve the over-reliance on local property taxes to pay for education. 100
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 26/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Democrats push bill to force state to pay for benefit programs if federal shutdown drags onIf the shutdown continues into November, many SNAP, WIC, or TANF recipients in Ohio could lose funds they rely on to avoid going hungry. 022
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 21/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgThousands rallied at ‘No Kings’ protests in Ohio, including huge turnout at StatehouseMore than 10,000 Ohioans were estimated to attend Saturday's protest at the Statehouse. 0141
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Thousands of Ohioans gathered for ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend, including more than 10,000 at the Ohio Statehouse www.statenews.orgstatenews.orgHome | The Statehouse News BureauThe Statehouse News Bureau is the only broadcast outlet dedicated to in-depth coverage of Ohio state government news and topics of statewide interest. 060
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 17/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Redistricting Commission will meet Tuesday, but may not be looking at Republican map yetOhio Democrats produced a map in early September that would result in an 8R-7D split, which was dismissed by Republicans as "gerrymandered". 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgDeWine says he’ll convene Ohio Redistricting Commission "soon" but won't say whenThe seven member panel of lawmakers that make up the Ohio Redistricting Commission is facing an Oct. 31 deadline to come up with an agreement on a bipartisan congressional map. 031
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 12/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Redistricting Commission could be meeting soon in next step on congressional mapBut the Ohio Redistricting Commission might not have a Republican map to consider at its first meeting this month. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 12/10/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio lawmakers considering Republican-proposed bill to cut back unemployment benefitsAn Ohio House committee is considering a bill that would lower the maximum unemployment benefit from the current 26 weeks to 20 weeks. 001
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Will Tim Ryan run for Governor of Ohio? Here is what his comms director, Dennis Willard, told me when I asked. 020
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgPanel of Ohio lawmakers holds first meeting on congressional redistricting, but no map yetThe committee of Republicans and Democrats heard testimony from Ohioans on a new 15-district congressional map. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgTwo GOP lawmakers push new abortion waiting period in Ohio, as current law is still in courtRepublican lawmakers sponsoring this new 24-hour wait for abortion in Ohio said it's different than the law that's currently in the courts. 010
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgAs Ohio farmers prep for harvest, many are concerned about profits and politicsIt’s almost harvest time for Ohio’s farmers, and many are facing tough choices from weather and tariffs. 030
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 24/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgDeWine has high hopes for his working group on changes to Ohio property tax lawsA working group established by Gov. Mike DeWine meets Thursday to consider ways to help Ohioans with skyrocketing property tax bills. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The Ohio State Fair opened today. Gov DeWine did a tour of the grounds this morning. He did a science experiment with kids at the COSI booth and got food at Schmidt’s midway restaurant. Here are some sights and sounds from the grand opening. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 20/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgBehind closed doors, campaign to whip crucial votes before Ohio House veto override sessionThere's a lot of vote whipping going on right now at the Statehouse and in the nation's capitol. 020
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 11/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgCase asking who can dispense abortion-inducing drugs likely headed for Ohio Supreme CourtA Hamilton County Court passed down the ruling on which medical professionals can dispense mifepristone and misoprostol. 010
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 09/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgRepublican-run Ohio Ballot Board splits anti-discrimination amendment into two issuesThe ballot board had to determine if the petitions for the Ohio Equal Rights Amendment should be circulated as one or more parts. 011
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 08/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgEx-lawmakers file promised lawsuit over unclaimed funds for Browns stadium in state budgetFormer Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann filed the lawsuit in a Franklin County Court. 041
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 07/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgNew anti-DEI law for Ohio's public universities won't block state aid at private/independent collegesA previous attempt to tie student scholarships to an institution's compliance with a new anti-DEI law for state universities was not included in the final version of the new two-year state budget. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 07/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio state troopers are headed to Texas to help with flooding rescue and recovery effortsThe officers will help authorities in areas of Texas that flooded this weekend. 000
Reposted by JoInglesNPR @npr.org · 03/07/2025In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.n.prGOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their statesIn 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet. 59810277
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio public school leaders blast budget, saying it moves districts backward even with vetoesGov. Mike DeWine vetoed one measure that Ohio school officials said would have left many districts in financial chaos. 020
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgBackers of anti-discrimination amendment starting effort to put it before Ohio voters next yearOhio's Equal Rights Amendment would provide non-discrimination coverage to a lot of people, not just women. 040
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 11/06/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio teachers say budget makes them feel that 'public education is just a punching bag'The Ohio Senate has passed its version of the budget and teachers widely opposed major parts of it, just as they did with the House version and the initial budget from Gov. Mike DeWine. 010
Reposted by JoInglesCouncil President Kyle Herman 🇺🇸🗽 @kylehermanohio.bsky.social · 09/06/2025The race for @ohdems.bsky.social Chair has changed a lot since I was interviewed by @joingles1.bsky.social last week. I’m more confident that party leaders understand we need to #FixDemocracyFirst and empower all 88 county chairs to lead at the local level. www.ideastream.org/shows/state-... 0154
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 06/06/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio House Minority Leader Allison Russo will step down from leadershipRusso has announced she will leaver her position as the top Democrat in the Ohio House in June but will continue to serve as a representative to the end of her term. 021
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgDemocrats in the Ohio Legislature want to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2026And that's not all. Democrats used PRIDE month to unveil a list of legislative changes they are seeking for LGBTQ+ Ohioans. 043
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgSenate calls for changes to the Ohio Governor's scholarship programThe program provides scholarships to graduating high school students who are in the top of their class as long as they attend a college in Ohio. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 02/06/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio lawmakers want to make it tougher to pass local property tax leviesThe bill would affect local levels for safety forces, libraries and schools. 200
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 29/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgRural Ohio school districts say proposed state budget will hurt themThe rural schools say current funding levels aren't sufficient and will require them to make cuts. 022
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 29/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgMore than 100 pastors ask Ohio lawmakers to thwart a bill to expand electronic gamblingThe pastors say it will lead to dangerous outcomes. 000
Reposted by JoInglesNPR @npr.org · 24/05/2025Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.npr.orgJustice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scramblingHundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs. 1220111884860
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 23/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgPublic schools could be forced to close some buildings, sell them cheaply to charter schoolsLeaders of Ohio's largest public school disricts are calling it an overreach. 122
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgTressel still eyeing run for governor, even after Ohio GOP endorsed RamaswamyThe Ohio Republican Party recently endorsed tech businessman and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in his bid for governor in 2026. 010
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio bill aims to replace lead water service lines over the next 15 yearsThe Lead Line Replacement Act would require every publicly owned water system in Ohio to replace lead pipes over the next 15 years. It's similar to one introduced in the last General Assembly. 111
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 09/05/2025www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...npr.orgUSDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipientsThe Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement. 000
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 08/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Democrats, unions concerned about changes to federal broadband buildout programChanges are being made to the federal program to give Ohio and other states more flexibility in how to use broadband funds. 010
JoIngles @joingles1.bsky.social · 07/05/2025www.statenews.org/government-p...statenews.orgOhio Democratic Party Chair resigns ahead of the 2026 electionsOhio Democratic Party chair Liz Walters is resigning her post after four years in that office. 030