/news/tags/larry-obhof Larry Obhof en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:57:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-12-21/ohio-senate-passes-stand-your-ground-bill-but-will-gov-dewine-sign-it The Ohio Senate has given final approval to a controversial ‘Stand your ground” bill that would do away with the “duty to retreat” before using a gun in in self-defense. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:57:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-12-21/ohio-senate-passes-stand-your-ground-bill-but-will-gov-dewine-sign-it Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2020-06-15/senate-president-rebukes-huffmans-comments-calls-for-bias-training The top leader of the Ohio Senate, Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina), has rebuked the racist comments made by Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City)... Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:49:05 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-06-15/senate-president-rebukes-huffmans-comments-calls-for-bias-training Andy Chow, Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2020-06-11/senate-president-talks-about-issues-he-thinks-black-ohioans-will-address-in-upcoming-meetings As state lawmakers are asked to consider a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis, Ohio Senate leaders plan to hold meetings throughout the... Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:27:31 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-06-11/senate-president-talks-about-issues-he-thinks-black-ohioans-will-address-in-upcoming-meetings Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2020-03-09/voters-could-change-how-income-tax-hikes-are-determined Among the possible questions voters might face on the ballot this fall is whether they want to make it harder to raise the state income tax by requiring… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:23:50 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-03-09/voters-could-change-how-income-tax-hikes-are-determined Karen Kasler /news/education/2020-02-26/house-senate-disagreement-leads-to-stalemate-on-edchoice-vouchers The House and Senate are locked in a stalemate on how to change the state's private school voucher system. One chamber wants to tweak the school building… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:34:46 GMT /news/education/2020-02-26/house-senate-disagreement-leads-to-stalemate-on-edchoice-vouchers Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2020-02-24/dewine-to-meet-with-legislative-leaders-on-edchoice-school-voucher-fix Ohio's Gov. Mike DeWine is calling for a meeting with the state's top leaders in the Senate and House to come up with a resolution on school vouchers. For… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:25:25 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-02-24/dewine-to-meet-with-legislative-leaders-on-edchoice-school-voucher-fix Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2020-02-11/legislative-leaders-discuss-ohios-death-penalty As Ohio prisons officials work on a way to continue carrying out executions, House and Senate leaders are considering having deeper discussions on the… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:40:19 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-02-11/legislative-leaders-discuss-ohios-death-penalty Andy Chow /news/community/2020-02-07/legislative-leaders-disagree-on-school-voucher-fix With just hours to go before families could submit applications for the state’s EdChoice private school voucher program on February 1, lawmakers approved… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:56:05 GMT /news/community/2020-02-07/legislative-leaders-disagree-on-school-voucher-fix Karen Kasler /news/education/2020-01-31/ohio-house-approves-edchoice-voucher-extension The House has voted on a plan to move the start of the EdChoice application process ahead to April 1, just hours before the private school voucher program… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:17:13 GMT /news/education/2020-01-31/ohio-house-approves-edchoice-voucher-extension Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2020-01-09/ohio-house-leader-says-its-ok-to-disagree-on-some-bills The Ohio House and Senate have had different approaches and ideas on key pieces of legislation during the past year. While that’s occasionally caused some… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:51:27 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-01-09/ohio-house-leader-says-its-ok-to-disagree-on-some-bills Jo Ingles