Michael Skindell /news/tags/michael-skindell Michael Skindell en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:52:59 GMT NEO Lawmakers Propose Bill to Allow Judicial Candidate's Party Affiliation on Ballot /news/government-politics/2019-12-29/neo-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-allow-judicial-candidates-party-affiliation-on-ballot A proposal to allow judges to publicize a party affiliation in the general election is getting bipartisan support in the Statehouse from two Northeast… Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:52:59 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-29/neo-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-allow-judicial-candidates-party-affiliation-on-ballot Kabir Bhatia Ohio House Democrats Call for More State Funds for Public Transportation /news/government-politics/2019-02-20/ohio-house-democrats-call-for-more-state-funds-for-public-transportation As state officials are trying to figure out how to plug a billion dollar hole in the road construction and repair budget, House Democrats want a 25-fold… Thu, 21 Feb 2019 02:10:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-02-20/ohio-house-democrats-call-for-more-state-funds-for-public-transportation Andy Chow Democrats Say Small-Business Tax Cut Hasn't Done What it's Intended To Do /news/government-politics/2017-06-20/democrats-say-small-business-tax-cut-hasnt-done-what-its-intended-to-do The Kasich administration has said a small business tax cut passed in 2013 to spark job creation is not the cause of the state’s budget shortfall, which… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:38:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-06-20/democrats-say-small-business-tax-cut-hasnt-done-what-its-intended-to-do Karen Kasler Ohio Democrats Unveil Their Own State Budget Proposal /news/government-politics/2017-06-15/ohio-democrats-unveil-their-own-state-budget-proposal Just days after Republican Senators unveiled their new two-year budget with some substantial cuts, Senate Democrats presented a plan of their own. And… Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:50:04 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-06-15/ohio-democrats-unveil-their-own-state-budget-proposal Jo Ingles Senate Democrats React to Changes in Ohio Budget /news/government-politics/2017-06-13/senate-democrats-react-to-changes-in-ohio-budget Senate Democrats are sounding off on the changes Republican leadership made in the House version of the state budget, which the GOP says will deal with a… Wed, 14 Jun 2017 02:36:30 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-06-13/senate-democrats-react-to-changes-in-ohio-budget Karen Kasler Ohio Senate Adopts Harsher Penalties for Illegal Fentanyl Possession /news/government-politics/2017-03-29/ohio-senate-adopts-harsher-penalties-for-illegal-fentanyl-possession The Senate has upped the penalties for possessing fentanyl, the deadly and powerful synthetic painkiller that’s been turning up in heroin in Ohio. Debate… Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:32:22 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-29/ohio-senate-adopts-harsher-penalties-for-illegal-fentanyl-possession Karen Kasler A Democratic-Backed Bill Would Limit How Many Patients Ohio Nurses Can Care For At a Time /news/government-politics/2017-02-15/a-democratic-backed-bill-would-limit-how-many-patients-ohio-nurses-can-care-for-at-a-time A new bill at the Statehouse would put limits on the number of patients one registered nurse can care for.State Sen. Michael Skindell, a Lakewood… Wed, 15 Feb 2017 23:31:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-02-15/a-democratic-backed-bill-would-limit-how-many-patients-ohio-nurses-can-care-for-at-a-time Jo Ingles Ohio Democrats Urge Action From U.S. Senate On Empty Supreme Court Seat /news/government-politics/2016-04-20/ohio-democrats-urge-action-from-u-s-senate-on-empty-supreme-court-seat Ohio Democrats are trying to turn up the heat on the U.S. Senate to take action on the empty Supreme Court seat.State Democratic lawmakers are supporting… Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:28:14 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-04-20/ohio-democrats-urge-action-from-u-s-senate-on-empty-supreme-court-seat Andy Chow