/news/tags/stand-your-ground-bill stand your ground bill en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:56:59 GMT /news/2021-09-10/morning-headlines-covid-19-cases-surge-across-ohio-state-gop-lawmakers-reveal-new-district-maps Thursday saw another huge jump in new COVID-19 cases in Ohio; the Ohio Redistricting Commission has selected a proposed map that details new state House and Senate district lines; Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security investigated reports of a shooter on the campus; and more stories. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:56:59 GMT /news/2021-09-10/morning-headlines-covid-19-cases-surge-across-ohio-state-gop-lawmakers-reveal-new-district-maps Mark Arehart, J. Nungesser /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/2020-12-21/dewine-hints-at-veto-of-stand-your-ground-bill As state lawmakers return for a final week of their lame duck session, Gov. Mike DeWine is hinting he’ll veto a controversial gun bill they sent to him last week. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:28:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-12-21/dewine-hints-at-veto-of-stand-your-ground-bill Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2020-12-15/dayton-mayor-calls-for-lawmakers-to-reject-stand-your-ground-bill Nan Whaley points to the mass shooting in her city in 2019 as a reminder of gun violence. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 02:30:04 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-12-15/dayton-mayor-calls-for-lawmakers-to-reject-stand-your-ground-bill Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2020-08-06/groups-opposing-stand-your-ground-gun-bill-fear-it-might-pass-during-upcoming-lame-duck-session A coalition of eight groups advocating for more gun control is starting an online petition campaign to stop efforts to pass the “Stand Your Ground” bill... Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:33:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-08-06/groups-opposing-stand-your-ground-gun-bill-fear-it-might-pass-during-upcoming-lame-duck-session Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2019-10-25/lawmaker-wants-ohio-to-join-other-states-that-have-passed-stand-your-ground-bills A conservative Republican state lawmaker wants Ohio to become the 37th state with a so-called “stand your ground” self- defense bill. A similar bill was… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:17:36 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-10-25/lawmaker-wants-ohio-to-join-other-states-that-have-passed-stand-your-ground-bills Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-03-11/governor-mike-dewine-signs-first-bill-into-law-correcting-gun-legislation Mike DeWine has signed his first bill as governor. Lawmakers say the bill corrects what they believed to be an oversight in last year’s self-defense gun… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:42:54 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-11/governor-mike-dewine-signs-first-bill-into-law-correcting-gun-legislation Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-12-07/brown-voices-concerns-over-controversial-bills-in-ohio State lawmakers have been working quickly to pass last-minute legislation before session ends, including controversial bills relating to issues such as… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:01:36 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-12-07/brown-voices-concerns-over-controversial-bills-in-ohio Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-12-06/ohio-statehouse-strips-stand-your-ground-language-from-stand-your-ground-bill In a surprise move, the Ohio Senate has stripped the “Stand Your Ground” provisions out of the “Stand Your Ground” bill. Opponents of the bill still have… Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:17:35 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-12-06/ohio-statehouse-strips-stand-your-ground-language-from-stand-your-ground-bill Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-11-15/ohio-house-passes-controversial-gun-bill-following-intense-debate The Ohio House has overwhelmingly passed an NRA-backed gun bill 64-26 but not without controversy and an intense debate on the House floor. Stances on the… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:23:47 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-11-15/ohio-house-passes-controversial-gun-bill-following-intense-debate Jo Ingles