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In Ohio, the state legislature's GOP supermajority has been busy populating the legislative slate with ruinous bills that test the outside bounds of common sense and basic constitutional rights. There is a bill that would require medical personnel to file a "certificate of life" for every fetus in Ohio, after detection of a heartbeat. There's Ohio's version of the SAVE Act; a separate bill would ban drag shows. There are bills prohibiting some immigrants from owning Ohio land, a proposed ban on fluoride in drinking water, and a bill to make it more difficult to access prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Tue, Apr 21, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of the legislature are proposing a major overhaul to Ohio's Medicaid system, which they say would make things easier on patients, ensure public transparency, and potentially save the state millions.
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Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Ohio House Bill 347 is a legislative bill, also known as the "SHE WINS Act," passed in the House on March 25, requiring pregnant individuals to meet with a physician at least 24 hours before receiving an abortion.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Major changes are coming to Ohio Medicaid, the health care program that covers 3 million low-income Ohioans and costs $43 billion each year.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2026
OHIO - Many Ohioans can no longer afford to get sick because of rising health care costs.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Republican former Gov. George Voinovich often called Medicaid "the Pac-Man of the state budget", as costs for the program rose and ate up more and more of the state budget.
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Wed, Apr 15, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - When Ohio lawmakers return from break in mid-May, they are likely to consider competing ideas of how to ease the cost of housing in Ohio.
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Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio House are introducing several affordability bills in an attempt to lower the state's cost of living.
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Thu, Apr 2, 2026
As Ohio lawmakers return from break in mid-May, they are expected to consider competing proposals to address the state's housing affordability crisis. House Democrats have introduced a plan to stimulate more homebuilding with a $100 million loan program, while Republican leaders favor removing what they see as regulatory roadblocks to development.
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Wed, Apr 1, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) - In this election year, Democrats are talking about affordability, including the 33 Democrats in the Ohio House.
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Tue, Mar 31, 2026