Ohio, Senate and marijuana

Major education bill passes in Ohio Senate; here's what it would do if it becomes law
The bill takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, and seeks to foster what the bills authors define as intellectual diversity.
Ohio Senate proposes to “repeal most of” current marijuana law
A proposed Ohio Senate bill would see the current marijuana law in the state essentially replaced with measures that would see a tax hike, changes to the licenses, and more. Senate Bill 56, proposed by Senator Stephen Huffman,
Ohio growers push for changes in Senate marijuana bill
Marijuana growers say proposed legislative changes to Ohio’s recreational marijuana law would cost them millions, shut down businesses and spark lawsuits.
Changes proposed to Ohio's recreational marijuana amendment
A little more than a year after Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana in Ohio, state lawmakers want to limit it and criminalize some aspects. The bill would ban public smoking, driving while the driver or any passenger in the vehicle is using marijuana and reduce the number of home-grown plants allowed by
Ohio Senate passed “Advance Ohio Education” bill, what’s in the controversial Senate Bill 1
The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 1 on Wednesday, giving a path to major overhaul to many areas of the 14 public universities and 22 public community colleges within the state. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland),
Ohioans rail against Republican bill to rewrite marijuana law passed by voters
More than a dozen people spoke out against a bill that would make several changes to Ohio’s marijuana law during Tuesday’s Ohio Senate General Government Committee meeting.
Unions brace for fight as Ohio GOP moves ‘Right to Work,’ strike bans
Statehouse Republicans are moving bills that gradually limit union power--a strategy critics fear is an “under-the-radar” ...
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Ohio Supreme Court boneless wings ruling prompts bill on 'negligently prepared food'
An Ohio Democratic Senator recently introduced a bill in response to last summer’s Ohio Supreme Court ruling saying that a ...
Ohio Senate passes higher ed overhaul to eliminate DEI, ban faculty strikes
Republicans in the Ohio Senate approved a sweeping higher education overhaul − hours after hundreds of students and faculty ...
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Some University of Cincinnati restroom signs changed to say biological men, women to comply with Ohio law
In a statement, a UC spokesperson told WPCO 9 News the change is connected to Ohio Senate Bill 104, which requires single-sex ...
Ohio Senate bans diversity initiatives, polices topics taught in name of free speech on college campuses
Students erupted into protest, chanting "Higher Ed is dead" after Ohio Republican senators passed a controversial bill that ...
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Ohio senators hear from supporters of energy overhaul
Ohio’s Senate energy committee took testimony Tuesday from supporters of an energy measure encouraging new investment in the state’s electricity market. Ohio Senate Bill 2 is a response to a string of ...
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Ohio Senate passes bill targeting liberal ‘indoctrination’ on college campuses
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate passed a sweeping higher education bill Wednesday afternoon that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, faculty strikes, and require professors to ...
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Ohio Senate OKs bill banning college DEI programs, faculty strikes after hundreds testify against it
A bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Ohio’s public colleges and universities has cleared the GOP-led Ohio Senate for the second time since 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A bill ...
Should Ohio school board candidates run as Democrats or Republicans? Some want them to
Senate Bill 107 would allow candidates for state and local school boards to declare their political party on the ballot.