Kent Smith /tags/kent-smith Kent Smith en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:12:40 GMT Ohio Lawmakers Try New Approach To Achieve Equal Pay /politics/2021-08-16/ohio-lawmakers-try-new-approach-to-achieve-equal-pay Attempts to change Ohio law to require employers to pay women and men equally have been unsuccessful. Those bills have been mostly supported by Democrats who, for the past two decades, have been in the minority. Now there鈥檚 a new effort underway and lawmakers are taking a different approach. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:12:40 GMT /politics/2021-08-16/ohio-lawmakers-try-new-approach-to-achieve-equal-pay Jo Ingles Bipartisan Bill Would Offer $20 Million To Help Ohio's Small Music Venues /news/2020-11-12/bipartisan-bill-would-offer-20-million-to-help-ohios-small-music-venues A new bill in the Ohio House would offer $20 million in federal coronavirus stimulus funding to independent music venues.The bill鈥檚 co-author, state Rep.鈥� Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:45:22 GMT /news/2020-11-12/bipartisan-bill-would-offer-20-million-to-help-ohios-small-music-venues Matthew Richmond Ohio House Democrats Pick History-Making Leadership Team /statehouse-news-stories/2019-01-23/ohio-house-democrats-pick-history-making-leadership-team The election of Republican Speaker Larry Householder caused a shakeup among Ohio House Democrats as well. They鈥檝e now picked new leadership, and for the... Thu, 24 Jan 2019 04:16:57 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-01-23/ohio-house-democrats-pick-history-making-leadership-team Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler Ohio Lawmakers Approve Rape Kit Tracking System /news/2018-12-06/ohio-lawmakers-approve-rape-kit-tracking-system Bills can move quickly in the lame duck session of the legislature. That was the case with a bill that was pulled from consideration by lawmakers last鈥� Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:22:02 GMT /news/2018-12-06/ohio-lawmakers-approve-rape-kit-tracking-system Jo Ingles House Democrats Call For Halt To State Takeover Of Local Schools /news/2018-11-29/house-democrats-call-for-halt-to-state-takeover-of-local-schools Democratic state lawmakers are using these last few weeks of session to try and eliminate school district takeovers by the state. This process has allowed鈥� Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:53:43 GMT /news/2018-11-29/house-democrats-call-for-halt-to-state-takeover-of-local-schools Andy Chow Ohio House Passes Food Stamp Fraud Bills, Despite State Estimating No Savings /news/2017-11-02/ohio-house-passes-food-stamp-fraud-bills-despite-state-estimating-no-savings The Ohio House has passed a pair of bills requiring photos on electronic benefit cards, and checks on recipients' sources of income and immigration鈥� Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:51:48 GMT /news/2017-11-02/ohio-house-passes-food-stamp-fraud-bills-despite-state-estimating-no-savings Karen Kasler Tax Credits For Recording Music In Ohio? That's A Familiar Tune /wksu-stories/2017-05-15/tax-credits-for-recording-music-in-ohio-thats-a-familiar-tune Given the success of Ohio鈥檚 Motion Picture Tax Credit, Ohio lawmakers are now trying to offer the same treatment to music recording.State representatives鈥� Mon, 15 May 2017 13:26:42 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-05-15/tax-credits-for-recording-music-in-ohio-thats-a-familiar-tune Mitch Felan