/tags/nickie-antonio Nickie Antonio en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:11:56 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-14/lgbtq-politicians-gather-ahead-of-columbus-pride-celebrations-call-for-equality-and-respect Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) spoke during Friday's event. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:11:56 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-14/lgbtq-politicians-gather-ahead-of-columbus-pride-celebrations-call-for-equality-and-respect Renee Fox /2024-01-12/ohio-senate-republicans-have-a-state-funded-online-page-for-news-but-now-democrats-have-one-too But the Ohio Senate Democrats say their page has a key difference from the one the GOP members have been promoting for nearly a year. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:42:25 GMT /2024-01-12/ohio-senate-republicans-have-a-state-funded-online-page-for-news-but-now-democrats-have-one-too Jo Ingles /politics-government/2023-05-22/apple-airtag-and-gps-tracking-would-be-restricted-under-ohio-bill Small, inexpensive tracking devices including Apple AirTags and other GPS trackers can help you find your purse or keys but some criminals are using that technology to track people without their knowledge. Mon, 22 May 2023 12:25:53 GMT /politics-government/2023-05-22/apple-airtag-and-gps-tracking-would-be-restricted-under-ohio-bill Jo Ingles /2023-01-02/sen-nickie-antonio-makes-history-as-ohio-senates-first-openly-lgbtq-minority-leader Antonio (D-Lakewood) is set to take over for outgoing minority leader Kenny Yuko in January. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /2023-01-02/sen-nickie-antonio-makes-history-as-ohio-senates-first-openly-lgbtq-minority-leader Jo Ingles /politics/2021-10-21/bill-would-ban-gender-transitioning-medical-treatments-for-ohio-children Sponsors of the bill say children under 18 should not receive hormone blockers or surgery to transition to a different gender. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:21:06 GMT /politics/2021-10-21/bill-would-ban-gender-transitioning-medical-treatments-for-ohio-children Jo Ingles /politics/2021-05-20/bill-allowing-cameras-in-nursing-home-rooms-passes-ohio-senate The Senate has okayed a bipartisan bill that allows nursing home and long-term care facility residents and their families to install cameras in their rooms to prevent abuse and neglect. Thu, 20 May 2021 20:20:07 GMT /politics/2021-05-20/bill-allowing-cameras-in-nursing-home-rooms-passes-ohio-senate Karen Kasler /news/2021-02-19/lawmakers-announce-bipartisan-effort-to-end-death-penalty-in-ohio For the sixth time in a decade, a Democratic state lawmaker has proposed a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. But this time, the measure has鈥� Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:30:16 GMT /news/2021-02-19/lawmakers-announce-bipartisan-effort-to-end-death-penalty-in-ohio Karen Kasler /news/2020-06-16/ohio-has-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to-protect-lgbtq-residents-legislator-says While state Sen. Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) says Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision is significant, more needs to be done to protect Ohio's LGBTQ鈥� Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:42:39 GMT /news/2020-06-16/ohio-has-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to-protect-lgbtq-residents-legislator-says Taylor Haggerty /news/2020-05-28/ohio-senate-signs-off-on-limiting-plastic-bag-bans A Republican-backed bill to prohibit communities from banning plastic bags and other disposable containers passed the Senate on a mostly party-line vote,鈥� Thu, 28 May 2020 10:49:49 GMT /news/2020-05-28/ohio-senate-signs-off-on-limiting-plastic-bag-bans Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-06/former-ohio-governor-joins-bipartisan-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is officially joining the effort to repeal the death penalty, saying he regrets the way he handled capital punishment鈥� Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:07:41 GMT /news/2020-03-06/former-ohio-governor-joins-bipartisan-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Jo Ingles