/tags/ohio-news Ohio News en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 19:44:12 GMT /2025-05-15/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-what-is-it The Ohio Senate passed a bill this week that would ban ranked choice voting. The bill allows counties and cities to still use the election model, but the state would ban them from receiving Local Government Fund money. Thu, 15 May 2025 19:44:12 GMT /2025-05-15/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-what-is-it Abigail Bottar /politics-government/2025-05-15/ohio-supreme-court-weighs-proposed-changes-to-interpreter-services-could-allow-ai The Ohio Supreme Court wants to increase the availability of language services in Ohio courtrooms which may open the door to using artificial intelligence to translate in some limited scenarios. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:33:12 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-15/ohio-supreme-court-weighs-proposed-changes-to-interpreter-services-could-allow-ai Renee Fox /2025-05-15/democrat-tim-ryan-says-hell-decide-this-summer-if-hell-run-for-ohio-governor-next-year Former Congressman Tim Ryan said he’s close to making a decision on running for statewide office in Ohio for the first time since his loss in the 2022 U.S. Senate race to now-Vice President JD Vance. Thu, 15 May 2025 11:16:39 GMT /2025-05-15/democrat-tim-ryan-says-hell-decide-this-summer-if-hell-run-for-ohio-governor-next-year Karen Kasler /2025-05-14/ohio-house-lawmaker-told-to-resign-over-sexual-abuse-allegations An Ohio House lawmaker was removed from committee assignments and asked to resign Monday, based on allegations of his sexual misconduct with a minor relative. Wed, 14 May 2025 23:10:39 GMT /2025-05-14/ohio-house-lawmaker-told-to-resign-over-sexual-abuse-allegations Sarah Donaldson /2025-05-14/northeast-ohio-fair-housing-advocate-may-close-in-6-months-amid-federal-funding-cuts The Fair Housing Resource Center lost about 90% of its funding due to cuts at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to its executive director. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:21:59 GMT /2025-05-14/northeast-ohio-fair-housing-advocate-may-close-in-6-months-amid-federal-funding-cuts Abigail Bottar /2025-05-14/bill-to-ban-k-12-students-from-using-cell-phones-in-schools-easily-passes-ohio-senate A ban on cell phones in K-12 schools is closer to a reality, with the Ohio Senate voting overwhelmingly to pass it Wednesday afternoon. Wed, 14 May 2025 21:57:42 GMT /2025-05-14/bill-to-ban-k-12-students-from-using-cell-phones-in-schools-easily-passes-ohio-senate Jo Ingles /2025-05-14/backers-of-ohio-constitutional-amendment-to-abolish-property-taxes-can-begin-circulating-petitions The Ohio Ballot Board gave its approval to allow the petitions to be circulated as is instead of breaking it into multiple parts. Wed, 14 May 2025 21:41:41 GMT /2025-05-14/backers-of-ohio-constitutional-amendment-to-abolish-property-taxes-can-begin-circulating-petitions Jo Ingles /2025-05-14/students-bring-opposition-to-proposed-school-funding-changes-to-ohio-statehouse Students and district leaders from around Ohio spoke during a hearing Wednesday at the Ohio Statehouse. Wed, 14 May 2025 20:49:09 GMT /2025-05-14/students-bring-opposition-to-proposed-school-funding-changes-to-ohio-statehouse Josh Boose /2025-05-14/cwru-students-sue-university-for-spray-painting-incident The protesters say their First Amendment rights were violated after they were spray painted by university-hired contractors at the bidding of campus police, while trying to prevent them from painting over pro-Palestinian graffiti on the campus "spirit wall." Wed, 14 May 2025 20:27:50 GMT /2025-05-14/cwru-students-sue-university-for-spray-painting-incident Conor Morris /2025-05-14/early-birds-get-the-worm-pretty-birds-get-the-research Birds that are colorful, iridescent or have fancy plumage are researched as much as three times as often as less visually appealing birds, according to a new study from the University of Toledo. Wed, 14 May 2025 19:53:28 GMT /2025-05-14/early-birds-get-the-worm-pretty-birds-get-the-research Zaria Johnson