Karen Kasler
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With hours to go before the deadline, Ohio lawmakers passed the budget on a mostly party-line vote and sent it to Gov. Mike DeWine, along with a temporary extension of the current budget to give him time to sign and perhaps issue vetoes.
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The sentence was handed down after Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges were found guilty in a corruption trial back in March.
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This week could be do-or-die for Ohio House Republicans, who must decide by Wednesday if they’ll ask voters to make it harder to amend the constitution in a statewide special election in August.
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Lawmakers have until May 10 to pass a bill to create a special August election and pass a resolution for Ohioans to vote on that would make it harder to amend the constitution.
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The political action committee Save Our Constitution is running ads to pressure lawmakers and Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) for the resolution requiring 60% voter approval for amendments.
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A supermajority of Ohio's bipartisan elections officials voted to formally oppose the plan to allow an August special election to vote on the resolution to require 60% voter approval for future constitutional amendments.
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Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) announced two co-chairs for the account: one who supported him for that leadership role, and another who backed Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) as Ohio House Speaker.
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A law that could force state agencies to allow oil and gas drilling on Ohio-owned lands took effect on Friday.
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A key Republican leader said there's a possibility the 60% voter approval plan could go to a statewide vote in August, three months before an amendment that guarantees reproductive rights could be voted on in November.
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Tyler Fehrman's testimony closed out the prosecution's case against Republican former House speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges.