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The measure could displace nearly 80,000 people, including tens of thousands of citizens in mixed-status families, from their homes, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute.
The 5-4 ruling blocks Senate Bill 1027, restoring the state's previous initiative petition rules. Supporters of the challenge say it protects voters' rights, while House Speaker Kyle Hilbert is urging the state to appeal.
Mark Tedford, the two-term Republican state representative from Jenks, says he brings an ability to work across the aisle to his new role as representative of Congressional District 1, a skill he'll need with Republicans dropping into the minority.
About a week and a half after Ohio announced it was joining a lawsuit against Dollar General, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced that a lawsuit against another dollar store chain, Family Dollar, has ended with a multi-million-dollar settlement.
Senate Bill 214 would remove gun mufflers and suppressors, as well as short-barreled shotguns and rifles, from Ohio's "dangerous ordnance" list, meaning they would be treated as standard firearms.
Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator, ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship in the the state that usually votes Republican. At 37, he'll be the youngest governor in the state's history.
Democrats have been given a huge opportunity with majorities in both the House and Senate — but the balance of priorities, timing, messaging and discipline are all going to be major tests.
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:37 File State Capitol building An interim Legislative committee authorized a study of state employee pay and benefits.
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:49 File State Capitol building A Casselton legislator is in line to become the fourth woman in state history to serve as Speaker of the North Dakota House.
State officials are questioning how the federal agency arrived at its findings and warning that the decision could create additional uncertainty for more than one million Minnesotans who rely on Medicaid.
Legislators gathered at the state capitol as each committee laid out what they’ve learned and the information they’ve collected during the interim. It also gave lawmakers a chance to ask questions and dig deeper into those findings.
The Surrey Public School Board voted unanimously on Thursday to seek an attorney to contest the results of the November election over the failed school bond measure.