Sarah Donaldson

2 weeks ago | statenews.org | Sarah Donaldson

Voting rights advocates have flagged identical Ohio House and Senate bills that would make another host of changes to state election laws, just over two years after one major conservative-led law went into effect. House Bill 233 and Senate Bill 153 would require Ohioans to provide some form of proof, like a driver’s license or a state identification card, that they are citizens when they register to vote or modify their voter registration.

2 weeks ago | statenews.org | Sarah Donaldson

The Ohio House unanimously advanced the bipartisan School Bus Safety Act on Wednesday, which has gone through many revisions in the almost two years since the bus crash that fatally ejected an 11-year-old and seriously injured more than 20 others. Introduced by Reps.

2 weeks ago | statenews.org | Sarah Donaldson

By a mostly party-line vote of 23-10, Ohio senators sent their version of the GOP-majority biennial state budget back to the House on Wednesday afternoon, ushering in the final stretch of negotiating. Much of House Bill 96 is now defined by an effort to flatten the state income tax, transitioning down from the current two-bracket system to a flat rate for everybody making over $26,050 annually at 2.75% by tax year 2026.

2 weeks ago | wosu.org | Sarah Donaldson

Ohio senators sent their version of the GOP-majority biennial state budget back to the House on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 23-10, ushering in the final stretch of negotiating. Much of House Bill 96 is now defined by an effort to flatten the state income tax, transitioning down from the current two-bracket system to a flat rate for everybody making over $26,050 annually at 2.75% by tax year 2026.

2 weeks ago | statenews.org | Sarah Donaldson

Kathleen Clyde, the former Portage County commissioner and state lawmaker, will serve as the next chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, executive committee members voted Tuesday night. Clyde is tasked with guiding a political party that hasn’t won the governor’s race since 2006. Democrats in Ohio have weathered back-to-back bruising election cycles, and statewide, the party’s presence is dwindling. With U.S. Sen.