Tag: Mike DeWine

Taxed Out? Ohio Senator Continues Effort to Eliminate State Income Tax

In a state where citizens can pay income taxes to as many as five entities, an Ohio State Senator is leading an effort to eliminate one of them over the next 10 years. State Sen. Steve Huffman (R), who sponsored the bill with seven co-sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 327 just before the May 3 primary…


DeWine to Face Democrat Nan Whaley for Ohio Governor in November

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) won the Republican primary on May 3 and will face Democrat Nan Whaley in the Nov. 8 general election. DeWine, 75, the incumbent in the race, and his lieutenant governor Jon Husted, received 49 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results released by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office shortly…


Ohio Voters Are Mixed on Who They Should Choose to be Governor

As the May 3 Primary Election nears in Ohio, the Buckeye State could select a new governor or they again could pick a career politician who is already sitting in the seat. Republican Mike DeWine is seeking re-election, and there are five others—Republicans Joe Blystone, Ron Hood and Jim Renacci, and Democrats John Cranley and…


Ohio Governor Signs ‘Born Alive’ Abortion Bill Into Law

The Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, signed into law a measure to criminally penalize doctors who don’t provide medical care to babies born alive after an abortion attempt. Ohio Senate Bill 157, also referred to as The Born Alive Infant Protection Act, “creates protections for children who are born alive after a failed abortion…


Legal Sports Betting on Ohio’s Table in 2022

Legal sports betting is on the table in Ohio in 2022. Ohioans may be able to bet on sports as early as Major League Baseball’s opening day, but for now a bill that would legalize the activity is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine (R). The Ohio General Assembly passed a bill on Dec….


Ohio Gov. Signs Redistricting Bill Shaking Up State’s Political Map

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into effect a redistricting bill, Senate Bill 258, marking the first time in nearly 200 years that five of the Buckeye State’s major cities are each contained within one congressional district and do not gerrymander. The redistricting follows the 2020 Census and cuts the number of Ohio’s legislative districts from…


Ohio Governor Signs Bill Banning Schools From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law on Wednesday preventing public schools and universities from requiring people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that has not been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines manufactured by Modera, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson are being administered under…