Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that Ohioans with concealed carry permits will be able to use those permits in five additional states. Pursuant to changes adopted in House Bill 234 of the 130th General Assembly, Ohio now has concealed carry permit reciprocity with Colorado, Georgia, New Hampshire, Texas, and Wisconsin. House Bill 234 […]
400,000 Ohio adoptees now able to access birth records
March 20, 2015 by
Friday, 400,000 native Ohioans will get the key to open a previously locked door to their past. Because on March 20, a state law goes into effect that allows persons adopted in Ohio between 1964 and 1996 to request a copy of their original birth certificate from the Ohio Department of Health. For the past […]
State transportation bill would make it illegal to hog the left lane on a highway
March 17, 2015 by
It soon may be illegal to hog the left lane of many Ohio highways, under language added Monday to the state’s transportation budget bill. Under the provision, added by an Ohio Senate panel, motorists driving on highways with at least three lanes in the same direction could only use the far left lane to pass, […]
Proposal would boost some Ohio speed limits to 75 mph
March 17, 2015 by
Speed limits along the Ohio Turnpike and rural freeways in the state would be raised from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph under changes made Monday to the state’s transportation budget bill. The proposed 75-mph limit would apply to the same stretches of highway in Ohio that had the speed limit raised two years […]
Marion Commissioners to participate in multi-county legislative meeting
March 10, 2015 by
County commissioners from Crawford, Delaware. Knox, Marion, Morrow, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, and Wyandot will be meeting on March 16, 2015 at Rosa & Rocco’s with area members of the Ohio General Assembly to discuss the state/county partnership and its ability to deliver vital services to the citizens of Ohio during a period of increasing responsibilities […]
North Union students to learn about legislative process with Rep. Pelanda
March 4, 2015 by
State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville) will be speaking to a group of approximately 100 government class students at North Union High School in Richwood on Friday, March 6, 2015 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm. Students will participate in a mock legislative session where they will learn how to introduce a bill and how legislation moves through […]
Ohio Bill would restrict chaining dogs outside
March 4, 2015 by
Ohio dog owners who leave their pets tethered in extreme hot or cold, overnight or while away from home would be subject to a fine and possibly jail time under a bill introduced Monday in the Ohio House. House Bill 94 would make tethering an animal under the following conditions illegal: for longer than six […]
Gov. Kasich makes pitch for shift in tax structure during State of the State address
February 25, 2015 by
Gov. John Kasich made clear Tuesday that while he thinks the state has come a long way in the last four years, he has no intention of taking his foot off the gas. “We’re on the move. We’re rising,” Kasich said in his State of the State Address. “It all starts with a strong economy.” […]
Marion’s Congressman part of group proposing Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage
February 24, 2015 by
It takes a lot to amend the U.S. Constitution. But groups that oppose gay marriage say that’s their next step if the U.S. Supreme Court decides states throughout the nation must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after hearing cases this spring from states including Ohio. On Feb. 12, Tea Party Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp […]
Bill would create online voter registration option in Ohio
February 19, 2015 by
Ohioans would be able to register to vote online under legislation being considered at the Ohio Statehouse. Sen. Frank LaRose, a Copley Republican, introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the secretary of state to set up an online registration system as an option for new voters. LaRose’s bill has Republican and Democratic cosponsors. Similar legislation was […]
