Ohio Senate OKs bill banning college DEI programs, faculty strikes after hundreds testify against it
A bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and stripping certain collective bargaining and tenure protections from faculty cleared the Republican-led Ohio Senate on Wednesday,
Ohio Senate passes higher ed overhaul to eliminate DEI, ban faculty strikes
Republicans in the Ohio Senate approved a sweeping higher education overhaul − hours after hundreds of students and faculty expressed their vehement opposition to its many changes.
Ohio Senate OKs Tressel as lieutenant governor
Former national champion football coach at Ohio State and political rookie Jim Tressel took the first step in becoming Ohio’s new lieutenant governor when the Senate
Ohio Senate passes bill targeting liberal ‘indoctrination’ on college campuses
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate passed a sweeping higher education bill Wednesday afternoon that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, faculty strikes, and require professors to post syllabi online,
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio State needs OT to beat Iowa
Jaloni Cambridge scored six of her 29 points in overtime and No. 8 Ohio State survived visiting Iowa's fourth-quarter comeback to win 86-78 on Monday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. Cotie McMahon added 25 points and eight rebounds as the Buckeyes (22-3,
Former Ohio State lineman Ben Christman found dead at age of 21
Ben Christman was a member of the Ohio State football team for two years before hitting the transfer portal. He was fondly remembered.
Ohio Senate bill would allow Ten Commandments in classrooms
SB 34 makes Ten Commandments one of nine historical documents schools can display, sparking church-state debate.
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Ohio Senate passes GOP's anti-DEI higher ed bill as Democrats, student/faculty groups protest
The vote to pass the anti-DEI higher ed bill came less than a day after hundreds of opponents testified at the Ohio Statehouse in a hearing that went more than eight hours.
Legislation on tax rates, potency for recreational marijuana moves quickly through Ohio Senate
The Ohio Cannabis Coalition has concerns that the legislation will direct all marijuana tax revenue to the state's general revenue fund.
Veteran state lawmaker Kristina Roegner launches 2026 bid for Ohio treasurer
Republican Ohio Sen. Kristina Roegner, a veteran state lawmaker with fiscal oversight experience and a background in finance, announced Thursday that she is running for state treasurer. Roegner, 56, of Hudson in northeast Ohio,
Ohio State produces dominant win vs. Washington
Micah Parrish and John Mobley Jr. each had 21 points as hot-shooting Ohio State routed visiting Washington 93-69 on Wednesday in Columbus.
2 Ohio men charged with stealing $137,000 worth of jewelry from store at Chicago area mall
Julius Alls, 51, and Demondre Butler, 28, both of Columbus, Ohio, both have been charged with felony counts of theft, burglary, and possession of burglary tools.