A pair of lawmakers want to change a Medicaid policy that one sponsor says will have little effect on state finances but a major impact on families.
A bipartisan Senate plan could allow county commissioners to raise money for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund, which one sponsor says would yield better results than a failed amendment from earlier this week.
Members of the House and Senate put their finishing touches on several pieces of primary and secondary education-related legislation before joining students on summer vacation.
Legislation to license mental health assistants and repeal a controversial transportation budget provision were among a host of items advancing following a four hour-plus Senate session Wednesday.
A bill that began as a way to exempt submetering companies from regulation did a 180 before the Senate Energy & Public Utilities Committee on Tuesday.
Over the next two days, state lawmakers have packed their schedules with well over a hundred bill hearings – around 60 of which may result in a vote, including the $6 billion capital budget – setting themselves up for lengthy final sessions Wednesday before they leave for summer break.