Bills to renumber ballot issues and aid trafficking victims – and a plethora of other policies – are heading to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk following legislative action Wednesday.
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.
A Senate committee on Wednesday began its review of legislation to bar courts, when imposing a sentence, from considering whether a defendant who has entered an Alford plea has shown remorse.
A state panel continues grappling with its limited authority to address ongoing controversy at the State Teachers Retirement Council.
Senate Democrats are angling to bring more transparency to the state's utility regulatory body, although Republicans questioned the wisdom of some of the particulars.