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 plan to require public schools to crack down on student cellphone use backed by Gov. Mike DeWine now awaits his signature.
Six months' time has done little to quell the divide between stakeholders over a proposal to rein in out-of-state trash.
Characterized as the beginning of a conversation over scrapping Ohio's income tax and its billions in revenue, skeptical Democrats on Tuesday deemed the proposal a non-starter that would decimate government programs and cause other problems.
Tony Long, general counsel for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, said while at first glance the measure may not seem like a bill that would be important to the business community, it could help reduce tax-related complexity for some firms.