Lawmakers left town late Wednesday without tweaking a voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Ohio's adult use marijuana program took a major step forward Friday when the Division of Cannabis Control released its much-anticipated application for legal recreational sales.
Of the two lawmakers openly vying for the speaker's gavel in the next General Assembly, one heads toward the general election with a much larger war chest to prop up candidates supportive of him.
Much of the debate over employer contributions at public retirement systems has played out over recent months in the House, although the upper chamber is expected to soon join the fray.
Members of the Senate on Wednesday delivered a double rebuke to Gov. Mike DeWine by completing two veto overrides in a single session.
A plan limiting dental insurance charges for non-covered services cleared the Senate Wednesday, although not without bipartisan opposition.
The Ohio Retirement Study Council is urging changes to pending legislation to enhance portability of service credits between public pension systems.
Ohio voters on Tuesday night approved the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but whether the program takes effect as presented on the ballot remains to be seen.
Any action on a Senate plan to overhaul the state's medical marijuana program will have to wait until after the November election, according to one of the bill's sponsors.