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As Andrew Tobias writes, the ballot board language doesn’t include information about the status quo for state constitutional amendments, including what the current approval percentage threshold is.

While politicians in Washington are debating the national debt once again, including raising or suspending the debt limit, it can be hard to fathom for regular people how large the $31.4 trillion national debt really is.

Only 22 of Ohio’s 73 new medical marijuana dispensaries have opened, despite a Feb. 11 deadline for most of them to have passed a final inspection.

Gov. Mike DeWine stated his position but offered little to no explanation.

DeWine opposes the amendment proposal. He said the state's abortion laws need to hold up to court scrutiny.

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Rotunda Rumblings Does this bill have a shot? Ohio became a laughingstock this week, after legislative testimony at the Statehouse from a vaccine skeptical physician who linked the coronavirus shots to 5G cell towers and bodies becoming magnetized. The sponsor of the vaccine “discrimination” measure that was the subject of the testimony said the attention has hurt the bill’s shot at becoming ...

Rotunda Rumblings A cup of Joe: President Joe Biden touted the coronavirus relief packages that have passed thus far, but called for even bigger investments moving forward during a Thursday speech in Cleveland, Seth Richardson reports. During his visit — part of his trip through politically advantageous states to promote his proposals — Biden also had kind words to say about Gov. Mike DeWine’s ...

Gov. Mike DeWine to end $300-a-week supplemental federal unemployment next month: Capitol Letter Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com © Sabrina Eaton Rep. Steve Stivers, an Upper Arlington Republican, pets service dogs during his final U.S. Capitol press conference before retiring on May 13, 2021. Stivers is leaving office to head the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Rotunda Rumblings Cut off: Starting June 26, jobless workers in Ohio will no longer be able to get the extra $300 a week...

Ohio sees drop in both coronavirus case rate, unemployment benefits claims: Capitol Letter Today 8:00 AM Forty-five of Ohios 88 counties are on red alert for concern over spread of the virus. Thirty-nine are a step lower for concern at orange, and four at the lowest level of yellow.Rich Exner, cleveland.com Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Ohio not as red: Forty-five Ohio counties are on red alert for concern over the spread of coronavirus this week. That’s the lowest this number has been in...