Ohio GOP lawmakers seek to set limits on ballot drop boxes, change early voting hours: Capitol Letter
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley (center) speaks with small business owners at Academy Tavern in Cleveland. Whaley, a Democrat, announced she was running for governor earlier this week. (Seth Richardson, cleveland.com)
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Voter bill details: A new Republican elections bill would limit ballot drop boxes to one site per county and allow them for 10 days of early voting compared to the 30 days for last year’s elections, while also eliminating early in-person on the Monday before Election Day. As Andrew Tobias writes, state Reps. Bill Seitz and Sharon Ray’s elections bill, as described in memo seeking co-sponsors that went out on Thursday, also would allow Ohioans to apply for absentee ballots online, and permit them to update their voter registrations at the BMV. The bill, which is likely to attract controversy giv
Gov. Mike DeWine, lawmakers look to police reform bill: Capitol Letter
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Police action: In the wake of Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction and the Columbus police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, Republican state lawmakers (with Gov. Mike DeWine’s support) are preparing to introduce a police-reform bill that would create a police licensing board, increase training requirements, require independent investigations of police shootings, and set up state use-of-force and disciplinary action databases. But as Jeremy Pelzer reports, no Democrats or lawmakers of color were consulted about the bill.
Thank you, next: The Ohio House voted Wednesday to approve a two-year, $74.7 billion budget bill, sending the bill to the state Senate. As Andrew Tobias reports, Senate President Matt Huffman expressed skepticism over the amount of spending in the bill, including the school funding overhaul that it contains. “It’s easier to make decisions that can be catastrophic
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northeast Ohio is expected to get another day of clear skies and comfortable temperatures on Wednesday, but there’s a chance for overnight showers, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland. Wednesday will be mostly sunny during the day across Northeast Ohio, and there’s a slight chance for showers overnight near Cleveland, mostly after 4 a.m. Thursday, according .