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By Trista BowserBroadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Due to the labor shortage in Ohio, many companies are employing teens who are looking to get into the workforce to keep their business going. An Ohio bill is being created to allow these teens to work later hours throughout the school year. ...

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 135, which would improve Ohio’s higher education system and “help thousands of Ohioans obtain the skills and education they need at prices they can afford.”

Anti-Transgender Bills Filed In Ohio, 27 Other States This Year Patch 2 hrs ago Chris Mosby © Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images Two pieces of legislation prohibiting transgender students from school sports have been introduced in Ohio. COLUMBUS, OH — Laws that restrict the rights of young transgender people have been proposed, and in some cases passed, in several states in 2021. In Ohio, House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 132 would prohibit transgender athletes from partic...

COLUMBUS — Democratic legislators are leading the charge to raise the minimum wage in the state of Ohio after a federal effort failed. State Sen. Hearcel Cra