Biden’s directive on housing discrimination bodes well for positive change, Ohio advocates say
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.AP
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bodes well for significant change in the coming years.
The announcement signals something Biden made clear during his campaign: that he wanted to use the power of the federal government to address policies that prevent people of color from renting or owning the home of their choice, said Carrie Pleasants, executive director of the Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research in Cleveland.
Let the public speak. Ohio legislature should allow remote testimony: editorial
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
Adam DiSabato testifies on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 before the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee. The committee was reviewing a bill that would allow victims of former Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss to sue the university for damages. During the pandemic, the legislature did not relax its in-person testimony rules. It s time it did so, writes the editorial board. (Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com)
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By Editorial Board, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
Traditionally, citizens who wish to testify on pending legislation in Ohio have to take a day off from work and get to Columbus in person to do so. That’s bad enough, making it much harder for average Jane and Joe Ohio to testify and of course, making it impossible for some.
Knife Rights’ Ohio Knife Law Reform Bill Signed by Governor! Ammoland Inc. Posted on
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Knife Rights’ Ohio Knife Law Reform Bill,
SB 140, has been signed by Governor Mike DeWine. We sincerely thank Gov. DeWine for signing this important bill. Thanks, also, to all of you who used Knife Rights Legislative Action Center for the hundreds of emails and calls to the governor.
NOTE: The new law does not take effect until April 10, 2021, 90 days after signing. The existing law is still in effect until then.
NOTE: We have not yet passed Knife Rights signature knife law preemption in Ohio, so individual cities and towns may still have knife ordinances more restrictive than state law.Knife Rights’ LegalBlade™ Knife Law App will be updated when the new law goes into effect. LegalBlade™ App includes laws in a number of Ohio cities as well as provides links to find municipal codes of many Ohio cities and towns.