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Moderately conservative Republican Jason Stephens snatched the coveted Ohio House Speaker job Tuesday from a far-right lawmaker who was already elected speaker in a non-official party vote.
Reps. Laura Lanese (R-Grove City) and James Hoops (R-Napoleon) will introduce legislation Wednesday to ban puppy mills and other commercial dog breeders from performing painful procedures such as cutting off puppies’ tails and pulling out their dewclaws.
Ohio lawmakers are now considering three proposals to legalize marijuana. Two are sponsored by lawmakers themselves — a Democratic bill and a Republican measure. The other is an initiated statute brought by an outside group. But groups that usually support each other on issues are finding they are at odds on this one.
Two conservative groups have different perspective on this issueA battle over whether to legalize marijuana is taking shape at the Ohio Statehouse. The lines ar
Two conservative groups have different perspective on this issu