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Ohio lawmakers fail to address tainted House Bill 6: Capitol Letter Rotunda Rumblings 6 feet under: The 133rd Ohio General Assembly will end its two-year session without passing any legislation that in any way addresses House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of an enormous bribery scandal. As Jeremy Pelzer writes, the reason for such a stunning failure is that legislative Republicans, who dominate both the Ohio House and Senate, are split about whether to keep, repeal, or reform the law. Sine die? The Ohio House won’t hold any more voting sessions this year, sources said, unles...

Still no deal on fate of Ohio House Bill 6: Capitol Letter Updated Dec 21, 2020; Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Six fix? Senate President Larry Obhof told reporters Friday evening that he’s still negotiating with House GOP leaders about what to do about House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of a massive bribery scandal. Obhof, a Medina Republican, said a number of measures are under consideration, from delaying the bailout for a year to repealing other parts of the bill that critics say benefit FirstEnergy Corp. “I don’t think there’s anything that’s off the table,�...

Statehouse News Bureau State Rep. Jon Cross, an outspoken opponent of Gov. Mike DeWine's attempts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, is clarifying his position on wearing face masks. Another state representative is isolating himself, awaiting results from a COVID-19 test. The wife of Republican Rep. Jon Cross (R-Kenton) has tested positive for the virus, and he thinks there’s a good chance he has it, too.  Cross says he was ill with a low-grade fever, body aches and a loss of smell last weekend when he and his wife were tested. Her test came back positive, but he is still waiting for...

Ohio lawmakers not yet done with lame duck: Capitol Leter staff, cleveland.com © Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com Ohio lawmakers worked into the wee hours, but didn't finish their lame duck business. Rotunda Rumblings Running late: After meeting into the wee hours this morning and still not finishing their business in the lame duck session, the Ohio Senate and House have each scheduled an additional session day in the next few days to give final approval to a number of unfinished bills, including a $2.5 billion capital budget. But as J...

PIXABAY.COM COVID-19 continues to surge in Ohio's nursing homes as some facilities begin administering the vaccine. A record of 287 nursing home residents with the coronavirus died during the week ending Tuesday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Here are your morning headlines for Friday, December 18: Richland is the state’s lone purple alert county Ohio reports record number of nursing home deaths Hudson lawmaker quarantines, misses lame duck session Death sentence rejected for teen who killed Kent State student Ohio unemployment claims rise again as pandemic impact felt Dozens...