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Reciprocity bill would simplify Ohio's minority business certification Ohio Sen. Vernon Sykes, District 28, Akron Local and county requirements have hampered a state of Ohio program created to increase the flow of business to minority business enterprises, or MBEs. Proposed legislation would remedy that by enforcing a statewide standard. Fewer than 1% of the more than 122,500 minority-owned businesses in Ohio take advantage of the state's MBE certification program, according to a 2017 Small Business Administration report and data from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. The MBE pr...

FirstEnergy customers to get refunds, after Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill: Capitol Letter Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings HB-nixed: With little fanfare, Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed House Bill 128, which repeals the cornerstone of the scandal-ridden House Bill 6: a $1 billion-plus bailout of two Northern Ohio nuclear power plants. As Jeremy Pelzer reports, HB128 also repeals an HB6 “decoupling” provision that allows FirstEnergy Corp. to collect a comparatively high amount of money from customers, as well as a separate measure making it easier for Fi...

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is getting three independent audits in 2021.  Two audits come from the Ohio Retirement Study Council, which advises state lawmakers on all five public pension systems.  The third audit, however, is sponsored by a group of retired teachers who say Ohio is mismanaging the pension fund while disseminating false and misleading information to stakeholders. The Ohio Retired Teachers Association raised $75,000 for a "deep dive" into the pension fund's management, Dean Dennis said. STRS is supposedly doing well but retirees haven't had a cost of l...

Ohio's Republican senators all voted for a bill giving lawmakers the power to change or revoke public health orders and state of emergency declarations Wednesday afternoon.  Senate Bill 22 passed 25-8 and now heads to the Ohio House. It would create a six-person committee with equal membership from both chambers. The committee would advise the General Assembly on the governor's public health state of emergency orders and any state agency's health order such as a mask mandate, curfew or limited indoor dining.  Republicans, like the bill's sponsor Sen. Rob McColley, say the changes are "r...

Ohio Senate passes bill giving lawmakers oversight, veto power over health orders Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch © Joshua A. Bickel/Columbus Dispatch Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, right, listens as Dr. Mark Herbert, an infectious disease specialist with Mount Carmel, addresses local media regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent surge in cases in Ohio on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 at Lane Aviation in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine visited Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati during the day to speak about the coronavirus and urged Ohioans to take precautions to mitigate t...