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Ohio rule says nonmonetary bail should be judges' 1st choice April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Non-cash bonds must be the first choice for judges when setting bail conditions for releasing defendants from jail, under a new rule adopted by the state Supreme Court. Court justices adopted the rule last month from 2019 recommendations by a court task force examining change to the bail system. The rule makes nonfinancial conditions of release — such as personal recognizance appearances — a priority. It directs judges to release defendants “on the least restrictive co...

Ohio rule says nonmonetary bail should be judges’ 1st choice COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Non-cash bonds must be the first choice for judges when setting bail conditions for releasing defendants from jail, under a new rule adopted by the state Supreme Court. Court justices adopted the rule last month from 2019 recommendations by a court task force examining change to the bail system. The rule makes nonfinancial conditions of release — such as personal recognizance appearances — a priority. It directs judges to release defendants “on the least restrictive conditions” that still guarantee ...

Ohio medical marijuana regulators must consider a cultivation company's request to expand, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Akron-based Fire Rock Ltd. sued the Ohio Department of Commerce last year after the agency ignored its expansion request for months. The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the agency to make a decision on the request. Fire Rock sent a letter requesting expansion to Commerce officials in February 2020. On June 24, the agency said it would not approve or deny the request because it had not officially asked for expansion applications. State rules do not preclude ...

A shuttered virtual school in Ohio is making a new attempt to overturn an order to repay $60 million in funding, arguing that final state agency decisions can be appealed in trial courts. COLUMBUS, Ohio (CN) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether a shuttered online charter school can appeal an order to repay millions in funding to the state.  The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, known as ECOT, operated as Ohio’s first online community school, also known as a charter school, until it abruptly closed in early 2018 after audits by state officials showed its enro...

Column: Budget, plans for 2022 will occupy lawmakers in 2021 The Columbus Dispatch © Photo courtesy of Thomas Suddes Thomas Suddes, Columnist Ohio’s 134th General Assembly opens Monday. Writing a state budget by July 1, and jockeying over who’ll run for what in 2022, will take up much of the two-year session. For the 36th consecutive year, Republicans will rule the Senate. The GOP has run the House for 25 of the last 27 years. This corner’s predictions have a way of turning out wrong. Still, fingers crossed, here are some guesses about Ohio politicking: • Mike DeWin...