Ohio, Senate Bill

What would Ohio Senate Bill 1 do?
The bill takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, and seeks to foster what the bills authors define as intellectual diversity.
Bill would overhaul Ohio's recreational cannabis laws
The state Senate is considering a bill that would significantly change Ohio's voter-passed recreational marijuana laws, placing further limits on potency, prohibiting sharing, and halving the state's limit on home-grow plants.
Ohio Senate’s actions called ‘undemocratic’ after passing higher ed bill
Ohio students and professors called the state Senate’s actions “undemocratic” after more than 800 testimonies against Senate Bill 1 were not enough to stop the Senate from passing the bill. “The fact that the legislature is simply ramming this through despite the fact that no one wants this is really alarming to me,
Ohio growers push for changes in Senate marijuana bill
Growers are asking Senate Republicans to keep the square footage limits voters passed, saying they've already expanded and lowering these limits will cost millions.
Iowa lawmakers consider allowing medical cannabis buds
Iowa lawmakers are once again looking at expanding the state's medical cannabis program by legalizing cannabis buds. Why it matters: Supporters say this change could slash costs for patients by up to 50% and make the program more accessible for patients,
Changes proposed to Ohio's recreational marijuana amendment
A little more than a year after Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana in Ohio, state lawmakers want to limit it and criminalize some aspects.
Ohio lawmakers look to increase THC limits for driving
So we need experts to determine at what level you really become a danger on the roads.” Research compiled by Healthline shows that cannabis can be detected: • In blood for up to 12 hours unless you are a “chronic heavy user,
Ohio Senate proposes to “repeal most of” current marijuana law
A proposed Ohio Senate bill would see the current marijuana law in the state essentially replaced with measures that would ...
New tax proposed on Ohio landlords who own 50+ houses per county
A bill proposes taxing any landlord that owns 50 or more homes in an Ohio county at a monthly rate of $2,000 per home.
Ohio lawmakers consider repeal of Medicaid expansion for 770,000 residents
Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could lose health care coverage with a proposed repeal of Medicaid expansion in the state ...
Ohio Senate passes bill targeting liberal ‘indoctrination’ on college campuses
Senate Bill 1 aims to curb perceived liberal bias in Ohio's higher education system. Students and faculty oppose it.
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Ohio Senate passes controversial bill banning DEI and changing how college campuses could function
One section of the bill would require all Ohio colleges and universities to teach an American civics literacy course and ...
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Ohio Senate passes higher ed overhaul bill less than a day after eight hours of opponent testimony
The Ohio Senate passed a controversial higher education bill that would overhaul the state’s public universities during ...
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Ohio Senate passes bill that prohibits striking and DEI at universities
Senate Bill 1, a bill Ohio Republicans say will stop liberal indoctrination at universities, was passed 21-to-11 in the Ohio ...
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Ohio Senate OKs bill banning college DEI programs, faculty strikes after hundreds testify against it
A bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Ohio’s public colleges and universities has cleared the GOP-led Ohio Senate for the second time since 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A bill ...
Ohio private school vouchers could see further expansion under new bill
Senate Bill 44 seeks to allow families to combine multiple scholarships for students with autism or special needs, amid ...