Guns

Gove. Mike DeWine said he will sign a bill lowering training requirements for school employees.

The bill, passed by Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, dramatically lowers the training requirements for teachers, faculty, staff or volunteers who want to be armed in schools.

The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans.

The Dayton City Commissioners sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) calling for stronger gun regulations Wednesday evening.

The bill allows teachers, staff and volunteers to carry weapons with 24 hours of training, down from more than 700 hours in current law.

The bill that sets minimum training requirements for teachers, other personnel and volunteers who want to carry weapons in school buildings is likely to be on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

A bipartisan group of state leaders and politicians were banned from entering Russia. And a bill is introduced to stop employers from terminating workers health insurance while on strike.

In Ohio, a proposed legislation was introduced that would allow more school staff to carry guns.

Local leaders and politicians react to a mass shooting carried out by an 18 year old gunman on Tuesday that killed multiple children and faculty members at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

The Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance is an annual two-day event for crime victim professionals put on by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. This year’s theme was, “A Celebration of Resiliency.” Today’s plenary session focused on lingering impacts of the Oregon District Shooting that took place on Aug. 4, 2019.

The former federal prosecutor is the second person nominated to head an agency that hasn't had a Senate-confirmed leader since 2013.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says there are measures in the legislature that can help reduce gun violence while noting that the permitless carry bill he signed into law is simply "consistent" with the U.S. Constitution.