Ohio Senate

In a strong showing of unity, state lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill making a lot of changes in state law related to the response to coronavirus...

The Ohio Senate has passed and sent two controversial abortion bills to the Ohio House. One involves abortion reversal, a practice that is not backed by...

The Ohio Senate Education Committee is scheduled for a possible vote on, HB154, a measure that would overhaul the way the state handles failing school...

Republican State Rep. Niraj Antani has announced he’s running for state Senate in 2020. Antani is currently serving a third term in the House of…

The so-called “Heartbeat Bill”, which Gov. John Kasich promises to veto, had been likely to come up for a vote today in an Ohio House committee. But...

Ohio Senate District 5 In Ohio’s 5th Senate District, voters elected Republican Steve Huffman over his Democratic opponent Paul Bradley.Huffman is…

While the candidates for governor and US Senator are getting most of the spotlight in this year’s election, all 99 members of the Ohio House and 17 state…

The Ohio Senate has passed legislation that would make it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion if the fetus might have Down syndrome.The Dispatch…

Senate Republicans in Ohio say they have been able to close a projected $1 billion state budget gap while preserving essential services and pumping more…

The leader of Democrats in the Ohio Senate is stepping down. He’ll be replaced with a familiar face. Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of the…

A group of lawmakers say it wants to tap into the energy behind the recent demonstrations and marches against the new federal agenda. Democrats in the…

An Ohio Senate panel is considering a bill that would give judges the option of suspending a driver's license for someone convicted of a drug charge…