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Just as the first of five drawings for a million dollars and for a college scholarship is taking place on Monday, a Republican state representative who’s been critical of Gov. Mike DeWine’s mask mandate and COVID shutdowns has sponsored a bill to ban the Vax-A-Million shot lottery.

Ohio lawmakers will once again consider a bill to guarantee that state and local governments can’t seize guns or close gun stores or ranges during declared emergencies. This new version comes as Ohio has seen three mass shootings in three days.

Ohio House Republican leadership hit the brakes on a measure that provides a variety of exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine mandates because they have said they need time to get more members on board.

While anti-abortion advocates are celebrating the possibility of the US Supreme Court returning abortion to the states to regulate, DeWine is more cautious, saying what Ohio does might not matter if abortion is still accessible in other states.

A primary for just Ohio House and Senate races will be set later this year, after Republicans on the redistricting commission failed to pass maps that the Ohio Supreme Court found constitutional.

The Republican leaders of the Ohio House and Senate said they want to increase security in schools, but not restrictions on weapons.

If lawmakers approve the amendment, it could go before voters this fall and would likely boost Republican turnout.

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings into charges that Marines massacred up to 24 Iraqi civilians last November while hunting for a roadside bomber, Chairman John Warner (R-VA) said Sunday. The U.S. military is already investigating the allegations.

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives voted to attach an unrelated, controversial amendment to a bill that provided resources and mentorship opportunities for new teachers.

Independent mapmakers are working on the fourth set of maps for Ohio House and Senate districts