Law

Several measures amended into House Bill 96, Ohio's biennial budget, sought to make adult content websites verify users’ ages before letting them access anything.

After rejecting the initial petition from the group of some cannabis and hemp advocates, Yost wrote in a letter their title and new summary are “fair and truthful.”

Most of the immigration-related bills have had only one hearing, but that could change with high-profile campaigns on the Ohio ballot this fall.

A six-member committee of Ohio lawmakers met to recommend a slew of changes to cannabis law as well as a ban on intoxicating hemp, including hemp-derived beverages.

A judge in Franklin County extended his restraining order Thursday pausing Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban of “intoxicating” hemp products.

A bipartisan vote in 2008 codified the goal that 25% of energy generated in Ohio would come from renewable sources by 2025. But that number is only at 5% this year. What happened?

The American with Disabilities Act required equal opportunity in hiring, access to public places like restaurants and hotels, and promised an end to discrimination.

The American with Disabilities Act required equal opportunity in hiring, access to public places like restaurants and hotels, and promised an end to discrimination.

Prosecutors want lawmakers to change Ohio's legal definition of burglary, over concerns by the state's public defender.

Enacted in 2019, Reagan Tokes Law was designed to protect the public with a carrot-and-stick approach to incarceration. It gave prison administrators exclusive powers to add time for people who misbehave behind bars, or to recommend early release for those who follow the rules.