All posts tagged "Ohio Lawmakers"

Several Ohio lawmakers announced their plan to reintroduce the so-called “Heartbeat Bill” to ban abortions after the first fetal heartbeat is detected. State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann planned a Thursday press conference to announce the revival of the bill, which passed the GOP-led House but failed in the Senate after its Republican President, Tom Niehaus, decided against bringing it to the floor in the last legislative session.

Republican lawmakers across the country have called for those seeking temporary government assistance to be drug tested. One state representative wants to extend the principle one step further, and drug test recipients of corporate welfare.

The state of Ohio is tight on cash, and one of the big fights that's consuming the statehouse is how to continue paying for things. State Rep. John Sidney (R-Sidney) has the simplest solution, which is to apparently stop.