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Andrew Tobias is an Ohio government/politics reporter for Cox Media Ohio’s Columbus bureau. He is a life-long Ohio resident and a Cleveland sports fan. He graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. He has won eight Associated Press Society of Ohio awards.
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Senate proposes easing limits on donations to legislative committees
A late change to the state budget proposed by Ohio Senate Republicans would allow corporations and unions to begin giving money directly to state legislative campaign committees, as long as they pay for operating costs and not direct political activity. Ohio Senate Republican spokesman John McClelland did not return a ...
Big money about to flow to controversial jobs program
With an estimated $100 million a year in new funding for economic development, 2013 in some ways marks the actual launch of JobsOhio, the semi-private nonprofit that Gov. John Kasich considers a signature achievement of his first three years in office.But JobsOhio will likely operate amidst continued questions from both ...
Watchdog: Law change could cost gas customers millions
Gas customers in Ohio could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars if an industry-backed measure from the Ohio Senate makes it into law, according to the state’s watchdog for utility consumers. An amendment inserted in the state budget last week would allow natural gas companies to ...
Bill would give free education, healthcare to Cleveland kidnapping victims
Ohio lawmakers want to award free college tuition and lifetime medical care to the women held captive for a decade in a Cleveland man’s house.A bill introduced this week in the Ohio House would also award at least $25,000 annually for each year of captivity to anyone who is abducted ...
Ohio may pay tuition, medical care for Cleveland kidnapping victims
Ohio lawmakers want to award free college tuition and lifetime medical care to the women held captive for a decade in a Cleveland man’s house.A bill introduced this week in the Ohio House would also award at least $25,000 annually for each year of captivity to anyone who is abducted ...
Senate passes $62 billion budget for Ohio
The Ohio Senate approved along party lines on Thursday a $62 billion state budget bill that proposes major changes to Ohio’s school funding method and a $1.4 billion tax cut for small businesses and investors.Few changes were made during debate Thursday, but the Senate made hundreds of changes over the ...
Kasich signs act named for slain Clark County deputy
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill on Tuesday honoring slain Clark County Deputy Suzanne Hopper.The Suzanne Hopper Act is designed to keep law enforcement officers safe by giving them access to more information about potentially dangerous people with a history of mental illness.Hopper was killed in the line of ...
Ohio may raise speed limit to 70 on more roads
The speed limits on even more Ohio roads could go up to 70 miles per hour this year. The Ohio Senate Finance Committee has suggested raising the top speed limits on some state freeways “built to the standards and specifications of the interstate system” from 65 miles per hour to ...
Cost for vehicle registration in Ohio could go up
The cost of vehicle registrations in Ohio could go up under a plan being considered by state lawmakers.Tucked into the senate finance budget is an amendment that would have a 2 percent hike to the state portion of annual vehicle registration fees.Most noncommercial drivers would as a result pay another ...
Ohio voters may face decision to allow medical uses for marijuana
Ohio voters could decide next year whether the state joins the growing trend of allowing the use of marijuana for medical reasons. The Ohio Rights Group this week kicked off its drive to gather petitions for a constitutional amendment that would ask voters to create a medical marijuana program in ...
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