“This is something that could potentially become a campaign issue.” Republican Sponsor Sen. Louis Blessing on the Senate’s failure to bring the child marriage ban to the floor before summer break.
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Senate Judiciary just voted bill banning child marriage out of committee, after hearing from proponents. One of them accused the bill's stall on a senator who "implied" Amish had an issue with it.
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-$40 million for PTSD reimbursement fund
-$3 million for SNAP chip card transition
-Hundreds of millions in GRF surplus allocations
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The Senate Finance Committee settles a lawsuit with nursing homes through a budget correction bill (HB 479) amended and reported just moments ago.
$875 million in overall payments.
$310 million state share.
$565 million from federal match.
"Made without delay" said Sen. Cirino.
The @OCC4Consumers is concerned about the precedent that a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling on @DukeEnergy will set for ratepayers. The high court said the company’s cost in $29m in stranded assets can be passed on to customers. https://t.co/K9yGVY87U6
Defense team for former FirstEnergy execs call @DaveYostOH move to re-indict “gamesmanship” meant to force a continuance. “Enough is enough,” said Carole Rendon. Will the judge acquit, or try another case with new charges? https://t.co/sqmWSStWrO
Organizers who hoped to offer voters the chance to abolish property taxes this fall are instead setting their sights on the 2027 general election.
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Republican sponsor of plan to eliminate exceptions in Ohio law that allow 17-year-olds to marry in some circumstances blames "stalemate" in Senate GOP caucus for lack of action on the bill https://t.co/qs27uQj1Sw
Arraignment set for 6/10 on new charges filed against former @firstenergycorp execs. Judge says she doesn't anticipate a new trial in September given the new charges. But that might not matter if she rules to acquit, which is what today's hearing was about. More on @gongwer later
The indictments filed earlier today reflect charges against 14 people who allegedly orchestrated fraudulent schemes worth nearly $60 million. Oh, and a data sharing agreement between state and feds. https://t.co/elu752r4Lt
@dskolnick Hear, hear on the voicemail question. Bugs me to see a missed call with no message. Why should I call back? You think you're that important, that I should just know based off your number/name?
Incoming AG Andy Wilson attended a roundtable on fraud today with @JDVance, other White House Fraud Task Force members and attorneys general, where the veep called on them to hold fraudsters of Medicaid and other program dollars accountable. https://t.co/sKqyw2kBEG
Yost's prediction that Andy Wilson will retry the FirstEnergy case comes one day before a scheduled status conference between lawyers and the judge. https://t.co/jj7zR1HaEp
Thanks to @realDailyWire for continuing to shine a light on these issues and highlighting the work our office has already done through the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) audit and recent legislative testimony.
Weak internal controls can be taken advantage of by bad actors. Taxpayers deserve a system that’s protected from fraud and works as intended.
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Andy Wilson is a solid pick by the Governor as interim Attorney General. I’m looking forward to spending the next six months continuing my conversations with Ohioans about the kind of leadership I’ll bring to the office if I’m elected in November.
The next question: who will replace @DaveYostOH as he leaves for a job at Alliance Defending Freedom in June? For now, here’s everything we know about the AG’s resignation: https://t.co/zmP5b08IWD
Sen. Jerry Cirino has backed out of the Senate president race, putting @BillReineke in the most likely position to succeed McColley. Reporting by @GongwerTom
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