Laura A. Bischoff
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Laura Bischoff has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1995 and focuses on state and federal government.
She has been assigned to the Statehouse bureau since 2001 and has broken stories on the public pension funds, Ohio State University, Ohio Medicaid and politicians of all stripes.
Her work has earned her a number of state and national reporting honors.
Prior to her current assignment, Bischoff worked as a business reporter and covered Dayton city hall. She previously covered local government for the Flint (Mich.) Journal.
Bischoff was raised in Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
She lives in Worthington with her husband and two sons.
Latest from Laura A. Bischoff
Cell phone, laptop, tablet theft could be felony offenses
Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation that would make stealing a cell phone, computer, laptop or tablet a felony offense.Many Ohioans carry laptops, tablets or smart phones that contain banking information, health data, extensive contact lists and other sensitive data that if stolen could wreak havoc in short order.This legislation comes ...
Beer brewers upset with Ohio lawmakers
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, says it was blindsided by Ohio lawmakers who approved an amendment “in the space of four hours” that will prohibit breweries from buying wholesale distributorships in the future. The beer giant is now publicly pleading with legislative leaders to reverse course or even take ...
Ohio GOP director’s tax bill reduced, still owes $168,161
Ohio Republican Party Executive Director Matt Borges learned Friday that his federal tax bill was reduced to $168,161, down from $493,624. Bob Onda, Borges’ newly retained tax attorney, said the IRS adjusted the bill in October but Borges’ old attorney did not deliver the news to him. Onda said he ...
Fallout continues over Hawaii trip for school retirement board trustees
There is mounting concern that some trustees of the School Employees Retirement System are preparing to remove SERS Executive Director Lisa Morris, who publicly advised them not to attend a pension conference in Hawaii next month. SERS is expected to foot the bill for the trip. Our Columbus bureau first ...
House GOP make major changes to Gov. Kasich’s budget plan
Ohio House Republicans want to drastically change Gov. John Kasich’s state budget proposal and plan to scrap his expansion of Medicaid, substitute a 7 percent income tax cut for his proposed 20 percent break, and eliminate plans to hike taxes paid by oil and gas exploration companies.House Speaker William Batchelder, ...
State withholds records detailing what Leftwich did for $114K job
The state Development Services Agency refuses to disclose what Jim Leftwich did as an intermittent state employee, saying the entire balance of his work is a “trade secret” that can be legally withheld from public disclosure. Leftwich, the former director of the Dayton Development Coalition, was paid $114,850 over 13 ...
70-mph limit clears another hurdle
Faster speed limits on most Ohio highways advanced one step on Wednesday when the Ohio Senate gave its approval to the final compromise version of the transportation budget bill. The House is expected to do the same Thursday. Motorists would be allowed to drive 70 miles per hour on interstates ...
Lawmakers pushing for heavier truck limits in Ohio
State lawmakers Ross McGregor and Lynn Wachtmann, who are pushing for heavier truck limits on Ohio roads, have businesses that could benefit from the proposed law change but neither of them see it as a potential conflict of interest.McGregor, R-Springfield, who sponsored the transportation budget bill in the Ohio House, ...
Democrat announces he is not running for Ohio governor
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, ended political speculation with an announcement Friday that he will not run for governor of Ohio in 2014. Ryan issued a statement that said in part: “This is the most exciting time in the history of Northeast Ohio and it has become increasingly clear to ...
Democrat takes step toward running for Ohio governor in 2014
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald on Monday took another step toward running for governor next year, forming an exploratory committee and the structure needed to start raising money. The committee formation and FitzGerald’s scheduled speaking engagements — 25 county party dinners over the next several months — indicate that he ...
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