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Ohio lawmakers propose 48-hour waiting period for abortions
Ohio Republicans are considering a bill that would usher in new restrictions for women seeking an abortion, including requirements that they wait at least 48 hours and receive an ultrasound before having the procedure.House Bill 200, which has 34 co-sponsors including eight Republican men from the Miami Valley, would require ...
Gee’s gaffes took toll on board
For years, Ohio State University trustees applauded E. Gordon Gee’s every move as he deftly led one of the largest public universities in the country. Decked out daily in bow ties, argyle socks and suspenders, Gee charmed students, alumni, lawmakers and others with his quick wit and knack for getting ...
OSU to keep paying Gee
Fans of Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee needn’t worry that he’ll be banished to obscurity or plunged into poverty. An examination of Gee’s employment contract indicates the 69-year-old Gee will be: Granted tenure at the Moritz College of Law and the College of Education and Human Ecology; Given ...
Gee explains retirement in morning news conference
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee faced banks of TV cameras on Wednesday morning in the Ohio Union on campus to explain his abrupt retirement in the wake of embarrassing comments he made about Catholics, the University of Notre Dame and others. Gee said the decision was made after ...
Embattled Gee to retire
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, whose many public gaffes once seemed part of his charm, announced his retirement Tuesday, days after his disparaging remarks about Catholics, the University of Notre Dame, the Southeastern Conference and others became public and gave OSU yet another black eye. Gee, 69, said ...
Ohio State President Gee retiring July 1
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, announced Tuesday that he will retire on July 1. Gee who seemed beloved by students, community leaders and trustees, announced his retirement after his disparaging remarks about Catholics, the University of Notre Dame, the Southeastern Conference and others became public and gave OSU ...
Big money behind Medicaid fight
About 45 percent of births in Ohio are paid for by Medicaid, a program now in the throes of a major spat over whether to expand it and how. Behind the issue are high stakes politics and big money. The Ohio Alliance for Health Transformation, a coalition of more than ...
Gee told to hire sensitivity coach
Ohio State University has told President E. Gordon Gee to seek professional help with his personal communications, according to a “remediation plan” issued March 11, five weeks after trustees learned of Gee’s latest verbal gaffe. “There have been occasions on which your comments were insensitive and inappropriate and have offended ...
OSU rebukes Gee for insults
Ohio State University has rebuked President E. Gordon Gee for disparaging Catholics and describing the priests who lead the University of Notre Dame as untrustworthy. In his comments, which were recorded during a Dec. 5 Athletics Council meeting, Gee said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten ...
After scandals, state insurer on solid footing
Seven years after an investment and ethics scandal engulfed the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and led to criminal charges against more than 20 people, the state-run insurance program for injured workers is set to return about $1 billion to public and private employers across the state. The checks may ...
Battle over beer business continues in Ohio
The battle over Ohio’s beer business continues to brew in Columbus. State Rep. Jim Buchy, R-Greenville, on Wednesday introduced another bill to block brewers from buying beer distributorships, even though lawmakers just passed such a measure. This time around, Buchy wants an emergency clause attached to the bill so that ...
Lawmakers consider dropping statute of limitations for rape cases
State lawmakers are considering a bill to eliminate Ohio’s statute of limitations on rape and sexual battery so that victims and prosecutors may seek justice in rape cases that occurred more than 20 years ago. State Sen. Nina Turner, D-Cleveland, who is sponsoring the bill, said, “Aside from being just ...
Speed limits to rise on 560 miles in Ohio
When the new 70 mile per hour law takes effect July 1, motorists will see new speed limits on 570 miles of Ohio’s interstate highways, though the current limits will remained unchanged in all of Montgomery County. The Ohio Department of Transportation on Tuesday released a map detailing which segments ...
Revived Tea Party may hurt Kasich
The IRS scandal has put the Tea Party back in the news, and Ohio conservatives have been featured prominently in stories about the targeting of groups because of their political affiliations. But an invigorated Tea Party may not be the best news for some Republicans, including Gov. John Kasich, who ...
Gee’s $1.9M salary 3rd among U.S. public colleges
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee was knocked off the top spot on the list of highest paid public university presidents but is well positioned to regain the number one post in the coming year, according to a survey released Sunday by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Gee’s $1.9 ...
Violence up at Lebanon prison, report says
A surprise inspection of the state prison in Lebanon shows violence has been escalating over the past two years with more disturbances and assaults. Half of the inmates rate Lebanon Correctional Institution as unsafe or very unsafe and the prison is tied with the prison in Lucasville for the highest ...
Attorney General’s office builds statewide online database of unsolved homicides
The Ohio Attorney General’s office is slowly building a database of unsolved homicides from across the state in the hopes of generating new leads for detectives who might be able to solve cases that went cold long ago. “The idea was to get every unsolved homicide on a statewide database. ...
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 ...
Pension trustees pull Hawaii trip request
The subsidized Hawaii trip is off for School Employees Retirement System trustees Barbra Phillips and Catherine Moss, who bowed to lawmaker and public pressure Tuesday and rescinded their requests for travel reimbursement for a May conference in Honolulu.Phillips and Moss both sent emails to SERS executives on Tuesday morning, less ...
Agency makes it harder for state pension board members to get reimbursed for Hawaii trip
A little known state agency on Monday took an unusual step to block trustees and employees of the School Employees Retirement System from getting reimbursed for travel expenses to Hawaii, Columbus or anywhere else for that matter. The pension fund board has refused to cancel plans to send two trustees ...
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