Ohio Capital Journal Weekly Digest, June 14, 2026

Ohio Republican lawmakers pass bill requiring absentee voters show a copy of their ID to vote By Megan Henry

Ohio Republican lawmakers send constitutional amendment requiring voter photo ID to ballot By Megan Henry

Ohio lawmakers fail to reach agreement on data center regulations By Morgan Trau

Spending among Ohio consumers slows as gas threatens to go even higher By Marty Schladen

Ohio doctors push back against 24-hour abortion waiting period proposal By Susan Tebben

Ohio Republican lawmakers pass bill that includes requiring schools to teach when to have kids By Megan Henry

Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee By Susan Tebben

Ohio lawmakers backtrack after trying to restrict Medicaid home healthcare By Morgan Trau

Constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes in Ohio will not appear on November ballot By Joe Donatelli and Michelle Jarboe

Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May By Tim Henderson

Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy By Jacob Fischler

Addressing toxic exposure in Ohio firefighters: The impact of the National Firefighter Registry By Cristina Johnson

If we believe in second chances, why do we abandon people after prison in Ohio? By James B. Annan

Clemency as justice: Why mercy still matters in Ohio capital cases By Dale A. Baich

Ohio Supreme Court further whittles public records laws By Tom Hodson