Mike DeWine, Ohio

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 8, dubbed 'Parents' Bill of Rights' by supporters
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law several education changes that will require schools to let students leave for off-site religious classes and that opponents worry will out LGBTQ students. DeWine, a Republican, signed House Bill 8 on Wednesday.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs dozens of bills, including LGBTQ+ 'forced outing' bill
Gov. DeWine signed 30 bills Wed., including legislation that would require schools to notify parents if child identifies as LGBTQ+ as well as allow parents to opt out of so-called "sexuality" content.
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill implementing school expulsion policy
House Bill 206 lets school boards establish protocol allowing superintendents to expel students who pose a threat to the health and safety of other students and school employees.
DeWine signs bill requiring schools to notify parents of health care changes, ‘sexuality content’
The signing comes as conservatives nationally increasingly criticize public schools as too liberal and seek to quash discussion of hot-button topics, particularly around gender identity.
Gov. DeWine signs nearly 30 bills into law
Gov. Mike DeWine signed more than two dozen bills into law on Wednesday. In total, DeWine signed 29 bills into law. Two of those were Braden's Law, which makes sextortion a felony, and the Parents' Bill of Rights,
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill to make sextortion cases felonies in the state
A bill making sexual extortion a felony in the state of Ohio was signed into law on Wednesday by the state’s governor, Mike DeWine.
Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, 'sexuality content'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Wednesday that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving “sexuality content,” as conservatives nationally increasingly criticize public schools as too liberal on such issues.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs forced-outing, mandated religious release time policy bill into law
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will require school districts to create a mandatory religious ...
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Predators who groom children for sexual abuse can now be charged with a crime in Ohio
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill on Wednesday making it a crime for predators to groom a child for sexual abuse, using a ...
DeWine signs bill to make sextortion a felony, honoring Olentangy teen who died by suicide
House Bill 531 was named after Braden Markus, a 15-year-old boy who went to Olentangy High School. He was the victim of a financial sextortion scam three years ago.
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Ohio Gov. DeWine signs in law hospital violence prevention bill amplified by Dayton nurse’s death
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law on Wednesday evening requiring hospitals to do more to address violence toward nurses, doctors and other employees, including tracking incidents of ...
Ohio’s COVID-era health director becomes first Dem to file for governor
Former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton announced Tuesday that she’s running for governor, becoming the first ...
Still no decision on who will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance to represent Ohio in the US Senate
Once DeWine appoints his choice for Senate, the replacement will serve in that seat until a special election in 2026.
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Youngstown native announces run for Ohio governor seat
The 58-year-old Youngstown native Dr. Amy Acton announced her candidacy to news outlets saying she had filed papers to run ...
Ohio’s lame duck lawmakers secretly try to help unethical mayors, but Gov. Mike DeWine stops them: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - In the massive last-minute lame-duck bill that passed just before the holidays, Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a ...