Ohio, Mike DeWine and House Bill 8

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 governor signs bill requiring schools to notify parents of ‘sexuality content’
Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Wednesday requiring educators to reveal a student’s gender identity to their families and allow parents to opt their kids out of lessons that
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs parental rights bill into law
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine has signed a parental rights bill into law that, among other things, allows students to be taken off campus for religious instruction and prohibits schools from not informing
Ohio enacts 'shameful' 'Don't Say Gay' bill as Gov. Mike DeWine signs
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Wednesday H.B. 8, officially named the so-called "Parents' Bill of Rights" but colloquially known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill for its similarities to Florida's 2022 law. DeWine signed the legislation behind closed doors, despite signing another bill into law in front of news cameras the same day.
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 instruction release time policy and require educators to out a students’ sexuality to their parents.
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 change that would weaken a 40-year-old ethics law, to make it easier for local officials to do business with the government.
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 violence.
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill into law to charge public for police video
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a controversial bill into law that could charge the public hundreds of dollars for footage from law enforcement agencies, including body cameras. At 11 p.m. Thursday,
Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, ‘sexuality content’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving sexuality or gender.
Gov. DeWine signs more than two dozen Ohio bills into law
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned. "William Levi,
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill to make sextortion cases felonies in the state
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill to make sextortion cases felonies in the state
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29 new laws are on their way in Ohio, here are 10 of them
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed 29 bills into law on Wednesday, putting an official end to the 135th General Assembly.
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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 ...
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 ...
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How long flags will remain at half-staff in Ohio in honor of former President Jimmy Carter
Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags at half-staff for 30 days beginning on Dec. 30, 2024, in honor of the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
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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 Lt. Gov. Jon Husted emerges as frontrunner for JD Vance's Senate seat
Gov. Mike DeWine hasn't announced who he will appoint, but sources said the Senate seat is likely Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's if he ...
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Governor DeWine signs bill to protect patients, strengthen medical board’s authority to respond to sexual misconduct
As a result of Governor DeWine’s working group and a thorough internal review of Board processes, the State Medical Board of Ohio has already implemented numerous systemic improvements over the past ...
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes medical free speech protections for health care providers
The measure was part of House Bill 315, a bill passed by lawmakers earlier this month that contained a hodgepodge of policy ...