Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House Approves Moving State of the State Address

Alison Holm and Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:43:30 +0000

The Ohio House has agreed to the governor's plans to move the State of the State speech out of the capital for the second year in a row.

The House approved the move with an 80-16 vote on Wednesday. Republican Gov. John Kasich wants to give the Februrary speech in Lima, a Rust Belt city in northwest Ohio that has seen new growth. Last year, Kasich became the first governor in modern memory to take the big policy speech outside the Capitol, to the Ohio River city of Steubenville.

New Ohio House Supermajority

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:16:16 +0000

Ohioans in November elected Democrats for President and U.S. Senate. But they elected more Republicans to the Ohio house and senate than in years past.

House approves education changes with 'Cleveland Plan'

Mike Foley — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:59:41 +0000

The Ohio House has approved an education plan for the City of Cleveland giving Mayor Frank Jackson more power over the school district. It also makes major changes for teacher layoffs and recalls by using an evaluation process instead of strict seniority. State representatives are weighing in.