Here’s a quick look at some of the high-profile Criminal Justice bills moving through the Ohio House. Good legislation signed into law: House Bill 8 – To make it mandatory to record interrogations for most felony charges. This new law…
By Jake Zuckerman| Nolan Simmons “What we’re doing is helping people that don’t need our help,” he said. “We’re helping people that have a ton of money and they’re not going to even notice the extra $5,000 or $5,400 that goes in…
Anna Staver The Columbus Dispatch "there are certainly times when individual police officers act in ways where we would want bystanders to intervene," Leland said. "This bill not only strips bystanders of that power, it criminalizes the actions we would…
Sheridan Hendrix The Columbus Dispatch Rep. David Leland, a Columbus Democrat, said that Collin's Law will broaden the definition of hazing so that more people will be aware of its dangers and ultimately create a culture change. "Everyone agrees that…
By JO INGLES • JUN 23, 2021 Under current law, if a state-level political leader gets in trouble, they are likely to be prosecuted in Franklin County because that’s the home of state government. But a new bill that would allow lawmakers who commit wrongdoing…
Laura A. Bischoff The Columbus Dispatch As Ohio faces the biggest public corruption case in the nation, Republican lawmakers are moving to change where future scandals may be prosecuted. House Bill 286 was amended Tuesday to allow those charged with public corruption…
By JO INGLES • JUN 9, 2021 One of the biggest corruption cases in the nation is happening right here in Ohio. Federal prosecutors are going after the former speaker of the Ohio House and the former head of the Ohio Republican Party,…
As we celebrate #Pride month I remember the parades of the past few years—with all the enthusiasm and excitement. But I also remember that the Ohio Legislature has unfinished business: We must pass the Ohio Fairness Act!
We all want safe and accessible elections, but Ohio Republicans are now pushing the same kind of attacks on our freedom to vote we saw pass in Georgia and other states. Bills that roll back our right to vote are…
In 1964, Robert F. Kennedy said, “The rich and the poor do not receive equal justice in our courts. And in no area is that more evident than in the matter of bail.” And yet, nearly 60 years later, cash…