Bill Batchelder /news/tags/bill-batchelder Bill Batchelder en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:49:20 GMT Morning Headlines: Former Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder dies; President Biden to visit Northeast Ohio /news/2022-02-14/morning-headlines-former-ohio-house-speaker-william-batchelder-dies-president-biden-to-visit-northeast-ohio Longtime state legislator and influential Medina conservative William Batchelder has died at age 79; President Joe Biden will visit Cleveland, Lorain on Thursday; COVID-19 metrics continue to drop in Ohio; and more stories. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:49:20 GMT /news/2022-02-14/morning-headlines-former-ohio-house-speaker-william-batchelder-dies-president-biden-to-visit-northeast-ohio Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser Former Ohio House Speaker says Today's Impasse Hurts Because the House was his Home /news/government-politics/2018-05-31/former-ohio-house-speaker-says-todays-impasse-hurts-because-the-house-was-his-home The infighting behind closed doors at the Ohio House has left the speaker’s post vacant for weeks and has cancelled weeks of voting sessions. A veteran… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:53:49 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-05-31/former-ohio-house-speaker-says-todays-impasse-hurts-because-the-house-was-his-home Jo Ingles A Force for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio May Sue Over Being Passed Over for a License /news/government-politics/2017-12-03/a-force-for-marijuana-legalization-in-ohio-may-sue-over-being-passed-over-for-a-license One of the principal backers of the failed 2015 ballot issue to legalize marijuana is threatening legal action against the state's medical pot program.… Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:35:27 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-12-03/a-force-for-marijuana-legalization-in-ohio-may-sue-over-being-passed-over-for-a-license Jo Ingles Twelve Ohio Companies to Receive Medical Marijuana Growing License /news/government-politics/2017-12-01/twelve-ohio-companies-to-receive-medical-marijuana-growing-license The state has chosen the 12 companies that will be given licenses to operate large-scale medical marijuana growing farms. Seven of the 12 companies… Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:47:46 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-12-01/twelve-ohio-companies-to-receive-medical-marijuana-growing-license Jo Ingles Ohio Statehouse Unveils Seven New State Speaker Portraits /news/government-politics/2017-05-23/ohio-statehouse-unveils-seven-new-state-speaker-portraits Political figures past and present were on hand in the Statehouse rotunda to honor seven former speakers of the house, going back 50 years. The ceremony… Tue, 23 May 2017 20:48:46 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-05-23/ohio-statehouse-unveils-seven-new-state-speaker-portraits Karen Kasler