Jim Provance
@JimProvance
Columbus Bureau Chief for The Toledo Blade, breaking down Statehouse news and state politics. Avid traveler and recovering Pittsburgh Pirates fan
The Ohio Supreme Court voted 6-1 today to hear the state's appeal of the 10th District decision striking down the law prohibiting puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors in gender transition. The law remains in effect in the meantime. toledoblade.com/local/courts/2…
Republicans punted on 2 of the 3 override votes planned for Monday. The 2 and others could come back this fall toledoblade.com/local/politics…
House GOP needs 60 votes of chamber’s 99 members to override Gov. .DeWine’s budget vetoes. They only had 59 to pass budget. Which Republican(s) will come back into the fold? toledoblade.com/local/politics…
Veto override vote is set for Monday: toledoblade.com/local/politics…
Sad news about our Statehouse public broadcasting colleagues in Indiana indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/indiana…
The work for getting a broad equal rights amendment inserted into the Ohio Constitution just doubled. Ballot board split the question in 2--two sets of petitions, twice as many signatures, two questions on the ballot. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
Some retired teachers still hope to block a budget provision replacing elected State Teachers Retirement System board members with political appointees toledoblade.com/local/politics…
"Game on." Ohio House Republicans to return from summer recess long enough to vote to override DeWine vetoes of three property tax provisions from state budget. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
State appeals court has struck down state law prohibiting cities from regulating tobacco. Governor DeWine had vetoed such language twice and was overridden by fellow Republicans the second time. Toledo was a plaintiff in case. toledoblade.com/local/courts/2…
Ohio brought in nearly $10.5 billion in income taxes in the fiscal year that ended a week ago. That $691 million, or 7.1 percent, more than expected. Just in time for a $1 billion-plus tax cut. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
After publishing for 120 years, the Archbold Buckeye has ceased publication. toledoblade.com/business/retai…
The flat tax cut and $600 million for the Browns stadium survived Governor DeWine's line-item veto pen. Now waiting to hear what the 67 vetoes are. toledoblade.com/local/politics…
The governor may have signed the budget half an hour ago, but we are still waiting for the veto messages. Sure feels lonely right now in the Statehouse
I signed House Bill 96, the fiscal years 2026-2027 biennial operating budget, into law this evening at 11:15 p.m.
This is his last budget. What will Governor DeWine veto? toledoblade.com/local/politics…
A former FirstEnergy lobbyist, granted immunity from prosecution, testified that the political giving operated through a web of dark money nonprofits. toledoblade.com/local/courts/2…
Ohio is about to drop coverage for weight-loss drugs for state employees and elected officials. Rep. Josh Williams (R., Sylvania Twp) proposes a "conservative and creative" rebate work-around toledoblade.com/local/politics…
