Haley BeMiller
@haleybemiller
State government and politics reporter for @USATODAY Network Ohio. She/her. Generally a buzzkill. My cat is my best friend.
The Ohio Supreme Court will take up a lawsuit over Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care. An appeals court said the law is unconstitutional. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
The Ohio House is back today to consider overriding some of DeWine's budget vetoes. A rundown of the property tax ideas on the table: dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
Who missed redistricting? @jbalmert lays out what's at stake when lawmakers draw a new congressional map this fall. cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
But where do the #OHgov candidates stand?
this may be bad news for smallmouth bass advocates: Gov. Mike DeWine wants the walleye as the state fish. DeWine says the walleye is the one fish that is “distinctive in Ohio, that we are the best at”
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC endorses @VivekGRamaswamy in the 2026 GOP governor's primary. #ohgov "This is OCCPAC’s earliest recorded candidate endorsement."
Inbox: Sen. Jon Husted's campaign says it raised $2.8 million in Q2. Dems are waiting to see what Sherrod Brown will do, so Husted doesn't have a 2026 opponent yet.
What even is a county budget commission? @Colebehr_report explains how they'd get more power on property taxes if Ohio lawmakers override DeWine's veto. dispatch.com/story/news/sta…
The Ballot Board split an effort to overturn Ohio's gay marriage ban and enact anti-discrimination protections into two amendments. That means advocates have to collect twice as many signatures. cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
What is in President Trump's 887-page "Big Beautiful Bill"? Some toplines, per @AP and @USCBO estimates: Includes: • $4.5 trillion in tax cuts • $350 billion for border enforcement • Deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance and new work requirements to qualify for them…
DeWine explains his property tax vetoes in the budget: "I felt that these ideas were thoughtful, but I was also concerned that imposing them now – all of them at once – on our local schools would create a huge, huge problem." He's forming a working group on property taxes.
Among DeWine's vetoes: * eliminated GOP lawmakers' plan to restrict school districts' carryover to 40% * axed partisan races for school board * restored homeless shelter funding even if they help transgender youth dispatch.com/story/news/pol… via @DispatchAlerts
Ohio's anti-DEI higher ed law will take effect tomorrow after a referendum attempt failed. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
The budget hasn't passed yet, but a lawsuit is already brewing over the plan to use unclaimed funds on the Browns stadium. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
Ohio lawmakers unveiled their compromise budget plan early this morning. Here are some of the highlights, from me and @jbalmert. Caveat: There's a lot of stuff in the budget, so this is not all encompassing. dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
New York had an election tonight specifically to entertain Ohio reporters waiting on the budget committee.
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is on track to become Dems' candidate for NYC mayor — toppling Andrew Cuomo's comeback dreams and putting incumbent Eric Adams on notice. Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani. ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C
In his return to Ohio, Vice President JD Vance defended the bombings in Iran and called his fumble of the Ohio State championship trophy "the most embarrassing moment of my life." cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
Happy budget week. Time is an illusion. House and Senate agreed on a 2.75% flat tax and using unclaimed funds for the Browns stadium. On another note, negotiations are dead for now re: changes to marijuana law.
Always read an @AnnaStaver legislator profile. cleveland.com/news/2025/06/r…
The (expected) next minority leader of the Ohio House: Cincinnati Rep. Dani Isaacsohn. cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…
