Ohio Statehouse

On the new episode of Prognosis Ohio, Dan Skinner talks for the second time with Ohio State Senator Tina Maharath. Serving District 3, in Franklin County, Maharath is the top Democrat on Financial Institutions & Technology and the Local Government & Elections committees. She is also the first Asian-American woman elected to the Ohio Senate.

Activating members of the Ohio National Guard for duty protecting the Statehouse and to provide security in Washington during the inauguration of President Biden ran around $1.2 million, the guard said Friday.

The FBI says evidence shows two Ohio Militia members arrested after attending the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol planned to target the Ohio Statehouse.  

Columbus and Franklin County officials are encouraging residents to avoid the downtown area this weekend and through President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration amid increased chatter about armed protests near the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio Governor Mike Dewine says the Statehouse will be closed Sunday through Wednesday in anticipation of a threatened "armed march" on state capitols.  

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has activated 580 National Guard members in preparation for what the FBI identified as potential armed protests by President Trump's supporters in Columbus and every other state capital this weekend.  

Response from Ohio officials to today's attack on the U.S. Capitol and the Ohio Statehouse has largely condemned the violence playing out on TV and social media.   

Hundreds of protesters rallied in downtown Columbus Friday night demanding justice for a black man who was killed by a sheriff's deputy outside his home. 

For the past few months Prognosis Ohio has been spotlighting candidates in Ohio who have a particular interest in health and health care. On this week’s episode, Dan Skinner talks with State Representative Allison Russo of the 24th House district about her campaign for reelection. Russo’s background in the health field shapes her positions and values as a representative.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board says the statue of Christopher Columbus will not be removed from the front of the Statehouse until at least 2025. 

Columbus police say police brutality protests on Sunday was broken up by officers along High Street near the Statehouse. 

Crews are working to remove hundreds of red handprints that protesters painted on the steps and walls of the statehouse on Thursday.  

Statehouse security has asked a Republican state lawmaker to stay home after her controversial Facebook post.  

A planned year-long renovation of the Statehouse garage is set to begin today. It's the largest update since a complete renovation in the 1990s. 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine plans to deliver his first State of the State address at the Statehouse in Columbus, breaking with his Republican predecessor's past. 

Ohio Governor-elect Mike DeWine says he will be officially sworn in at his home in Cedarville on the morning of January 14. 

The Ohio Highway Patrol says troopers and security personnel acted properly when stopping a black state lawmaker as she attempted at least three times to enter state buildings. 

An African-American Ohio lawmaker who says security at the Statehouse has inappropriately stopped her several times has filed a complaint with the state Civil Rights Commission.