Bob Cupp

Nearly two hours past the midnight deadline, Gov. Mike DeWine put out a statement saying he signed the two-year, $75 billion state budget – while striking out 14 items. Most of the vetoes were technical and specific, but others were more notable.

Nearly two dozen people have applied to fill the seat vacated when the Ohio House voted last week to expel Republican Larry Householder.

Republicans in the Senate have added to their budget a provision that could directly affect the upcoming process to draw new maps for a 15-member Congressional delegation – down from 16 – and the Ohio House and Senate.

The Ohio House and Senate are now considering different versions of school funding plans as part of the upcoming state budget. Some of the members \of a bipartisan group that created a school funding plan that was considered in the legislature last year want to refocus lawmakers on the proposal.

It’s been almost a year since former Speaker Larry Householder was indicted on federal bribery and racketeering charges then was removed by the Ohio House from his leadership position. But he is still a member there, after being re-elected in November. Now, both Republicans and Democrats are making efforts to oust him from office.

Rep. Larry Householder (R-Glenford) was back at work in the Ohio House Wednesday.

Thirteen elected Republicans in one of the counties in the district of former Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) have asked Householder's successor and majority Republicans to remove him from his seat.

The proposed legislation involves changing or ending the orders a governor and county board of health can issue.

Bob Cupp says the state needs to have "some reasonable legislative oversight" with emergency orders of this kind.

A new proposal in the Statehouse could overhaul Ohio's school funding formula, which has been deemed unconstitutional multiple times. We look at the history of the problem as we begin exploring K-12 education in Ohio in our series Learning Curve.