"So it's incredibly important. It's a moral document. It decides what the state cares about, and we think they should care about the kids. We think they should focus on public schools and funding for education and libraries. And the fight right now is over whether or not those things should be the priority," said Coyle.
Ohio's new 12th District state senator is ready to get to work. Susan Manchester was sworn in as senator for Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Mercer, and Shelby counties, as well as part of Darke and Logan. She served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, and she also served as the chair of the House Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee. In the Ohio House, she worked on legislation to help farmers, protect victims of human trafficking, and protect children.
A Lima lawmaker was honored with a portrait to remember his service as Ohio's Senate president. They unveiled the official portrait of Matt Huffman to hang with the other Senate president portraits in the statehouse. Huffman served four years as Senate president and will be moving to the House of Representatives in the new session that starts in January. He will be the first person to move from the Senate president's seat to the speaker of the House seat in back-to-back terms. Family, friends, and past and present elected officials were on hand for the dedication, and some spoke about his service as a state lawmaker.
October 8, 2024, Press Release from the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board: (Columbus, Ohio) – The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board is hosting the 2024 Ohio Olympic and Paralympic Celebration on Nov. 3, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ohio Statehouse. The family-friendly event honors the achievements of the Olympians and Paralympians who have ties to the state of Ohio during this year’s past Summer Olympic and Paralympic games!
May 23, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine hosted a wreath-laying ceremony today to honor Ohio service members who sacrificed their lives while serving their country, protecting our freedom, and building a brighter future for others. The Governor’s Wreath-Laying Ceremony takes place each year ahead of Memorial Day. This year’s event was held at the Veterans Plaza on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse. “There is a powerful message in the expression, ‘freedom is not free.’ The families of the fallen – our Gold Star families – understand this on a level the rest of us can only imagine,” Governor DeWine said. “The Ohio military men and women whom we remember and celebrate at this event were sons and daughters, mothers and fathers. They believed in freedom, took an oath to defend it, and gave their lives doing just that. We owe them a debt we can never repay.”
Since 2023 was a budget year, last year's address featured a lot of funding requests, including investments in infrastructure to help grow current companies and lure new businesses to the Buckeye State. He also talked about investments in career tech programs across the state to train the next generation of workers. DeWine also stressed the importance of improving mental health services in Ohio.
The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio
Ohio has been nicknamed the “Mother of Presidents” as eight Ohioans have led our nation. At noon on February 12, 2021, you can take a virtual tour of interesting facts, myths, and mysteries of these men. The Facebook live event will be hosted by the Statehouse Museum Education Center. The White House has been home to Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren Harding who were all Ohio born. William Henry Harrison lived in Ohio when elected.
Sunday a group of President Trump supporters are supposed to make their way to the Ohio Statehouse to protest the election results. While state and Columbus officials welcome a peaceful protest, the FBI has put state capitols on high alert for potential trouble. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, who does security at the statehouse, will be working alongside the Columbus Police department, and members of the Ohio national guard will be on standby, if a few bad actors decide to get violent and cause damage, much like what happened at the u-s capitol last week. The head of the highway patrol says that one take away from rioters attacking the capitol on January 6th is not about security but having strong relationships between different law enforcement agencies.
Protesters outside the statehouse continue to demand Ohio reopen businesses and they want to make sure their message is being heard inside.
Protesters lined up outside the Ohio Statehouse on Friday, prior to Governor Mike DeWine's daily coronavirus press briefing. A lieutenant with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said protesters partially opened a statehouse window, but the windows are not designed to open wide enough to gain access. Shortly after, troopers were lined up in a hallway, wearing riot gear. The troopers moved the protestors away from the window and reported no further issues.
