Ohio Republicans want voters to change redistricting process – before it’s ever been used: The Wake Up for Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, explains to reporters his reasoning for proposing allowing lawmakers to change the state s redistricting deadlines on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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Redistricting: Republican state legislative leaders are eying a vote next week that would ask voters in August to approve changes to Ohio’s system of redrawing its political maps before the new process has even been used. Andrew Tobias reports a proposed state constitutional amendment from Senate President Matt Huffman would allow lawmakers to set their own redistricting deadlines if U.S. Census data isn’t avai
Deadline fast approaching for new proposed Ohio redistricting change: Capitol Letter
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Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, explains to reporters his reasoning for proposing allowing lawmakers to change the state s redistricting deadlines on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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New deadline crunch: The state legislature has until next week to carry out Senate President Matt Huffman’s last-minute plan to ask voters to let lawmakers change the deadlines for Ohio’s upcoming redistricting process. Per Andrew Tobias, Huffman wants to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot for the Aug. 3 election, the filing deadline for which is May 5. Huffman, a Republican, also said he thinks Democratic opposition would tank the plan, so he plans to not move forward with the proposed amendment if there isn’t bipartisan support.
Will the Ohio Supreme allow two Northeast Ohio cities to be speed traps? This Week in the CLE
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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We’re talking about the money grab of traffic cameras on This Week in the CLE.
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By Tom Moore
Apr 28, 2021
(Columbus) - The Ohio Supreme Court says it will hear the case of two suburbs that are suing the state over the laws governing the use of traffic cameras.
The village of Newburgh Heights, and the city of East Cleveland are suing the state because state law puts restrictions on the use of traffic cameras. The law requires the cases to he heard in court, rather than in an administrative setup, and the city or village has to pay court costs in advance. There s also a requirement for a police officer to be present when the cameras are running. Finally, the city or village s share of state local funding is cut, depending on the amount collected from the traffic cameras.