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In introducing Senate Bill 256 with Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) in February 2020, former state senator Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) explained it has a simple concept: to bar life sentences without parole for juvenile offenders.”
The bill, now law, is similar to ones in 23 other states following rulings from the US Supreme Court over the last 15 years. Those rulings have banned mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles who didn t commit murder, have said judges need to consider a teenage killer s youth when imposing a sentence, and have noted research showing that young adult brains aren’t fully developed until the age of 25.
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Ohio Lawmakers Lob Sports Betting Legalization In New Bill
Law360 (May 6, 2021, 7:32 PM EDT) Online and mobile sports betting could be coming to the Buckeye State as part of a comprehensive gaming bill introduced by a group of Republican lawmakers Thursday, which calls for as many as 40 licenses for online, mobile and brick-and-mortar sportsbooks.
Ohio Sens. Kirk Schuring, R-Canton; Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg; and Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville, introduced S.B. 176 to revamp the state s gambling laws and open the door for online, mobile and in-person sports betting as well as a new sports wagering offering from the state lottery.
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Patients suffering strokes are often taken by ambulance to the nearest hospitals, not the ones best equipped to provide life-saving care.
Senate Bill 21, which is now pending in the Ohio House Transportation Committee, would provide new state guidelines for paramedics to assessment, triage and transport of stroke patients. Transferring a patient to the nearest hospital, which is often current practice, can lead to the patient needing to be transferred to multiple hospitals, increasing the chance of death or permanent disability. Every second counts, said state Sen. Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville, co-sponsor of the bill.
Jeri Ward, a former Mrs. Ohio and Dayton area resident, suffered a massive stroke in October 2018 at age 30. Testifying in favor of the bill, Ward said she was initially taken to a lower-level hospital that lacked the expertise to give her appropriate care and she was transferred 45 minutes later to a comprehensive stroke center for eme