Port Clinton Mayor Mike Snider will present his State of the City Address at Port Clinton City Council on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m., and he has a lot to talk
By Peggy Kirk Hall, director of agricultural law, Ohio State University Agricultural and Resource Law Program The weeks since Thanksgiving have been busy one
By Matt Reese
On July 12, Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 52, which limits landowner’s abilities and opportunities to have wind and solar projects on their property. This is a concern, partly due to the precedent it sets government taking of landowner rights without the consent of the landowner.
Of greater concern for agriculture is the recently introduced House Bill 349, which takes a cue from SB 52 with direct agricultural application. HB 349 enacts “section 903.021 of the Revised Code to prohibit the construction of a new or modification by expansion of an existing concentrated animal feeding facility under certain circumstances.”
These circumstances as spelled out in the bill are:
Updated: 11:15 AM EDT April 14, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio A pair of Ohio congressmen testified Tuesday on the importance of passing anti-hazing legislation for college campuses and other schools.
Rep. Michael Sheehy (D-Oregon) and Rep. Haraz Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) testified in support of House Bill 205, known as Collin s Law: The Ohio Anti-Bullying and Hazing Act. The bill addressed the issue of school bullying and hazing throughout the state.
The legislation is co-sponsored by both congressmen. The hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz last month led to renewed calls for action.
“In just over two years, Ohioans mourned the tragic deaths of Collin Wiant and Stone Foltz, both of whom lost their lives as a result of hazing on college campuses, Sheehy said. “No student should have to endure such physical or mental abuse simply to join or continue their membership with a social organization. The Ohio House has a chance to protect our st