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HELENA, Mont. - Over the last few days the Governor Greg Gianforte has signed several bills into law. Â
One piece of legislation is in regards to affordable housing. Its House Bill 259, written by Billings Republican, Representative Sue Vinton.Â
HB259 is titled âRevised property and zoning laws.â The first line of the bill says in part that âthis is an act prohibiting a local government from requiring builders.. providing housing for specified income levelsâÂ
Essentially this bill that was signed into law prevents local governments from adopting ordinances that require affordable housing to be developed as part of large build operations.Â
Ohio lawmakers drafting bill to crackdown on âKarensâ or biased 911 callers In the summer, 19 News reported about two instances of this happening in Northeast Ohio. (Source: Ravenna Police) By Kelly Kennedy | February 2, 2021 at 10:20 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 8:55 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Racially motivated 911 calls are a method some private citizens are using to police people of color. We have seen it happen here in Ohio, putting Black Americans lives in danger when they are not committing any kind of a crime.
Kelly Kennedy first started reporting on these incidents over the summer and since then she has been working with Ohio lawmakers to bring this issue to light.