It would also prohibit faculty strikes and require professors to remain neutral when discussing topics that could be viewed as controversial.

An Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation that backers say will eliminate add-on charges to customers’ monthly electric bills and, they hope, spur development of new, natural gas-fired power plants.

COLUMBUS – The state could be on the cusp of reshaping its marketplace for energy, with major implications for customer power bills and developers interested in expanding Ohio’s grid.

"While the layoffs have a clear, direct impact on some Ohio FirstEnergy employees, it is important for the Commission to consider whether these layoffs impact service quality and

The reconstruction of higher education is underway. Ohio Senate Bill 1 — which bans diversity, equity and inclusion programming and faculty striking, limits the teaching of controversial subjects, requires the online publication of course syllabi and more across Ohio’s public higher education institutions — was signed into law by Ohio Gov.

The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a $11.5 billion transportation budget that funds highways, airports, and rail travel. The Senate removed some House provisions, including an airport improvement fund and appointments to a rail commission.

Senate Bill 2 addresses a range of related issues, including energy costs for consumers, reliability, and barriers to entering the market for utilities.

Senate unanimously passes legislation that sponsors hope will spur new gas plants, lower electric bills in Ohio.

The Ohio State University already dissolved its DEI offices, in part out of concern that S.B. 1 might pass. Ohio State spokesperson Ben Johnson said the university had hoped for more changes to the bill before it passed, although the university had not taken a formal position on S.B. 1.