State Issues

Recently, there have been a number of articles in industry trade publications and the general media about two potential advertising categories for broadcasters – sports betting and medical marijuana.  These...

Ohio’s budding medical marijuana industry is scheduled to bloom on September 8, 2018. At that time, registered medical marijuana patients with a physician recommendation will be able to purchase Ohio-grown...

On June 30, Governor Kasich signed Sub. H.B. 27, the BWC Budget Bill. As its title suggests, the legislation approved funding for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC). It...

On June 8, Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 523 to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Ohio.  Ohio now joins the 25 states and District of Columbia that...

Faced with a petition drive to put a minimum wage proposal on the November ballot, Cleveland City Council must now consider an ordinance that would mandate a $15 per hour...

It’s been said that politics makes strange bedfellows as illustrated by the efforts at “legalizing” marijuana use in Ohio (marijuana use and possession remain illegal under federal law). Last year,...

Employers in Ohio dodged a bullet last week.  In a 5-2 ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court decided that a 2006 constitutional amendment increasing the minimum wage did not eliminate previously...

In May, the Ohio Department of Taxation mailed letters to Ohio direct pay permit holders indicating the Department’s intent to conduct audits for Ohio sales and use tax compliance on...

On December 19, 2014, Governor Kasich signed Am. Sub. H.B. 5 (the Bill) into law thus concluding three years of contentious lobbying between selected trade associations on one side of...

Ohio Executive Branch (5 Positions) In a word, the election was anti-climactic. Republicans maintainted control of all 5 statewide offices. Governor John Kasich won convincingly with 64 percent of the...