The Ohio House and the Senate passed Senate Bill 5 Wednesday evening. The 17-16 vote came hours after the full House approved the measure on a 53-44 vote. The bill is now expected on Gov. Kasich’s desk Thursday morning. The voting took place Wednesday afternoon in the House and throughout the evening in the Senate. Gov. John R. Kasich congratulated the […]

Drivers who fire off text messages behind the wheel might want to break the habit because state lawmakers are pushing to outlaw texting while driving in Ohio. The House of Representatives, following a nationwide trend, passed a bill 85-12 Wednesday that would ban writing, reading and sending text messages while driving. Those who get caught […]