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Senate President Rob McColley (speaking) and House Speaker Matt Huffman. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.)Ohio Republicans are evaluating whether they have the votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation requiring a photo ID to vote by mail. After two weeks of rallying, sending emails and leaving voicemails on the governor’s official…

Ohio’s attorney general said he will continue to uphold the state’s death penalty law, in spite of a call for abolishment of the capital punishment from Gov. Mike DeWine, who appointed him AG.

In a mad dash before summer recess, state lawmakers sent him a heavily-amended House Bill 472 two weeks ago. It originally sought to give homeless Ohioans free ID cards.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed legislation that makes wide-ranging changes to Ohio’s oil and gas drilling laws – including by speeding up the permit process for fracking under Ohio state parks and wildlife areas.