BREAKING: Ohio Issue 1 passes, enshrining abortion access and other reproductive rights in the state constitution, AP projects.
dispatch.com/story/news/pol… "Abortion is healthcare," said Lauren Blauvelt with @OURR2023. "This campaign came together last year because we lost access because there was a dangerous abortion ban and patients and families were being harmed."

Ohio Redistricting Commission is set to hear testimony on submitted congressional maps. You can follow along here: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-redi… And we're off. Not expecting GOP maps on state House and Senate districts at this meeting. We will hear from groups like
@OhFairDistricts about proposed congressional maps.

.@matthuffman1 and @SpeakerCupp respond to Ohio Supreme Court's why one should not be held in contempt of court prompt: supremecourt.ohio.gov/pdf_viewer/pdf… Basic argument: The commission, not individual commissioners, were ordered to draw new maps so you can't punish individuals.

"The Speaker and the President have not been ordered to do anything and have therefore not violated any order."

Today’s congressional redistricting agenda. And we're off. You can listen along at ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-redi…

And a primer on where we're at: cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…

Ohio Redistricting Commission now in recess till 11 a.m. or later. Democrats release maps that they say hit 54R-45D in the House and 18R-15D in Senate.

.@matthuffman1, always prompt, and @KeithFaber are the only commission members here.

Huffman said the plan is to discuss the two proposals for Hamilton and Franklin counties when the commission reconvenes. @matthuffman1 @KeithFaber Groups suing Ohio over its maps submitted their own on the Ohio Redistricting Commission website, which they said were 57R-42D in the House and 18R-15D in the Senate.

Three commission members are here right now: Huffman, DeWine and Faber.

Ohio Redistricting Commission will begin shortly to do ... something. You can follow along at ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-redi… There are some maps posted for central and SW Ohio:
redistricting.ohio.gov/assets/organiz…
redistricting.ohio.gov/assets/organiz…

BREAKING: Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court strikes down congressional map, forcing another round of drawing dispatch.com/story/news/pol… via @DispatchAlerts "We also hold that the plan unduly splits Hamilton, Cuyahoga, and Summit Counties."

The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the #redistricting commission to redraw legislative maps. What happens next?
dispatch.com/story/news/pol… via @DispatchAlerts .@ohiogop chair @Paduch on Republican Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor: "It’s a failure of leadership of the Chief Justice to take 90 days to make this decision and leave only 10 days for the commission to clean it up. She is responsible for this mess."

dispatch.com/story/news/pol…

BREAKING: In 4-3 decision, Ohio Supreme Court invalidates state House and Senate maps

dispatch.com/story/news/pol… supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0…

NEW: Republicans propose new Ohio congressional redistricting map #ohio #redistricting Better image in this long link: file-us.clickdimensions.com/ohiosenategov-…

Congressional map uploaded to House committee expected to review House GOP map. #ohio #redistricting House Democrats say they saw this map at 10:42 a.m. and haven't had a chance to review.

Ohio Redistricting Commission hearing in Warrensville Heights has begun. Democrats expected to offer an amendment to the maps. You can follow along here. ohiochannel.org/live/special-e… Democrats are offering their proposed amendments, which would give them 42 House and 13 Senate seats.
Here's what was uploaded to Dave's Redistricting:

House: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::…

Senate: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::…

Six of seven Ohio Redistricting Commission members are present. (@NirajAntani is filling in for @matthuffman1).

Michael Odioso, of Green Township, says media repeats GOP-bashing talking points. Creating this map isn't going to be easy and people should cut commission some slack Christine Corba of @lwvdayton expresses concerns that maps don't meet constitutional requirements approved by voters. She brings up proportional language.
legislature.ohio.gov/laws/ohio-cons…

BREAKING: @GovMikeDeWine top lobbyist once led a dark money group accused of funneling cash from FirstEnergy to Householder's Generation Now.

cincinnati.com/story/news/202… @GovMikeDeWine In the federal complaint, an "Energy-Pass Through" is accused of funneling money from "Company A" -- FirstEnergy -- to Generation Now.

Partners for Progress Inc. was formed on the same day as that energy pass-through and made payments that match it.

cincinnati.com/story/news/pol…

All four Wagners are facing the death penalty for the Pike County killings.

cincinnati.com/story/news/201… "They were brutally and viciously executed," @MikeDeWine says. The murders were meticulously planned.