/tags/cliff-hite Cliff Hite en-US Copyright Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:49:04 GMT /government-politics/2017-12-05/with-hite-gone-wind-setbacks-measure-reintroduced-under-new-sponsor An issue that some believe will reignite the wind energy industry is getting a new wave of support. A previous version of the bill stalled after the… Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:49:04 GMT /government-politics/2017-12-05/with-hite-gone-wind-setbacks-measure-reintroduced-under-new-sponsor Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-11-28/senate-gop-picking-up-the-pieces-after-hites-resignation Republicans in the Ohio Senate are regrouping after allegations of sexual harassment forced a high ranking member to resign. That senator’s absence leaves… Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:04:43 GMT /government-politics/2017-11-28/senate-gop-picking-up-the-pieces-after-hites-resignation Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-11-01/house-speaker-discrimination-harassment-of-any-nature-is-not-acceptable The top leader of the Ohio House is speaking out after allegations of harassment made against several representatives. The complaints, which date back as… Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:35:31 GMT /government-politics/2017-11-01/house-speaker-discrimination-harassment-of-any-nature-is-not-acceptable Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-10-19/senate-to-conduct-sexual-harassment-training Leaders in the Ohio Senate plan to conduct sexual harassment education and training. This comes in the aftermath of a state employee accusing a senator of… Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:33:01 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-19/senate-to-conduct-sexual-harassment-training Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-10-18/former-senator-says-mistake-in-judgment-and-failing-health-led-to-abrupt-resignation There’s more information out today about why Republican state Sen. Cliff Hite of Findlay suddenly resigned his seat, just a month after saying he would… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:14:12 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-18/former-senator-says-mistake-in-judgment-and-failing-health-led-to-abrupt-resignation Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-10-17/northwest-ohio-senator-considered-key-voice-on-agriculture-and-energy-issues-abruptly-resigns A longtime Republican Senator from northwest Ohio has abruptly resigned his seat.Cliff Hite is a former high school history teacher and football coach… Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:43:22 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-17/northwest-ohio-senator-considered-key-voice-on-agriculture-and-energy-issues-abruptly-resigns Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-09-15/hite-wants-to-loosen-restrictions-on-where-wind-turbines-can-go The wind energy industry says it can’t create new projects in Ohio, claiming they’re essentially handcuffed by stiff regulations over where turbines can… Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:48:39 GMT /government-politics/2017-09-15/hite-wants-to-loosen-restrictions-on-where-wind-turbines-can-go Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-09-06/grants-would-help-expand-broadband-internet-to-rural-areas Some 300,000 households and more than 88,000 business in Ohio have no access to broadband internet. Republican and Democratic state lawmakers are working… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:14:21 GMT /government-politics/2017-09-06/grants-would-help-expand-broadband-internet-to-rural-areas Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-03-30/after-heated-debate-senate-approves-bill-increasing-prison-time-for-fentanyl The Senate has upped the penalties for possessing fentanyl, the deadly and powerful synthetic painkiller that’s been turning up in heroin in Ohio. But the… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:46:21 GMT /government-politics/2017-03-30/after-heated-debate-senate-approves-bill-increasing-prison-time-for-fentanyl Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-03-22/bills-backed-by-industry-seek-to-put-the-brakes-on-truck-driver-shortage-in-ohio The trucking industry says there’s been a driver shortage for two decades – and that there could be 175,000 unfilled trucker jobs in the next seven years.… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:43:27 GMT /government-politics/2017-03-22/bills-backed-by-industry-seek-to-put-the-brakes-on-truck-driver-shortage-in-ohio Karen Kasler