/tags/year-in-review Year in Review en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:19:29 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-senate-leaders-spar-over-budget-tax-issues 2015 brought some controversial issues before lawmakers in the Ohio Senate, and some of them are likely to circle back around in the year ahead. The top… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:19:29 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-senate-leaders-spar-over-budget-tax-issues Karen Kasler /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-top-house-leaders-talk-about-the-years-most-pressing-issues It was a busy year in the Ohio House. More than 400 bills were proposed, dealing with some of the most challenging issues in the state. As part of our… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:02:23 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-top-house-leaders-talk-about-the-years-most-pressing-issues Karen Kasler /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-ohio-supreme-court-takes-on-contentious-issues It was a big year for cases involving public records, home rule, sex offenders and charter schools at the state’s highest court. Here's a rundown of the… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:45:58 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-ohio-supreme-court-takes-on-contentious-issues Karen Kasler /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-lots-of-talk-on-green-energy-standards-severance-tax-but-not-much-action State leaders started 2015 with several important issues to tackle in the energy industry. And as it turns out, as the year comes to a close, many of… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:07:57 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-lots-of-talk-on-green-energy-standards-severance-tax-but-not-much-action Andy Chow /health-mental-health-aging/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-lawmakers-chip-away-at-abortion-clinics-through-new-regulations-defunding-effort Once again, abortion was one of the most hotly contested issues at the ±¬ÁÏ³Ô¹Ï this past year. And as explained in our continuing series “2015 in… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:48:01 GMT /health-mental-health-aging/2015-12-31/2015-in-review-lawmakers-chip-away-at-abortion-clinics-through-new-regulations-defunding-effort Jo Ingles /education/2015-12-29/2015-in-review-lawmakers-reform-charter-schools-while-top-education-officials-come-under-fire 2015 was the year Ohio lawmakers worked to overhaul the charter school system while a data scrubbing scandal was playing out at the state’s department of… Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:08:12 GMT /education/2015-12-29/2015-in-review-lawmakers-reform-charter-schools-while-top-education-officials-come-under-fire Andy Chow /elections/2015-12-28/2015-in-review-strong-move-towards-extending-term-limits-decelerates 2015 was the year a collection of state lawmakers, local officials and historians took a long look at extending term limits. But opponents said average… Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:27:28 GMT /elections/2015-12-28/2015-in-review-strong-move-towards-extending-term-limits-decelerates Andy Chow /government-politics/2015-12-28/2015-in-review-bills-the-ohio-legislature-didnt-pass This was the year lawmakers introduced many bills to restrict abortions and grant more access to guns. As part of our "2015 in Review" series, here's a… Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:47:17 GMT /government-politics/2015-12-28/2015-in-review-bills-the-ohio-legislature-didnt-pass Andy Chow