Preemption in the News View All News Topics Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/28/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/28/26 One Ohio bill gives cities more power over guns. Another would punish them for trying. Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/3/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/3/26 Push to ban local officials from signing NDAs tangled in dueling laws Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Will data centers be the next ‘exception’ to Ohio home-rule rights? Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Lawmakers may ban local governments from nixing nuclear power plants for data centers Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Senate OKs bill that would let Ohioans sue for legal fees in challenges to local gun controls Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/25/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/25/26 Ohio Is trying to make cities pay — literally — for passing gun laws the state has banned Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Bill strengthening gun law preemption advances as critics warn of costly lawsuits Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Ohio becomes 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting in elections Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Gov. DeWine, do the right thing. Veto SB 63 Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Ohio’s legislature says voters are too dumb to rank candidates Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/30/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/30/25 ‘Walking a fine line’: Ohio bill would let chaplains counsel public school students Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Ohio lawmakers can’t stop undermining the cities they claim to respect: Leila Atassi Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 4/30/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 4/30/25 “These buildings are owned by us, not the state:” Ohio’s school building proposal sparks outrage Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 2/18/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 2/18/25 Ohio and its cities clash in court over flavored tobacco and ‘home rule’ Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/29/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/29/23 Home rule rights are the people’s rights. Lawmakers need to start honoring that: editorial Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 11/22/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 11/22/23 The Statehouse needs another reminder, this time on tobacco sales, that home rule rights matter Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 1/5/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 1/5/23 Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill that would block cities from stricter tobacco laws Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/15/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/15/22 Bill blocking cities from stricter tobacco laws passes Ohio legislature Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/28/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/28/22 No on Statewide Issue 2, denying noncitizens a local political voice Read More Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 6/8/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 6/8/22 Matt Huffman says the Ohio Senate will be transparent in banning transgender girls from playing girl sports Read More Older Posts
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/28/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/28/26 One Ohio bill gives cities more power over guns. Another would punish them for trying. Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/3/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 7/3/26 Push to ban local officials from signing NDAs tangled in dueling laws Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/26/26 Will data centers be the next ‘exception’ to Ohio home-rule rights? Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Lawmakers may ban local governments from nixing nuclear power plants for data centers Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/16/26 Senate OKs bill that would let Ohioans sue for legal fees in challenges to local gun controls Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/25/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/25/26 Ohio Is trying to make cities pay — literally — for passing gun laws the state has banned Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Bill strengthening gun law preemption advances as critics warn of costly lawsuits Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Ohio becomes 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting in elections Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Gov. DeWine, do the right thing. Veto SB 63 Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Ohio’s legislature says voters are too dumb to rank candidates Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/30/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/30/25 ‘Walking a fine line’: Ohio bill would let chaplains counsel public school students Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Ohio lawmakers can’t stop undermining the cities they claim to respect: Leila Atassi Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 4/30/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 4/30/25 “These buildings are owned by us, not the state:” Ohio’s school building proposal sparks outrage Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 2/18/25 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 2/18/25 Ohio and its cities clash in court over flavored tobacco and ‘home rule’ Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/29/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/29/23 Home rule rights are the people’s rights. Lawmakers need to start honoring that: editorial Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 11/22/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 11/22/23 The Statehouse needs another reminder, this time on tobacco sales, that home rule rights matter Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 1/5/23 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 1/5/23 Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill that would block cities from stricter tobacco laws Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/15/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 12/15/22 Bill blocking cities from stricter tobacco laws passes Ohio legislature Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/28/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 10/28/22 No on Statewide Issue 2, denying noncitizens a local political voice Read More
Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 6/8/22 Cleveland.com Adam Polaski 6/8/22 Matt Huffman says the Ohio Senate will be transparent in banning transgender girls from playing girl sports Read More
