By Aaron Marshall of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

A bill most Ohio law-enforcement groups and county prosecutor groups tried to shoot down easily cleared the Ohio House Wednesday as backers said the aim was to clarify how people can transport guns. Full Article.

By Jim Siegel of the Columbus Dispatch

A bill that gun advocates say will help clarify how people are able to transport guns in their vehicles passed a House committee today despite objections from county prosecutors and most law-enforcement groups. Full Article.

From the Associated Press

Law enforcement is not lining up behind Gov. Ted Strickland in his support of a bill that would allow a new protection against prosecution for people who kill an attacker in self defense. Full Article.

From the Associated Press

The Ohio House today passed a bill requiring government business, such as meetings, to be conducted in English. The measure passed by a vote of 54-42 over the objections of lawmakers talking about the Statue of Liberty to argue the bill contradicted the country's heritage as a land of immigrants. Full Article.

By Aaron Marshall of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

The one-man dam finally broke Wednesday, giving a multistate deal designed to protect Great Lakes water nothing but clear sailing. Full Article.

From the Dayton Daily News

The Ohio Senate passed legislation on Wednesday, that would create one of the nation's strictest laws governing payday lending. The bill limits borrowers to four short-term loans a year and caps annual interest rates at 28 percent. Full Article.

From the Associated Press

Today is the deadline for state lawmakers to act on a proposed bill that would require most Ohio companies to provide workers with at least seven paid sick days each year. Full Article.

By Carrie Whitaker from the Cincinnati Enquirer

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced a bill last week aimed at reducing firefighter fatalities, a bill with the same name and exact language as a bill introduced in the U.S. House nearly three weeks ago. Full Article.

By John Funk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted's decision to step back from this week's blistering debate over a utility regulation bill has so far failed to break the stalemate that has blocked passage of any new law. Full Article.

By Brian Albrecht of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation Wednesday designed to address the disparity of veteran disability payments between states. Full Article.