Laura Bischoff (@lbischoff)

9 Mar 2025

A Thread: Vicious dog attacks happen across Ohio every year. People lose fingers, ears, limbs and experience extreme trauma. Dog owners usually pay fines that are about the same as a traffic ticket. dispatch.com/story/news/2025…

VICIOUS: An investigation into how Ohio laws fail thousands of dog attack victims

Gruesome attacks happen despite warnings, complaints and previous attacks that went unheeded by dog owners and unpunished by Ohio's legal system.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 11

Ohio Senate pitched a plan to regulate data centers. Then it fell apart dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @haleybemiller

Ohio Senate pitched a plan to regulate data centers. Then it fell apart

An effort to regulate Ohio data centers stalled after lawmakers clashed over tax breaks for companies that build them.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 8

Ohio Supreme Court to weigh cities’ flavored tobacco bans, which has big implications for home rule dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @DispatchAlerts

Ohio Supreme Court to weigh cities’ flavored tobacco bans, home rule

A legal fight over whether cities can ban flavored tobacco could have sweeping consequences for how local leaders regulate everything.

Thomas Gallick @GongwerTom

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 5

Republican sponsor of plan to eliminate exceptions in Ohio law that allow 17-year-olds to marry in some circumstances blames "stalemate" in Senate GOP caucus for lack of action on the bill pro.stateaffairs.com/oh/poli…

Child marriage ban bill remains stalled in Ohio Senate

Senate Republican faces opposition within his own caucus as he pushes for a bill to prohibit marriages involving individuals younger than 18.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 4

Federal judge says Ohio BMV must follow vanity plate rules marionstar.com/story/news/po… via @lbischoff

Federal judge says Ohio BMV must follow vanity plate rules

The Ohio BMV has been sued multiple times over how it rejects vanity plate requests.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 4

Fourteen people are accused of defrauding Ohio government programs in charges announced June 4 by the Trump administration dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @haleybemiller

Trump administration announces fraud crackdown in Ohio

Ohio and federal officials have accused 14 people of stealing nearly $60 million through government programs and other fraud schemes.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 4

OSU board OKs final $100 million settlement with Strauss survivors dispatch.com/story/news/educ… via @DispatchAlerts

OSU board OKs final $100 million settlement with Strauss survivors

The Ohio State board of trustees voted June 3 to approve $100 million to settle with survivors of former university doctor Richard Strauss.

Haley BeMiller @haleybemiller

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 3

Protesters dressed as brides have filed into the Ohio Senate chamber. Ohio banned child marriage in 2019 but still allows 17-year-olds to get married. A bill to close that loophole has stalled in the Senate. Previous story from @lbischoff: dispatch.com/story/news/stat…

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Laura Bischoff

Jun 3

Will Ohio Senate move a bill that bans child marriage? Not likely before senators go on summer break, bill sponsor says. dispatch.com/story/news/loca… via @DispatchAlerts

Protesters in bridal gowns push for Ohio to ban child marriage

Protesters dressed in wedding gowns and chains rallied at the Ohio Statehouse, urging lawmakers to advance a bill that would ban child marriage.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Ohio Fair Courts Alliance @ohfaircourts

Jun 3

Controversial digital price tags now in virtually every local Kroger cincinnati.com/story/grocery… via @enquirer

Controversial digital price tags now in virtually every local Kroger

Nearly every store in Kroger’s Cincinnati-Dayton division, which includes Northern Kentucky, has been equipped with controversial price tag technology.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 3

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a man with a criminal history of domestic violence can petition a state court to get his gun rights restored. Justice Pat DeWine authored the 6-1 majority opinion. Justice Jennifer Brunner dissented. By: @lbischoff cincinnati.com/story/news/20…

Ohio Supreme Court says people convicted of domestic violence can get guns back

The Ohio Supreme Court said a man convicted of domestic violence can seek restoration of his gun rights.

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Laura Bischoff

Jun 2

Where in the world is Les Wexner? Not at the Wexner Med Ctr board meetings. Reporting via @samanthajhendr dispatch.com/story/news/heal… via @DispatchAlerts

Wexner absent from OSU hospital board for a year amid Epstein scrutiny

Wexner last appeared at an Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center board meeting in May 2025.

Micah Walker @Micah_walker701

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

Jun 2

“A patrol spokesman said The Rooster, who posts his stories to his Substack subscribers, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail, records show. The patrol did not provide further details.” Story by @lbischoff dispatch.com/story/news/poli…

Ohio blogger The Rooster arrested at Statehouse

State troopers arrested a blogger at the Ohio Statehouse for telecommunications harassment.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

May 26

Ohio voters will see more AI political content this election cycle dispatch.com/story/news/poli…

Ohio voters will see more AI political content this election cycle

Artificial intelligence is becoming more common in political campaigns. And it's already popping up in Ohio's 2026 election.

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Laura Bischoff

May 26

Ohio voters will see more AI political content this election cycle dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @DispatchAlerts

Ohio voters will see more AI political content this election cycle

Artificial intelligence is becoming more common in political campaigns. And it's already popping up in Ohio's 2026 election.

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Laura Bischoff

May 22

Nooooooo! dispatch.com/story/news/crim… via @DispatchAlerts

Fight at kindergarten graduation leads to arrest in Toledo

A Toledo woman was arrested after a fight involving several adults broke out during a kindergarten graduation ceremony.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

May 19

Ohio allows child marriage. Some lawmakers are OK with that dispatch.com/story/news/stat… via @lbischoff

Ohio allows child marriage. Some lawmakers are OK with that

Some state lawmakers want to keep a loophole in Ohio that allows 17-year-olds to marry.

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Jessie Balmert

Laura Bischoff retweeted

May 13

Chokeholds and punches used in Ohio youth treatment homes, report finds dispatch.com/story/news/2026… via @lbischoff

Chokeholds and punches used in Ohio youth treatment homes, report finds

Children are supposed to receive mental health care. But Ohio's facilities are marred by abuse, bullying and intimidation, inspectors found.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

May 8

Ohio investigating Medicaid fraud claims from conservative outlet dispatch.com/story/news/stat… via @lbischoff

Ohio investigating Medicaid fraud claims from conservative outlet

A right-wing media outlet claims widespread fraud in Ohio Medicaid's home health care program, prompting JD Vance to call for an investigation.

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Laura Bischoff retweeted

May 7

Ohio safe storage bill would honor Columbus girl killed in shooting dispatch.com/story/news/poli… via @DispatchAlerts

Ohio safe storage bill would honor Columbus girl killed in shooting

An Ohio bill to require gun owners lock up their firearms faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled Legislature.