A new pro-woman, pro-parent coalition, Protect Women Ohio (PWO), launched a multi-million-dollar television and digital ad campaign statewide today aimed at defeating an extreme amendment to the Ohio Constitution.

Ohio’s Backpack Bill (HB11), which would make every Ohio K-12 student eligible for an Educational Savings Account, is scheduled to receive its second hearing before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee today—Tuesday, March 14—at 4:00 pm.

Pro-abortion advocates cleared another procedural hurdle in their quest to legalize abortion up to birth in Ohio. The Ohio Ballot Board certified the proposal, giving Planned Parenthood and its allies until Wednesday, July 5, to collect and submit approximately 412,500 valid signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

How did abortion become a "right" in our society? What are the ethical implications of in vitro fertilization (IVF) that Christians need to consider? Can a male actually be a female? For a robust discussion on these topics and more, you don't want to miss our special women's takeover episode of The Narrative!

The Save Women's Sports Act (HB6) is a CCV-backed bill that protects female athletes in high school and college from being required to compete against or share locker rooms with biological male athletes. Sponsored by Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum), the Save Women's Sports Act receive its first hearing before the Ohio House Higher Education Committee today. Watch now!

COLUMBUS—Senate Bill 11 (SB11) is a backpack-style bill that would make every K-12 student in Ohio eligible to receive a scholarship to be used at a private school of the student’s choice. Sponsored by Sen. Sandra O'Brien (R-Ashtabula), SB11 is scheduled to receive its third hearing before the Senate Education Committee today—Tuesday, March 7—at 3:30 pm.

Senate Bill 9 (SB9) would expand the so-called Medical Marijuana Program. In reality, this bill would move the program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Department of Commerce, setting the stage for legalized recreational marijuana in Ohio. SB9 would also increase the potency limit from 70 percent to 90 percent and remove advertising regulations.

An initiative that would legalize abortion up to birth in Ohio moved one step closer to appearing on the November ballot with the Ohio Attorney General’s determination that its language is “fair and truthful.”

Ohio’s Backpack Bill (HB11), which would make every Ohio K-12 student eligible for an Educational Savings Account (ESA), is scheduled to receive its first hearing before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee today—Tuesday, February 28—at 4:00 pm. Watch!

Senate Bill 49 (SB49) would require public schools to allow students up to three days of excused absence each academic year for religious observance. Sponsored by Sen. Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester), SB49 is scheduled to receive a hearing before the Ohio Senate Education Committee today—Tuesday, February 28—at 3:00 pm.

Watch as CCV Policy Director David Mahan and George Martin, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Challenge Ranch addiction treatment center, testify before the Ohio Senate Community Revitalization Committee today—Tuesday, February 28—at 2:30 pm on the harms of expanding marijuana access.

Ohio’s Backpack Bill (HB11), which would make every Ohio K-12 student eligible for an Educational Savings Account (ESA), is scheduled to receive its first hearing before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee tomorrow—Tuesday, February 28—at 4:00 pm.

You've probably heard rumblings about the abortion ballot initiative, SAFE Act, Backpack Bill, and the Save Women's Sports Act. Do you want to get caught up on what's actually happening right now without any spin from the media?

CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews, President Aaron Baer, and Policy Director David Mahan took some time to update listeners on the status of CCV-backed bills that have been announced as priorities within the Ohio House of Representatives. 

From the Backpack Bill to women's sports to the newly introduced ballot language to enshrine abortion in our Constitution, there's a lot of news to sort through. What's the status of these bills? What is CCV doing? What can you do? If you want answers to those questions and more, join us for a live stream tomorrow—Thursday, February 23.

The so-called Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, a group of radical pro-abortion advocates that includes Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice Ohio, the Abortion Fund of Ohio, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, has unveiled the language of their ballot initiative to enshrine abortion into the Ohio Constitution in the November General Election.