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House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) rolled out chair and vice chair assignments Tuesday as the 136th Ohio General Assembly gets underway in Columbus.

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, who just a month ago said he wanted to drastically change the state's marijuana law, has seemingly had a change of heart.

Speaker Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, thinks the new administration will make it easier for him to achieve his goals -- especially those on energy production, development and Medicaid. New legislative committees Huffman announced on Tuesday reflect that newfound freedom.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Public schools in Ohio could receive less funding in the future from the state. House Speaker Matt Huffman said it's not sustainable for the state to continue funding public education as it currently does. He said the “fair school funding” isn’t really a plan.

Unlike the last session of the General Assembly, the candidate chosen by the Ohio House Republican caucus to be the leader was actually elected in the floor vote.

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman is looking to cut revenue to public schools while spending a ton of tax dollars on private school vouchers

New leadership is officially sworn in at the Ohio Statehouse and priorities will be set over the next several weeks. “I believe that if we work together, our best days are in front of us,” Ohio Senate President Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) said.

Ohio Republican leadership is doubling down on their threat to cut public school spending, calling the continuation of the current funding plan a "fantasy."

House Bill 452 and Senate Bill 58, signed by Gov. Mike DeWine last week, are the latest steps by Ohio Republican lawmakers in their years-long effort to bolster gun rights in Ohio

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