Ohio will not droop its fuel taxes anytime quickly. Renewing your driver’s license is about to get simpler, and the continued await a choice on abortion.
We break down what all of it means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Defined.
It is a podcast from the USA TODAY Community Ohio Bureau the place we catch you up on the state’s political information in quarter-hour or much less. This week, host Anna Staver was joined by reporter Jessie Balmert.
1) Ready on Roe
If the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturns its landmark determination on abortion, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to immediately ask a federal judge to institute the state’s ban on all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The regulation, often called the heartbeat invoice, was signed in April 2019 however has been on maintain ever since.
The restriction on abortions after about six weeks can be fast, however a full ban on abortions may take one other few months. State lawmakers should return, move laws banning the process after which wait 90 days for the regulation to take impact.
2) Fuel taxes
President Joe Biden has known as for a three-month holiday on federal fuel taxes, however DeWine won’t be following suit.
The governor says these taxes are wanted to fund street, bridge and different development initiatives throughout the state.
DeWine’s Democratic opponent, Nan Whaley, disagreed. She stated suspending Ohio’s fuel tax can be an “straightforward, however essential step in the direction of slicing prices for working households.”
The proposed federal suspension would decrease fuel costs by 18.4 cents per gallon and 24.4 cents for diesel. A statewide suspension would drop the value of a gallon of fuel by 38.5 cents and 47 cents for diesel.
3) On-line renewals
Renewing a driver’s license or identification card is about to get simpler in Ohio.
Beginning June 27, Ohioans will have the ability to go to BMV.Ohio.Gov, click on on the “DL/ID Renewal” hyperlink and fill out the paperwork on-line.
“With each service that turns into out there on the web site, InnovateOhio is chipping away at any motive why Ohioans may need to enter the BMV,” Lt Gov. Jon Husted stated in a press release. “We now have moved companies on-line, so that you by no means have to face in line.”
4) Shifting on from Trump?
Ohio Sen. Matt Dolan did not win the GOP main for U.S. Senate this spring, however he nonetheless thinks it is time for his get together to maneuver on from former President Donald Trump.
And he is began a brand new political motion committee that will fund issue-focused Republicans. He is calling it Ohio Issues PAC.
“If we’re going to proceed to simply give attention to the previous, we’re going to fail as Republicans,” stated Dolan, whose household owns the Cleveland Guardians. “I might hope others would arise and say the identical factor and simply say, it’s time for the Republicans to maneuver on.”
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