Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal, Author at Cleveland Scene

How a Region Responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ With Their Own Book

‘Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy’ was published in 2019 and features many diverse contributors.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 26, 2024April 8, 2025

News & Views

Ohio’s Voter Purge “Disproportionately Targets Voters of Color,” Civil Rights Organizations Say

Last month, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose published a list of 158,857 inactive voter registration who were eligible to be removed from the Statewide Voter Registration Database.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 25, 2024January 30, 2025

News & Views

Ohio Republican Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Regulate and Restrict Adult-Use Hemp Products

A House bill would require the Ohio Director of Agriculture to adopt recommendations for adult-use hemp products and a Senate bill place would place restrictions on adult-use hemp products.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 22, 2024October 29, 2024

News & Views

One Fair Wage Continues to Collect Signatures to Get $15 Minimum Wage on Next Year’s Ballot

One Fair Wage plans to submit more than 600,000 signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State by the end of the summer to be on the November 2025 ballot

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 12, 2024August 2, 2024

News & Views

Full-Time Workers Need to Make $20.81 an Hour to Afford Two-Bedroom Apartment in Ohio

Cleveland renters need to earn even more — $21.31 an hour

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 11, 2024August 24, 2024

News & Views

“Absurd and Unnecessary,” Transgender Ohioans, Allies React to House Passage of Bathroom Ban Bill

The bill would require Ohio K-12 schools and colleges to mandate that students would only be able to use the bathroom or locker room that matches up with their gender assigned at birth.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal July 1, 2024July 1, 2025

News & Views

Ohio House Passes Transgender Bathroom and Locker Room Ban for K-12 Schools and Colleges

House Bill 183 was added to Senate Bill 104 as an amendment on the House floor late Wednesday night, then S.B. 104 passed as amended with a 60-31 vote.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 27, 2024September 29, 2024

News & Views

Massive Higher Education Bill Is Not on the Last Ohio House Agenda Before Summer Break

Senate Bill 83 is not one of the 32 bills on the agenda for Wednesday’s Ohio House Session.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 26, 2024April 11, 2025

News & Views

Many Ohio Dispensaries Move One Step Closer to Being Able to Sell Recreational Marijuana

Sales could begin very soon as the state rolls out approval to dispensaries

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 25, 2024April 27, 2025

News & Views

Ohio Bill Would Make It Easier to Seal Non-Violent Criminal Records, But Advocates Want It Expanded

“I have seen first-hand how many of my clients are denied jobs and housing because of the volume of their criminal history”

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 24, 2024June 29, 2024

News & Views

71% of Ohio Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math, According to a New Report

Ohio fared slightly better than the rest of the country — 74% of American eighth graders not proficient in math, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 17, 2024April 12, 2025