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If you have a suspended driver’s license, Ohio may make it easier to get it back

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December 19, 2024

If you have a suspended driver’s license, Ohio may make it easier to get it back

Hundreds of thousands of Ohio drivers who face driver license suspensions every year may have an easier road to getting their licenses reinstated.

Lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill that will make it harder to lose your license and easier to get a suspended license reinstated.

The bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine for consideration.

The Ohio Poverty Law Center thanked lawmakers for moving the legislation forward.

“With the amendment and passage of House Bill 29, Ohioans who have been shouldering the burden of debt-related driver’s license suspensions will soon find relief and be able to return to the road. A valid driver’s license is essential to participating in Ohio’s economy and earning the money necessary to resolve existing debt,” the center said in a statement on Wednesday.

Currently, Ohio drivers can lose their licenses for more than 30 reasons, many of which are not related to dangerous driving. Reinstatement fees can ramp up quickly, starting at $15 and maxing out at $650.

Roughly 60% of license suspensions each year are for debt-related reasons. Under the bill heading to DeWine’s desk, license suspensions would largely be limited to convictions that are related to dangerous driving.

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles doesn’t keep statistics on the total number of current suspensions but on average there are 257,500 suspensions imposed each year.

After last-minute changes made Wednesday, the bill would:

Wipe out old suspensions from the discontinued program that randomly selected drivers to provide proof of insurance.
Shorten the window in which driving without insurance offenses can be considered repeat offenses from five years to one year.
Increase the opportunities that Ohioans can ask for driving privileges if their licenses were suspended for failure to pay child support.
Eliminate school truancy as a reason for license denial or suspension.
Remove licenses suspensions for drug offenses unrelated to driving.
Keep the ability to suspend licenses for some lower-level drug abuse offenses when the vehicle is used in the commission of a drug crime.

Statehouse reporter Erin Glynn contributed reporting.

Laura Bischoff is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.

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What you need to know for Notre Dame vs. Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship

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January 18, 2025

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Luke Goode’s 3-pointer in OT lifts Indiana past Ohio State 77-76

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January 18, 2025

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Luke Goode’s 3-pointer in OT lifts Indiana past Ohio State 77-76

Luke Goode stroked a 3-pointer with more than a minute left in overtime to give Indiana the lead and Anthony Leal blocked John Mobley Jr.’s jumper with a second left to allow Indiana to escape Ohio State with a 77-76 Big Ten Conference win Friday night.

Indiana (14-5, 5-3) now has won five of the last six meetings with the Buckeyes, including both games a year ago. Ohio State (10-8, 2-5) lost its third straight conference game, all by two points or less.

Mobley hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 71-71. Indiana held the ball before Luke Goode drove for a layup that missed, Oumar Ballo got the offensive rebound but missed the put-back, rebounded again and missed a jumper. Ohio State rebounded but was unable to get off a shot as the clock ran out.

Ohio State took the lead, 76-74, on Bruce Thornton’s three-point play with 1:26 left in overtime. Indiana’s Myles Rice drove to the basket but missed a layup to tie the game, but Oumar Ballo came down with the offensive rebound and kicked the ball to a wide-open Goode on the wing for the game-winner. Mobley missed a 3-point attempt for Ohio State and Kanaan Carlyle drove the baseline and misfired on a short jumper with :14 left.

Goode finished with a career-high 23 points and Ballo scored a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds with four assists and two blocks for the Hoosiers. Carlyle added 13 points.

Mobley finished with 22 points to lead the Buckeyes. Micah Parrish added 19 and Thornton added 18.

Indiana plays at Northwestern Wednesday. Ohio State plays at No. 17 Purdue Thursday.

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Ohio State one of three finalists for five-star, top-10 2025 prospect Caleb Wilson

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January 17, 2025

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Ohio State one of three finalists for five-star, top-10 2025 prospect Caleb Wilson

Ohio State has made the list of three finalists to sign five-star 2025 basketball prospect Caleb Wilson.

A 6-foot-9, 205-pound power forward from Atlanta Holy Innocents Episcopal School, Wilson will pick from North Carolina, Kentucky and the Buckeyes. According to a report from On3.com, he will announce his choice Jan. 23.

Wilson is the No. 8 national prospect in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.com and the No. 5 player in the 247Sports composite.

During the fall, Wilson took visits to Tennessee, UCF, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, USC, Stanford, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio State. At the end of July, Caleb Wilson announced a list of his top 12 schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, UCF, and USC.

That list was cut to five schools on Nov. 18: the three current finalists, Tennessee and Central Florida.

The Buckeyes have two signees for 2025: Dorian Jones and Amare Bynum, both four-star prospects. Jones is a guard from Richmond Heights, Ohio, and Bynum a power forward from Branson (Missouri) Link Academy. Their class is ranked No. 44 nationally at 247Sports, with Jones at No. 68 in the class and Bynum at 100 but poised to rise when the rankings refresh after a strong start to his season.

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