Laura Hancock is a politics and policy reporter at cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on state-level issues, particularly those related to the Ohio General Assembly, Ohio Supreme Court, and the governor’s administration, covering topics such as education, abortion rights, and health. Laura's work has been featured in various publications, including Insurance Directories Online, Calhoun Times, and Daily Climate.
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Laura Hancock's coverage is heavily focused on legal policy regulation and government announcements, particularly in the context of Ohio politics. She also covers topics related to transgender rights, abortion, marijuana legalization, education, and the Ohio Supreme Court.
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By: Laura Hancock
Vivek Ramaswamy and lawmakers want to soon pass a series of bills targeting fraud in Ohio Medicaid. Meanwhile, legislative Democrats question why this wasn't a priority before, since the GOP has dominated state politics for decades.
By: Laura Hancock
Gas stations and truck stops scored a victory Wednesday when the House voted to ban electric utilities from competing in the EV charging market, despite bipartisan concerns.
By: Laura Hancock
While Ohio still has significant shortages on childcare access affecting one-third of young children, neighboring states are struggling even more. Indiana faces childcare deserts for 65.3% of kids, and Michigan isn't far behind at nearly 50%.
A Powell psychologist faces 234 counts of health care fraud for allegedly wrongly billing Wyoming Medicaid for $6.8 million.
Choose Ohio First money will fund awards ranging from $2,000 to $8,000 a year beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year.
As part of the Choose Ohio First program, the Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded funding to dozens of colleges for recruiting students to science, technology, engineering and math fields.
By: Laura Hancock
The bill would create an online comparison system for parents to evaluate private school performance against local public schools, among other provisions.
Critics warn the state's proposal could dilute money meant for the state's poorest students and English language learners.
By: Laura Hancock
A draft proposal Ohio is preparing for a waiver to opt out of certain requirements under the nation’s main K-12 law also describes how the state could close or privatized low-performing public school buildings.
By: Laura Hancock
About 21,000 private school students lack guaranteed busing as districts cited driver shortages, bell times, conflicts with other routes that could make them impractical to drive. impracticality, raising questions about public resources for non-public schools.
