House Republicans passed a bill late Thursday night that would change how officers interact with the more than 673,000 Ohioans who hold a concealed carry license.House Bill 425 would eliminate the duty to "promptly notify" an officer that you’re carrying a concealed firearm and replace it with a duty to notify in response to a direction question about whether you’re armed. It would also significantly lower the penalty for failure to notify.Rep. Scott Wiggam, R-Wooster, said the word "promptly" is too vague because different officers have different interpretations of what that...… House Republicans passed a bill late Thursday night that would change how officers interact with the more than 673,000 Ohioans who hold a concealed carry license.House Bill 425 would eliminate the duty to "promptly notify" an officer that you’re carrying a concealed firearm and replace it with a duty to notify in response to a direction question about whether you’re armed. It would also significantly lower the penalty for failure to notify.Rep. Scott Wiggam, R-Wooster, said the word "promptly" is too vague because different officers have different interpretations of what that...WW…

 The conservative quest to limit the governor’s emergency powers stalled out less than 24 hours after the Ohio House passed a bill to limit stay-at-home orders to no longer than 14 days."We are in the middle of an emergency now. An emergency we have not faced for 102 years," Gov. Mike DeWine said during his briefing Thursday. "I don’t understand why anyone would think this is a great time to be changing the law, to be taking away the power of the executive branch to protect people."The lifelong Republican promised to veto any bill that "that gets in the way of our ability to protect...… The conservative quest to limit the governor’s emergency powers stalled out less than 24 hours after the Ohio House passed a bill to limit stay-at-home orders to no longer than 14 days."We are in the middle of an emergency now. An emergency we have not faced for 102 years," Gov. Mike DeWine said during his briefing Thursday. "I don’t understand why anyone would think this is a great time to be changing the law, to be taking away the power of the executive branch to protect people."The lifelong Republican promised to veto any bill that "that gets in the way of our ability to protect...WW…