Opponents testify against bill tying funding to compliance with Ohio higher education overhaul

By: Reilly Ackermann

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 803

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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More than 150 opponents flooded an Ohio House committee last week with written and spoken testimony against new legislation that looks to tie college and university funding to the higher education overhaul passed by state lawmakers last year.

Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law

Introduced in February, Ohio House Bill 698 — the S.B. 1 Compliance Supplemental Appropriation Act — would link a …

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