New day for an old proposal: An effort to end the death penalty in Ohio now has support from a group of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who believe they have the votes to make it happen, Jeremy Pelzer reports. But Republican House and Senate leaders would have to let such a bill get to the floor, and that could prove a challenge, given that Senate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Bob Cupp are both death penalty supporters. But both said they are open to a legislative discussion of the issue.
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