Sponsored by Sen. Jane Timken. R-Jackson Township, Senate Bill 158 incorporates language first introduced by DeWine in his executive budget — prohibiting student use of cell phones during the ...

Sponsored by Sen. Jane Timken (R-Jackson Township), Senate Bill 158 incorporates language first introduced by Governor DeWine ...

Jane Timken (R-Jackson Township), has similar language to the one DeWine introduced as part of his executive budget proposal."Unplug our children, so they can plug themselves into a brighter ...

After years pushing for schools to limit students’ cellphone use during school hours, Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine backed a new bill Tuesday that would “finish the job.” ...

Jane Timken, the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, has been tapped to represent a portion of Northeast Ohio in the upper chamber of the state legislature, Ohio Senate President Rob ...

Banning cellphones in K-12 schools would improve kids' focus, mental health and learning, experts say. Lawmakers are pushing for a statewide ban.

DeWine was joined at the Ohio Statehouse by State Senators Jane Timken (R-Stark County) and Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware), former Second Lady of Ohio Tina Husted, and Dr. John Marschhuasen ...

Jane Timken, a Stark County Republican, and proponents. DeWine held a news conference Tuesday morning to champion the bill, which Timken introduced after the State of the State address March 12 ...

Gov. Mike DeWine called for a full cellphone ban in schools last week, but some parents say the move defies his record of ...

Republican Sen. Jane Timken, of Jackson Township, also spoke in support of the bill. "That means they're distracted, they're addicted," Timken said. "They're constantly wondering, 'What am I missing?

Now, DeWine and Sen. Jane Timken, R-Canton, want to take the decision out of the hands of local districts and ban cellphone usage entirely in every public school in the state. DeWine said ...