COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO) — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing a major expansion of the state's authority over civics centers at public universities, potentially giving a state board control over faculty, course content and curriculum while making the centers the exclusive providers of required American civic literacy courses. House Bill 461, introduced by state Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, would significantly expand the role of the civics centers created under a 2023 Republican-backed law. The propo