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Karen KaslerOhio's May 6 ballot will feature local primaries and money asks, but only one statewide question, on whether to renew a nearly 40-year-old initiative that allows the state to issue bonds to pay for local infrastructure projects. -
George Shillcock/WOSUErin Upchurch, executive director of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, said staffing changes, lack of a venue and the current political climate led to the dance's cancellation.
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OSU President Ted Carter stops short of criticizing Trump and Ohio legislature on education overhaulOhio State President Ted Carter expressed concern over state and federal government action to overhaul higher education. He spoke Wednesday on WOSU's "All Sides with Amy Juravich." -
Though the draft amendment would add the bond package to the budget and eliminate a proposed sports facilities fund, Gov. Mike DeWine is staying positive. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Curry-Da-Souza's plan could push owners of vacant properties to get their homes back in circulation faster. -
Last month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development canceled 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program grants, affected programs in 33 states, including Ohio. -
After another round of fierce floor debate, Senate Bill 1 is all but guaranteed to become law, with a Senate concurrence vote sending it to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk. -
An Ohio lawmaker said the state needs to put in place a regulatory framework for evolving digital currencies and blockchain technology. -
A man in northeast Ohio has spent the last decade filing upwards of 160 lawsuits against local governments. He says they failed to comply with the state’s open government laws. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Ross' proposal to provide more resources to seniors facing code violations could revive a recent casualty of budget cuts. -
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Chief Judge Sarah Morrison affirmed an earlier order from a magistrate judge in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio have been using Marsy's Law to shield officers' names from public release.
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Ohio’s auditor says in the last six years about $1.2 million was paid out in late fees, interest and penalties by township or village officials.
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The Ohio Auditor's Office found former Blendon Township Administrator Bryan Rhoads was improperly paid and misused township credit cards. -
The project, years in the planning, was approved by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board last month. It benefited from a recent fundraiser featuring Pulitzer-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. -
A bill that’s been a priority of Ohio's Republican lawmakers seems to be one of the hundreds of measures that may get to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk this lame duck session – the “Parents’ Bill of Rights”. -
Favor is leaving City Council after she was elected to become the next Franklin County prosecutor. City Council will appoint her successor in January. -
Business & EconomyLeaders from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA), Gov. Mike DeWine and several other government officials gathered to celebrate at a ceremony where the new terminal will open. -
Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled the simulator at High Street Church of the Nazarene in Springfield. Eleven others are spread across the city aspart of a larger effort to help Haitian newcomers learn U.S. driving laws. -
State lawmakers agree they want a public works program renewal before Ohio voters in May, but haven’t passed it yet. -
Report released detailing Franklin Co. poverty, program giving cash to single moms launches same dayA RISE Together report released Wednesday documents the state of poverty and economic insecurity in Franklin County. It comes on the same day as the launch of a new program meant to fight poverty, by giving 32 single moms $500 a month to spend with no conditions. -
We’re debating the merits of adding seats to the Ohio Statehouse and Congress. -
Incoming and returning members of the Ohio House GOP caucus on Wednesday evening unanimously nominated outgoing Senate President and Rep.-elect Matt Huffman (R-Lima).
