Equality Ohio said in a statement that it's "not the first to be faced with the reality of downsizing as nonprofit organizations continue to face funding threats nationwide."

The council passed the legislation unanimously, moving forward its latest legislation to address wages in the city. Council members cheered the law as a win for pay equity for women and minorities.

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

A recent poll from the Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network found next year’s midterm races in Ohio could be close.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the local resources a "short-term approach to a crisis," and said it was up to the federal government to fully fund food assistance.

More than 1,400 arrests and 1,000 guns have been seized since the initiative began in 2023.

Wright was the first Black woman on Columbus City Council. She served from 1990-1999.

There’s a chance that state employees could also be sidelined or have no paychecks in Ohio if the shutdown continues.

Every candidate running for Columbus City Council and Columbus City Schools Board of Education has called for reform or more oversight over tax abatements. About 1.2% of Columbus properties have tax breaks, totaling over $129 million.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.