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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. -
Sarah Donaldson/Statehouse News BureauMoreno said the historic Chillicothe paper mill, owned currently by Pixelle Specialty Solutions, will pause its permanent closure until December.
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Presidential executive orders and legislation from the Ohio Statehouse have created concerns in the LGBTQ community about marriage equality. An Ohio law firm is advising couples to update their legal documents. -
Senate Bill 1 bans diversity programs and faculty strikes at Ohio's public colleges, but it didn't pass without protests. -
The group of protesters were led by the OSU chapter of the Ohio Student Association. -
Overall, around $100 million in state money would be cut from Ohio public schools under Gov. DeWine's proposed budget. -
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a Columbus-area school district’s gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders. -
Proposals to cut or flatten Ohio's income tax are being talked about again by Republican state lawmakers, but also by the GOP candidates for governor next year. -
Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products have some Ohio soybean farmers concerned. -
Vance will be the first sitting vice president to serve as party finance chairman, according to the RNC. The move places a top Trump ally within the party's campaign wing ahead of the 2026 midterms. -
The law banning gender transition treatments for minors is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court for a final decision. -
Right now, Ohio law allows some vicious dogs to get a second chance.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday state lawmakers should reconsider increasing funding for some of his most prioritized programs. -
The Ohio House version of the two-year budget changes the way public libraries are funded by eliminating the Public Library Fund and instead earmarking a flat line item amount for each year. -
There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve. -
There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too. -
Faber said in a letter the school met behind closed doors in May 2024 to discuss a controversial strategy document authored by board member Brandon Simmons. That document plunged a debate on whether to close several aging school buildings into chaos. -
It’ll take about $1 billion for the state to pay back the $600 million in bonds to help fund the Cleveland Browns' new stadium and development, but Republican House leaders say it will be money well spent. -
The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair. -
Ohio House Finance committee members will continue to vet the amendments in hearings this week, with a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next Wednesday. -
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. -
Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing the controversial Senate Bill 1 on Friday, less than 48 hours after the Senate sent it over.
