That could spell disaster for the local economy: research credits nonprofit organizations for making up at least a third of Cuyahoga County’s total gross domestic product.

Gov. Mike DeWine said he hopes lawmakers will go forward with his Ohio sports facilities fund created with revenue from sports betting operators in his proposed budget.

The idea of improving driver training is something Gov. Mike DeWine has been thinking about since a fatal school bus crash in Springfield in 2023.

More than 15,000 civilian employees work at Wright-Patt. The Fairborn, Ohio, base is one of the largest in the nation. Base officials declined to comment on how many, if any, employees have been or could be dismissed.

The university was already under a federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights over claims of "antisemitic harassment and discrimination" against Jewish students on campus.

Fresh off a pair of difficult losses last year — the bitter defeat of three-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, and the rejection by voters of the anti-gerrymandering amendment known as Issue 1 — the party's efforts at building anything close to a winning 2026 ticket have so far been muted, and for some, moving too slowly.

The Columbus Safety Collective Campaign submitted the amendment that would create a division that would respond to non-dangerous calls, without police presence.

As Ohioans increasingly struggle to put food on the table, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is urging elected leaders at the state and federal levels to commit to hunger relief programs.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, gambling operators and marijuana appear likely to be cut from the budget by House Republicans.

As expected, there were no big plans announced by Gov. Mike DeWine in his State of the State speech, as he drew attention to several ideas and programs that are in his budget.