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Allie Vugrincic/WOSUA Franklin County Auditor's Office report authored by two independent economists found the use of the tax incentives may be losing their effectiveness while limiting revenue from schools and other taxing agencies. -
Sarah Donaldson/Statehouse News BureauGov. Mike DeWine has said he’ll fully expects to endorse the Republican candidate for Ohio governor next year—but hasn't so far.
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The $1.9 billion in bonds will be put towards affordable housing, utilities, public safety, parks and more. Ads claim the bonds won't raise taxes, but advocates say that may not be completely accurate. -
A judge in Franklin County extended his restraining order Thursday pausing Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban of “intoxicating” hemp products. -
The Ohio Redistricting Commission operated its first meeting without an approved set of rules because there wasn't bipartisan support for them. -
A bipartisan vote in 2008 codified the goal that 25% of energy generated in Ohio would come from renewable sources by 2025. But that number is only at 5% this year. What happened? -
About two-thirds of Tiara Ross' spending isn't from her own campaign's fundraising efforts. The strategy has become an issue in the Columbus City Council race as her opponent focuses on grassroots fundraising. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentFewer employees, reduced Superfund site cleanup and truncated regulation enforcement are some of the ways the U.S. EPA is keeping afloat during the lapse in federal funds. -
Groups that work with low-income Ohioans receiving SNAP and WIC benefits are struggling to find ways to help them prepare. -
If the shutdown continues into November, many SNAP, WIC, or TANF recipients in Ohio could lose funds they rely on to avoid going hungry. -
The Republican who heads the Ohio Senate’s Education committee has a plan that he says will solve the over-reliance on local property taxes to pay for education. -
The Ohio House overwhelmingly passed two property tax related bills that backers say will provide more than $2 billion in tax relief over the next three years.
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Columbus has no shortage of ghost stories. The Ohio Statehouse is rumored to have has many ghosts, including Abraham Lincoln, who occasionally shows up to dance with a former governor’s daughter. -
Ohio House lawmakers advanced long-stalled legislation Wednesday afternoon redoing cannabis laws and more strictly regulating other THC. -
Curious CbusThe "monolith" on Ohio Department of Transportation property looks like a small Washington Monument wearing a tin hat. It's part of a system that improves GPS accuracy. -
Ohio elected officials are now less than 10 days away from blowing a second deadline to pass a bipartisan Congressional map. -
The Midwest Connect passenger rail line would cut through central Ohio, providing Columbus and many other cities with their only local access to this mode of transportation. -
Ohio lawmakers have been debating bills requiring app stores to establish age verification measures. Meta is behind one version and Google is backing the other one. -
Franklin County voters can expect to see levies for the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Columbus residents will vote on contested city council and school board races alongside $2 billion in bonds. -
A judge in Franklin County has for now blocked Gov. Mike DeWine’s short-term ban of “intoxicating” hemp products with psychoactive ingredients, like delta-8 THC or THC-A. -
The seven member panel of lawmakers that make up the Ohio Redistricting Commission is facing an Oct. 31 deadline to come up with an agreement on a bipartisan congressional map. -
Businesses like Aardvark Beer & Wine in Linworth are trying to sell their inventory before the ban takes effect on Tuesday.
