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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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Columbus City Schools' Superintendent Angela Chapman says under the proposed state budget, the district is set to lose $45 million over the next two school years. -
Amid increased book challenges, the Ohio Writer’s Associations’ latest anthology “Should This Book Be Banned?” tackles the taboo. -
There were fewer concealed carry permits issues by Ohio sheriffs in 2024 – which may not be surprising, since the state no longer requires a permit to carry a concealed weapon. -
A coalition of educators and retailers is again pushing Ohio lawmakers to put funds providing free school meals for all students in the state budget. -
Partisan divisions were on display as Republican lawmakers gave Trump frequent standing ovations, while Democrats sat stone faced, held signs and walked out of the chamber in protest. -
The protestors chanted "F*** Ted Carter" and called on the university not to comply with Ohio Senate Bill 1, which hasn't become law yet. The law would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs and outlaw faculty strikes. -
WOSU Public Media will air special coverage of President Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress online, on WOSU TV channel and on 89.7 NPR News. -
The Ohio House Democrats said the “Clock Out Kids Act” will be introduced soon. -
Business & EconomyThe chip manufacturer said it had invested $3.7 billion through last year, and is committed to spending another $3.2 billion in work that is already underway in a letter to the Ohio Department of Development. -
The police union said it will take the case to arbitration, saying Spencer Badger's firing is "excessive punishment."
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Health, Science & EnvironmentDoulas help navigate pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Though the process hasn’t been without problems, the state has certified dozens of doulas in at least 20 counties. -
Columbus leaders have established the Commission on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs. The commission’s new chair, Bartholomew Shepgong, spoke with WOSU’s Debbie Holmes to explain what the agency will do. -
Federal and state individual income tax returns are due, but as Ohioans close the books on a year’s worth of earnings, tax researchers and advocates are looking forward. -
The county’s Democratic chairman says they likely won’t weigh in on a tightly contested three-way race for Columbus City Council District 7. -
A proposal that rail advocates say will move Ohio toward reviving passenger train service is back on track. -
The budget proposed by House Republicans that passed on a mostly party line vote includes $600 million in 30-year state-backed bonds for a domed stadium project for the Browns in a suburb of Cleveland. -
Business & EconomyOhio's biennial state budget now heads to the Senate, and that chamber is targeting a tentative June 12 floor vote, with a June 30 deadline. -
The change involved a small tweak to the plan to give property tax relief to people in Ohio school districts that lawmakers think have too much reserve money in their operating budgets. -
Under a state law signed last year, Ohio public schools had to pass a policy limiting student device use, though the details were theirs to decide. -
Roger Reynolds is posting documents online he says were improperly withheld during his trials and accuses Ohio's attorney general and the Butler County sheriff of using "lawfare" to falsely accuse him of wrongdoing.
