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Shutterstock/ShutterstockState, national and international leaders are remembering Pope Francis, who died just after Easter Sunday. -
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.
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The federal law, signed by former President Joe Biden in August 2022, included billions of dollars to bring semiconductor manufacturing back from overseas to sites in Ohio and other states. -
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.
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Former Rep. Elliot Forhan was accused by Ohio Democratic House leaders of “inappropriate behavior” during the last two-year session. -
At around $11.5 billion, Ohio's biennial transportation budget would primarily fund state highway, route and bridge construction projects. -
SB 56 strictly prohibits smoking cannabis in public, limiting Ohioans to partaking in private residences, and reduces home grow from 12 plants or less to six plants. -
The data comes from the Pew Research Center's most recent Religious Landscape Study. -
Business & EconomyA central Ohio data center, RackSquared, was developed by the Columbus-based Wasserstrom restaurant supply company to meet the company's growing data needs. The data center developed into its own business. -
A bipartisan Ohio Senate resolution asks Congress to reimburse parties that have been injured by fraud and to tighten up safety measures on EBT cards themselves. -
Tiara Ross provided WOSU with a copy of her lease, which shows she started renting an apartment on May 3, 2023. If the document helps prove she lived in Columbus to the Franklin County Board of Elections, it could make her candidacy survive by a mere three days. -
We’ll talk with Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin about how the city is navigating its growth on this hour of All Sides. -
Under the Columbus City Charter, a candidate for Columbus City Council is required to reside within city limits one year prior to the city's May primary. The Rooster, operated by by D.J. Byrnes, claims Ross lived in Reynoldsburg as recently as August. -
An analysis of the numbers in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's proposed budget shows there are cuts to K-12 public school funding, but increases for vouchers and charter schools.
