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Amy Carruthers/Ohio HumanitiesState humanities councils were established by Congress about 50 years ago to make sure National Endowment for Humanities funds made it to smaller communities and organizations. -
Elizabeth Winterbourne/ShutterstockThe Ohio House GOP folded hundreds of changes into the two-year state budget Tuesday, including several non-fiscal items further legislating sex and gender issues.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. -
Faith groups and social safety net advocates are urging majority Republicans in the Ohio legislature to view the two-year budget they’ll introduce Tuesday as a moral document. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentNASA headquarters lease ends in 2028. Ohio leaders are pushing for the office to relocate to Ohio. -
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. -
The nine endorsements are a win for Ross after her campaign faced challenges to her candidacy and reports of Ross owing nearly $3,800 in parking tickets to the city. -
A sponsor of the bill - a former Ohio state troopers - said it targets about 4% of drivers found guilty of speeding each year. -
Republicans are considering adding a $600 million package of state-backed bonds for a $3.4 billion domed stadium and development for the Cleveland Browns to the Ohio budget. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentScioto County rejected the state’s $800 million settlement in 2021 with the nation’s three biggest opioid distributors. Some locals felt it deserved a bigger share of the funds. Now, its case is stuck in an Ohio court. -
Columbus police estimated around 1,000 showed up Saturday to protest Elon Musk's involvement in the Trump administration. Only about two-dozen counter-protesters attended. -
Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing a bill that conservatives say will crack down on what they feel is liberal indoctrination in Ohio's public universities.
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Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Curry-Da-Souza's plan could push owners of vacant properties to get their homes back in circulation faster. -
After another round of fierce floor debate, Senate Bill 1 is all but guaranteed to become law, with a Senate concurrence vote sending it to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Ross' proposal to provide more resources to seniors facing code violations could revive a recent casualty of budget cuts.
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The Democratic women say they support bills that would help all women in Ohio, but Republican women don't necessarily agree. -
Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro said on WOSU's "All Side with Amy Juravich" on Tuesday that going to the voters was one option if proposed cuts aren't restored. -
Ohio lawmakers are forging ahead, trying again to modify the state’s recreational cannabis laws, which were enacted via the ballot box in November 2023. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates is bringing new policy ideas to the table. WOSU is taking a look at some of these ideas as the May 6 primary approaches. -
The Republican primary for governor is more than a year away, but one candidate is continuing to announce endorsements - though he may already have the only one that matters. -
Senate Bill 2 addresses a range of related issues, including energy costs for consumers, reliability, and barriers to entering the market for utilities. -
A provision in Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget could threaten health insurance coverage for the nearly 770,000 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act.
