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Sarah Donaldson/Statehouse News BureauThe standstill is due in part to pharmaceutical companies’ opposition to use of their products in the drug concoction that creates a lethal injection in Ohio Dr. -
George Shillcock/WOSUThe county party's screening committee weighed endorsing or not in both races, but opted to move ahead only with the three open seats on the Columbus City Schools' Board of Education.
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Although the 2026 election cycle might feel far off, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted took Vice President JD Vance’s vacant seat just about three months ago. -
Ohio State President Ted Carter was at the White House Monday to celebrate the Ohio State Buckeyes' National Championship win over Notre Dame. At the same time, Carter is expected to have private conversations with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. -
The team and Head Coach Ryan Day joined the president to recognize the team's win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in January. -
Ohio House budget changes rules for Lifewise and other religious groups that take kids out of schoolThe House-passed state budget plan sets limits on the number of times a week the group can remove Ohio kids from school for religious instruction. -
Maureen O'Connor's portrait initially stood in the court’s Grand Concourse, alongside an otherwise all male lineup. But it recently was removed amid disagreements about its placement among justices. -
Union groups have begun an effort they hinted at when Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1 earlier this year. -
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. -
The House budget makes it harder for Ohio’s private and independent universities and colleges to stay eligible for the Governor’s Merit Scholarship. -
A proposal that rail advocates say will move Ohio toward reviving passenger train service is back on track. -
The Central Ohio Transit Authority voted Monday to hire a firm to conduct the study. It currently costs $2 to ride a COTA bus, but some programs exist to give certain populations free or reduced rides.
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Like a similar attempt to cut costs by Republicans in Congress, the Ohio lawmakers are calling themselves the DOGE caucus. -
Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one legislative leader has already dismissed the idea. -
Columbus City Council votes on a resolution Monday to consider rezoning a three-mile stretch of Route 161 in the Northland area. -
Sen. Al Cutrona (R-Canfield) is proposing establishing an Ohio personal income tax deduction for gym and other personal training costs that total $1,500 or less per year. -
There’s a lot of concern about temporary protected status for refugees from Ukraine in Ohio, with an estimated 1 in 10 Ukrainians in the US on TPS living in northeast Ohio. -
An Ohio House GOP lawmaker has introduced changes to cannabis law, just a week after the Senate along party lines sent over an overhaul of the state’s adult-use program. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentDarke County is the center of Ohio's egg industry and its poultry farmers have been particularly hit hard. This loss drew Gov. Mike DeWine and other state and industry leaders out Thursday afternoon. -
Columbus Assistant City Attorney Tiara Ross allegedly drove on the suspended license to a hearing on Monday. The $3,795 in unpaid tickets, many for failing to renew her vehicle registration, dated back to at least November. -
President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday night. -
The board voted Monday afternoon to deny the challenge brought by D.J. Byrnes, who runs the political blog "The Rooster."
