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Erin Gottsacker/Timber Road Wind Farm, EDP Renewables North America LLCAbout a quarter of Ohio counties have bans on renewable energy projects. In northwest Ohio, Paulding County has embraced them. -
Jo Ingles/Statehouse News BureauOhio’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services, which provide mental, emotional, and behavioral health care to kids in crisis, are being expanded.
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A group of conservative Amish are suing the state of Ohio over a traffic law that requires buggies to have flashing yellow lights. They say the rule violates their right to religious freedom. -
The latest version of House Bill 54, the biennial transportation budget, has Ohio rejoining the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission at $25,000 a year. -
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. -
The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism issued a statement signed by professors, alumni and current students, speaking out against the Trump administration's action. The AP is no longer allowed to cover the administration in the Oval Office or on Air Force One. -
The lawsuit was filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. -
Columbus City Schools' Vice President Jennifer Adair previously served as board president for four years through the pandemic and the 2022-2023 teacher strike. -
USAID bought more than 1 million metric tons of food from U.S. farmers in the 2023 fiscal year. Now many of those farmers may be out of major contracts. -
Progress on the park's Brandywine Golf Course remediation project and others are expected to slow because of the layoffs. -
The website, HeyJane.com, allows patients to access abortion-inducing drugs without an in-person visit with an Ohio doctor. -
The demand for computing power at data centers is growing faster than the grid can produce the supply. AEP Ohio is proposing a new way to bring electricity to two large data centers that won’t tax the grid in an application the company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
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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."
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Columbus City Council and Aspyr announced the CAREER 500 grant recipients, including Goodwill and Columbus and Riverview International Center. -
CCS Superintendent Angela Chapman said Gov. Mike DeWine's new funding formula takes into account higher property tax values, but not the increased cost of education. -
Dozens of students and some faculty protested the decision by Ohio State University President Ted Carter to close the university's diversity, equity and inclusion offices. Many said Carter is closing the offices prematurely and not fighting back against state and federal government attacks on DEI. -
Kate Curry-Da-Souza, Tiara Ross and Jesse Vogel are running to fill the seat currently held by Otto Beatty III. -
The bill would raise the minimum hours of instruction for core classes in Ohio by a little over two weeks each year.
