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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 state legislative board extended Ohio’s lucrative funding contract with JobsOhio, the private firm pursuing economic projects on the state’s behalf. -
The university eliminated the position of senior vice provost of inclusive excellence. Meanwhile, the school's interim vice provost for diversity and inclusion retired. -
Jim Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed last month to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance. -
Senate Bill 100 would also exclude the Ohio Farm Bureau’s proposal for personal health plans from oversight by the Ohio Department of Insurance. -
Ideastream's sports commentator Terry Pluto believes former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel has the skillset to succeed as the state's next lieutenant governor. -
More than 200 opponents of the bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal ideology in Ohio universities showed up to offer testimony at the Statehouse Tuesday, with hundreds more submitting their comments in writing. -
Bruce Johnson went through the confirmation process to become Ohio's lieutenant governor in 2005. -
Ohio Democrats say people from other countries who are in the state legally are fearing for their safety, as the federal administration cracks down on illegal immigration. -
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday from lawyers representing the Columbus Dispatch and the Columbus Division of Police. The case before the court will decide whether privacy protections afforded to victims of crime also apply to on-duty police officers. -
The group met with an aid about changes to federal funding, Elon Musk's access to data at the U.S. Treasury Department and mass deportations.
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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. -
The Ohio Library Council warns the proposal, which eliminates the Public Library Fund and replaces it with a line-item appropriation, would cut funding to Ohio libraries by more than $100 million. -
Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday state lawmakers should reconsider increasing funding for some of his most prioritized programs. -
The Ohio House version of the two-year budget changes the way public libraries are funded by eliminating the Public Library Fund and instead earmarking a flat line item amount for each year. -
There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve. -
There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too. -
Faber said in a letter the school met behind closed doors in May 2024 to discuss a controversial strategy document authored by board member Brandon Simmons. That document plunged a debate on whether to close several aging school buildings into chaos. -
It’ll take about $1 billion for the state to pay back the $600 million in bonds to help fund the Cleveland Browns' new stadium and development, but Republican House leaders say it will be money well spent. -
The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair. -
Ohio House Finance committee members will continue to vet the amendments in hearings this week, with a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next Wednesday.
