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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. -
George Shillcock/WOSUErin Upchurch, executive director of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, said staffing changes, lack of a venue and the current political climate led to the dance's cancellation.
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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. -
A food collective spokesman said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision will hurt food pantries and families in need. -
The “Success Sequence” of graduating high school, getting married and having kids - in that order - is popular among Christian conservatives. -
Like the Ohio Senate’s version, the bill includes an immediate rollback of controversial subsidies to two aging power plants. -
LifeWise Academy, a program that provides off-site Bible study for public school students during school hours, released a report saying they are now in more than 600 schools nationwide. -
Business & EconomyThe 5% ticket tax that Columbus began levying in 2019 for the arts goes to pay operating and facility costs and funds grants for artists and filmmakers. -
The $11 billion transportation budget is awaiting Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature, after passing both the House and Senate unanimously. -
The three Democrats' letter to Republican leaders comes as an amendment has been drafted to add a $600 million bond package for the Cleveland Browns stadium project into the budget. -
When he was a U.S. senator starting in the mid-90s, Gov. Mike DeWine was a member of on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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The concurrent resolution to raise awareness of mental health concerns of women around pregnancy has support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio Statehouse. -
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens said lawmakers are still debating how best to provide property tax relief. -
The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely Monday, with incumbent Jason Stephens announcing he won’t run and a freshman lawmaker from western Ohio jumping in. -
The Ohio Ballot Board was charged with deciding whether the language for the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights would be one ballot issue or more. -
A change to the city’s refuse collection code would make littering and illegal dumping a first-degree misdemeanor, which could carry a fine of up to $1,000. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Columbus Foundation's 2024 Benchmarking Central Ohio report looks at factors that impact personal prosperity and community wellbeing. -
Jonathan Leissler's former employers have filed court documents, accusing the Republican candidate for Ohio Senate of stealing millions and funneling some of it to his campaign. -
On Wednesday the newly elected and re-elected Republicans in the Ohio House will vote for their next leader. -
Groups proposing amendments to repeal some Ohio voting laws and to eliminate qualified immunity for some government employees got rejections from the attorney general. -
State lawmakers created the commission in 2019, ahead of the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920. However, Statehouse rules drafted amid political tensions in 2020 imposed a new waiting period of five years on erecting any new monuments on Statehouse grounds.
