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The report identifies a mix of waste and abuse, including what it said was unauthorized spending, as well as self-dealing by board members of the six local affiliates.

The federal government took a major step forward Friday toward opening more than 2,800 acres of Ohio’s only national forest to oil and gas development.

A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.

There’s uncertainty about how long before life will be back to normal for the 1.4 million Ohioans who lost food assistance benefits during the shutdown.

There’s a chance that state employees could also be sidelined or have no paychecks in Ohio if the shutdown continues.

Central Ohio nonprofit groups are scrambling to prepare, in case federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, runs out this weekend.

The federal government shutdown could shut out some of the 27,000 young children in a well-known preschool program in Ohio.

Fewer employees, reduced Superfund site cleanup and truncated regulation enforcement are some of the ways the U.S. EPA is keeping afloat during the lapse in federal funds.

Groups that work with low-income Ohioans receiving SNAP and WIC benefits are struggling to find ways to help them prepare.

Farm Safety Net programs typically help farmers access loans, commodity or program payments and disaster assistance — services that have been halted as agencies during the government shutdown.