local government

President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to address the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says he's heard local governments' funding complaints and he has plans to help. Speaking in Cincinnati Friday afternoon at the...

A study released in 2016 showed rural areas are disproportionately poor, uneducated and pay relatively high costs for crime and disability because of the…

On the same day that the federal government released stats showing Ohio has the second-highest opioid death rate in the nation, the state’s children…

After 52 years working in city government, Columbus city auditor Hugh Dorrian jokes his biggest accomplishment is his long record. Dorrian will retire at…

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to make a temporary quarter-cent sales tax permanent.In 2013, the commissioners…

Ohio’s General Assembly continues to chip away at some state task forces, committees, and boards. The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that would do away…

We'll consider more on the pros and cons of “regionalizationâ€? (or consolidation of government) as potential cost savings measure for Ohio. Also, we'll…

Cuts proposed in the two-year state budget decrease funding for local governments. What are the effects of these cuts, and are local governments being…