Matt Huffman

Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one legislative leader has already dismissed the idea.

Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled his proposed two-year state budget for Ohio Monday, which is now being heard in the House.

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) rolled out chair and vice chair assignments Tuesday as the 136th Ohio General Assembly gets underway in Columbus.

Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) told reporters he doubts lawmakers can use the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that's been used by two previous general assemblies.

Unlike the last session of the General Assembly, the candidate chosen by the Ohio House Republican caucus to be the leader was actually elected in the floor vote.

On Wednesday the newly elected and re-elected Republicans in the Ohio House will vote for their next leader.

State legislators have until May 9 to change a law that could keep President Joe Biden off the Ohio ballot this fall, but the Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says Biden's name will be there.

In recent radio interviews with Ohio's political leaders, Anna Staver asked them one question that didn't make it on the air: What were your favorite reads from the past year? Here are their answers.

We talk with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and two senate leaders about everything from higher education to billions of dollars for construction.

Ohio lawmakers didn't pass many bills this year for several reasons, but did make some big changes to state policy in the two-year budget.