Ohio Statehouse

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.

The decision on the six-week ban comes nearly a year after Ohio voters approved an amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.

Ohio’s no longer a swing state, but ballots are busy this fall, with more than just the contest for the White House.

Vance’s former Democratic opponent, Tim Ryan, says the Ohio senator is likely to aggressively attack Harris-Walz during the debate Tuesday night to appeal to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the area around the Statehouse was declared safe. Officials said troopers and explosive-detecting K9s conducted a thorough search of the facility and determined it was safe.

Gov. Mike DeWine wants voters to reject the issue that seeks to stop gerrymandering that's on the November ballot, and for lawmakers to change Ohio's system of drawing lawmakers' district lines.

The National Association of Social Workers, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and other organizations are partnering to provide the training. Columbus City Council will vote Monday night on whether or not to give a $60,000 boost to the program.

The former car dealership owner beat out other primary challengers in a three-way race that tested former President Donald Trump's influence over Ohio GOP voters.

Eleven of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats in voting for Jason Stephens for Ohio House speaker over Derek Merrin last year are facing primary challengers with some money behind them.

Half of the 33 Ohio Senate seats are on the ballot Tuesday, and there are some contests that are getting attention.