Ohio Statehouse

Republican lawmakers are pushing for tax cuts during the budget process.

Federal prosecutors showed an invoice from a private investigator firm that detailed the surveillance it conducted on signature gatherers who wanted to repeal the nuclear power plant bailout.

The first hearing for the proposed two-year Ohio budget went on for more than three hours, covering a variety of topics.

Federal prosecutors played phone calls and in-person meetings that were secretly recorded to act as evidence against Matt Borges in the $61 million bribery case.

The fight over Ohio House leadership could stop the Republican supermajority from passing legislation that goes into effect immediately and can't be put before voters.

The routine vote to set up rules for the Ohio House for the two-year session got unruly when the coalition supporting Rep. Derek Merrin for House speaker wanted to propose some amendments designed to make some big changes.

The scheduled session would be the first meeting of the Ohio House since Rep. Jason Stephens won a contentious battle for House speaker over Rep. Derek Merrin.

Democrats are outnumbered by nearly a five-to-one margin in the Ohio Senate.

The agency that oversees sports gambling in Ohio said the parent companies of Bet MGM, Draft Kings and Caesars all violated state law, but others could also face legal action for alleged violations.

Gov. Mike DeWine cited the dangers to kids and the costs of smoking for his veto of the bill, which would ban Ohio communities from putting in place their own bans on flavored tobacco.