pay raises

Neither will Ohio's county commissioners, judges and statewide elected officials, after a proposal to hike their pay stalled in lame duck.

The pay hike Ohio lawmakers are considering would cover county and township officials and judges – as well as lawmakers who will be in office next year.

The overtime rule would have made more than 4 million workers newly eligible to earn overtime on Jan. 1. Then a federal judge in Texas said the Biden administration had gone too far.

Under a U.S. Department of Labor rule, a salary threshold was increased that requires anyone making under a certain amount to be hourly employees. A federal judge in Texas overruled that change in November.

The Ohio State Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on the raise and bonus.

Incoming OSU President Ted Carter will receive a $1.1 million salary plus benefits that could bring his annual pay close to $2 million.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the ongoing contest for who will be…

The Ohio House and Senate are bracing themselves for a busier than usual week after Christmas as Gov. John Kasich deliberates his response to several…