Rick Carfagna

State Representative Rick Carfagna (R) announced today that he will be stepping down from his position in the Ohio legislature and starting a new position as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at The Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

There are $1.3 billion in tax cuts in the Senate version of the budget, which Republican Senate leaders say are paid for with spending cuts. Among them is the elimination of $190 million for grants for broadband expansion that’s in the House’s budget.

As state lawmakers started a new session Monday, one lawmaker is vowing to once again introduce a bill to expand access to broadband internet. Lawmakers…

At least three Ohio lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus, as the legislature rushes to get bills passed before the two-year session ends in…

The Ohio House voted Tuesday to approve a revised bill that would shield first responders, businesses and schools from coronavirus-related lawsuits from…

After taking a secret ballot vote Tuesday, Republicans in the Ohio House have decided to remove House Speaker Larry Householder as their leader in a floor…

Republican lawmakers say they're working on how to move forward given the arrest of House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), who now faces federal…

Nearly 1 million Ohio households lack reliable broadband service, including 300,000 who don’t have any service at all. The Ohio House has passed a bill…

Ohio lawmakers are proposing a new bill to bring tougher penalties against people who recruit and force others into prostitution, as well as the "johns"…

Reagan Tokes was a 21-year-old Ohio State University student who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a recently released felon in 2017. While part of a…