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The former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives will be leaving the Ohio legislature soon to take a leadership post in higher education.State Rep.…

Lawmakers say health care professionals are in a position of power, and should receive increased criminal penalties if they take advantage of that trust…

A judge has found a former Clintonville chiropractor guilty of inappropriately touching 22 of his patients.The judge sentenced 45-year-old Ryan Smith to…

Larry Householder's election to Speaker of the Ohio House ended a months-long battle, and returned him to the role 14 years after he first held it. The…

In an unprecedented vote, the Ohio House has elected a new speaker, rejecting the Republican who had been serving in that position since June, when the…

Lawmakers in the Ohio House are about to vote on their next leader, potentially putting to bed drama that’s roiled the Statehouse for the better part of a…

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…

In between campaigning and legislating, state lawmakers also found themselves in the middle of some high profile drama and scandal in 2018, including a…

After a contentious leadership battle, the Ohio House Republicans have held a vote to re-elect state Rep. Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) as House Speaker for the…

The Ohio legislature has voted to override Gov. John Kasich’s veto on a bill, SB 296, that would increase death benefits for the families of first…