Ohio Senate dumps sweeping higher-ed bill into state budget plan
The Ohio Senate’s latest two-year state budget plan, unveiled Wednesday, includes a sweeping package of higher education reforms designed to tamp down perceived liberal bias on college campuses.
Ohio Senate’s budget would roll back proposed funding for childcare
The Senate’s initial budget revisions, unveiled last week, come as childcare affordability and access is becoming an ever-greater problem both in Ohio and around the country.
Ohio offers East Palestine business owners no-interest, forgivable loans of up to $1 million
It’s the first time that the state is offering direct financial assistance of this type to East Palestine residents after a Feb. 3 train derailment.
Ohio may soon require teens signing up for social-media accounts to get parents’ permission
Ohio is one of a number of states that have passed or are considering laws regulating teenagers’ use of platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook.
CVS, Walgreens, drugmakers agree to pay Ohio $680 million under opioid settlement
It’s the latest in a series of big-payout settlements reached between Ohio and companies accused of playing a role in the nation's opioid crisis.
Ohio’s unemployment system is teetering on insolvency. Some Ohio Senate Republicans want to slash benefits to fix it
Senate Bill 116 would cut the number of weeks jobless Ohioans can receive benefits from 26 weeks to a range of 12 to 20 weeks, depending on what the state’s unemployment rate is at the time.
Ohio’s spending millions renovating rest areas. It doesn’t know the full cost, or drivers’ thoughts: Capitol Letter
The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning to spend millions in the next few years revamping more than 30 highway rest areas.
Ohio created multi-million-dollar rest area renovation plan without studies or knowing its full cost
Gov. Mike DeWine announced last month that the Ohio Department of Transportation plans to renovate 33 rest areas in the next four years.
Ohio Senate GOP seeks universal school voucher eligibility, big tax cuts in state budget plan
Ohio Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a two-year state budget plan significantly more conservative than what the Ohio House passed.
Ohio lawmakers look at shooting down sales taxes on guns, ammo, and gun-safety devices
State lawmakers are looking at adding sales-tax exemptions to guns, ammunition, and firearm-safety devices, arguing they’re necessary items for Ohioans.
The Ohio State Fair’s longest-serving general manager announces retirement
Virgil Strickler announced Thursday that he intends to retire after nearly two decades as Ohio State Fair general manager.
A former Ohio House speaker says he’s the victim of his corrupt successor
Speaker Cliff Rosenberger says Larry Householder waged a campaign of "lies, rumors and misinformation."
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