Ohio Senate passes higher ed overhaul bill less than a day after eight hours of opponent testimony
The Ohio Senate passed a controversial higher education bill that would overhaul the state’s public universities during Wednesday’s session. This…
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More than 800 people submit testimony against Ohio’s massive higher education overhaul bill
Hundreds of college students, university faculty and concerned citizens submitted testimony against a controversial bill that would overhaul higher education…
Ohio GOP proposal seeks to change voter-passed marijuana law with higher tax, lower THC levels
A Republican lawmaker is trying to reduce the amount of marijuana grown at home, lower the level of THC in…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom ban bill into law
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms…
Former U.S. Attorney General attends canvassing event for Democratic Ohio Supreme Court candidates
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder fired up canvassers at a recent event for the three Democratic candidates running for…
Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first female Speaker of the House, died at 97
Jo Ann Davidson, the first female Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, died on Friday. She was 97. She…
Ohio spent nearly a billion dollars on private school voucher scholarships in 2024
Ohio spent nearly a billion dollars on private school scholarship programs for the 2024 fiscal year, the first full year…
An Ohio Supreme Court candidate forum was held on Tuesday but Republicans didn’t attend
Even though all six Ohio Supreme Court candidates were invited to speak at a recent forum held in partnership by…
PAC tied to Illinois billionaire donates $500K to attack Democrats running for Ohio Supreme Court
A conservative group heavily funded by Republican megadonor Richard Uihlein — who has supported candidates who falsely denied the results…
Sixty-two acres of land at Ohio’s Leesville Wildlife Area are one step closer to being fracked
About 62 acres of Leesville Wildlife Area were approved to move forward to bidding for fracking during Monday’s seven minute…
More than 660,000 Ohioans have voted in the election so far
More than half a million Ohioans have cast their ballot in the election so far. Combining absentee and early voting,…
More than 60 anti-LGBTQ incidents in Ohio from June 2022 to October 2024, according to new report
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation tracked more than 60 anti-LGBTQ incidents in Ohio in just over two years, according…
