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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, signed an executive order declaring an “Adulterated Consumer Product Emergency” to immediately halt the sale of intoxicating hemp products across the…
The clock is ticking on the latest deadline for Ohio’s highly controversial congressional redistricting process, with lawmakers accused of deliberately slow-walking the effort and violating the spirit, if not the…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Franklin County Coroner Dr. Nate Overmire today announced the identification of skeletal remains found 36 years ago, thanks to forensic genealogy…
The voting window for Ohio’s November 4, 2025 General Election officially opened today, October 7, as early in-person voting and the mailing of absentee ballots began statewide. While the ballot…
Chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge for Ohio’s education system, with just over one in four students (25.1%) missing an excessive amount of class time during the 2024–2025 school year.…
Four students from Tolles Career and Technical Center unexpectedly put their emergency training to a real-life test before graduation. On a recent Tuesday morning, they came upon a serious semitrailer…
After a period of relative quiet, anti-abortion politics are roaring back to life within the Republican-led Ohio Statehouse. A flurry of new proposals has emerged from GOP lawmakers, signaling a…
A new legislative proposal in Ohio aims to mandate the annual viewing of a fetal development video for public school students from third grade through twelfth grade. State Representative Melanie…
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is actively seeking public input on its comprehensive, long-range transportation blueprint, now officially called Access Ohio 2050. This plan, which is updated every five…
Ohioans who want to access online pornography must now provide proof of age, following the implementation of the state’s age verification requirement on Tuesday. This change is part of the…