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Abortion rights advocates fear Flock cameras could track women seeking abortions in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Flock cameras, which are installed on public streets to track cars, license plates and provide other surveillance, are helpful to law enforcement. But privacy and… Read More
Could the last time a Democrat was elected Ohio governor foreshadow this year’s election?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been 20 years since Ohioans elected a Democrat for governor. Ohio is now a solidly red state, but polls have shown the race for governor… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rules on the potential vote on two data centers and a natural gas plant
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle over data centers that came to a small town south of Columbus will go on. A unanimous Ohio Supreme Court ordered the… Read More
State Library of Ohio checks out of old building, changing location and access to material
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Library of Ohio is unpacking millions of books, documents and records after being forced to move from a Columbus building that was scheduled… Read More
‘Union County’ film casts a new light on addiction recovery and rural Ohio
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For the last decade, the Adult Recovery Court in Bellefontaine has met every Monday to aid people with addiction who are coming out of… Read More
More Ohio death row inmates see delayed execution dates under Gov. Mike DeWine
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Last week, Gov. Mike DeWine delayed the scheduled executions of three men incarcerated on death row, each by three years. The original dates of… Read More
2026 was a banner year for the Ohio State Fair
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 2026 was a big year for the Ohio State Fair, which set records for midway spending, concession sales and attendance. Midway revenue at the Ohio… Read More
A year into boil advisories, residents in Cadiz want clean water and answers
By: Kaitlin Thorne | The Ohio Newsroom
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CADIZ, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — When residents in Cadiz turn on their tap, the water that comes out isn’t always clear. “We’ve been under several boil orders,” Cadiz resident… Read More
State officials urge residents to ‘use common sense’ as severe storms hit Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Government agencies are warning Ohioans to be cautious of “very dangerous” summer storms battering much of the state. Aside from high winds and tornado… Read More
Ohio’s rural areas need more attorneys. A new initiative aims to build a pipeline
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In many parts of Ohio, legal help is hard to come by. Seventy-eight out of Ohio’s 88 counties do not have enough attorneys to… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio will begin directly vetting addiction recovery houses
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State leaders want to more strictly regulate recovery houses, or substance-free residences for Ohioans recovering from various addictions. Gov. Mike DeWine signed an emergency… Read More
Ohio already has the oldest Mormon temple. Now it has one of the newest
By: Peter Smith | AP
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KIRTLAND. Ohio (AP) — Elder Brian Garner led a small group of visitors through the sturdy wooden door of what looked like an ordinary colonial church. But nearly two centuries… Read More
As Ohio health officials battle cyclosporiasis, they’re fighting a measles outbreak too
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — ldren’s Hospital Medical Center. “But the vast majority of cases have diarrhea that particularly children are getting are not cyclospora. It’s the norovirus. It’s rotavirus…. Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy’s property tax rollback would mean billions in cuts, according to a progressive Ohio group
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican candidate for governor has said he wants to roll back property taxes to pre-pandemic levels and then cap their growth, starting with… Read More
Ohio’s upcoming sales tax holiday will be more limited than last year’s event
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you want to buy some new clothes for school or some school supplies, you might want to do that this weekend. Ohio’s state and… Read More
Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton faces backlash over LGBTQ+ comments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a rift between Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton and some members of the LGBTQ+ community. Acton recently made comments that are causing… Read More
Ohio Ballot Board OKs language that puts Issue 3, or photo ID, on ballot
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will have a whole slate of statewide candidates to choose from this fall, but just one ballot issue is going before them…. Read More
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Athens City Council approves a one-year moratorium on data centers
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens City Council on Monday approved a one-year moratorium on any attempts to build a data center in city limits. The moratorium is intended to… Read More
Mother in the Vinton County children endangerment case is seeking a competency evaluation
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Vinton County mother facing multiple felony charges for allegedly keeping her 16 children in deplorable conditions is seeking an evaluation to determine whether she is… Read More
Ohio lawmakers say they’ve made property tax changes, but more bills remain
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they hear a lot from constituents about property tax. They say they haven’t ignored those concerns,… Read More
Should 16 and 17 year olds be allowed to vote in Ohio? Two lawmakers think so
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A pair of Democratic state lawmakers want to allow 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and legislative elections. And the legislators… Read More
A new report indicates wages needed to pay rent in Ohio are growing faster than income earned by renters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the last decade, renters in Ohio have needed to earn a higher hourly wage each year to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment. But… Read More
Butter flags, bald eagle: Ohio’s 2026 butter cow celebrates America 250
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 2026 butter cow and its butter calf, which this year is wearing an Uncle Sam hat, are joined by a butter Statue of… Read More
With TPS now expired, Gov. Mike DeWine and advocates for immigrants await the fate of Haitians in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With temporary protected status at an end as of Monday, thousands of Haitians in Ohio have lost their work permits and fear immigration raids… Read More
GuardCare comes to Athens this weekend to offer free healthcare services
By: Natalie LaFleur
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio National Guard and the Ohio Department of Health team up every year to offer free healthcare services to Ohio residents. This year, they’re coming to Athens County. GuardCare began in 1995 after… Read More
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