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How do union endorsements influence Ohio’s tight U.S. Senate race?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Twelve years ago, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police union broke a 24-year streak of endorsing the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate by instead… Read More
After a shooting in Georgia, lawmaker wants Ohio to require panic buttons in schools
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker is proposing a bill to require panic buttons in schools, as were used at a high school in Georgia where… Read More
Still need to register to vote? Here’s your guide to being prepared at the polls
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — To cast a vote in the upcoming November election, Ohioans need to register to vote by Oct. 7. With the deadline less than a week… Read More
Here’s how Ohio county fairs are becoming more inclusive
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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COSHOCTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Kenton Wilson loves animals, so the county fair is right up the 12-year-old’s alley. But in past fairs, he hasn’t been able to show… Read More
Abortion numbers went up in Ohio, including out-of-state patients
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest Ohio Abortion Report shows an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 over 2022. There were 22,000 abortions in Ohio in 2023, an increase… Read More
Low information voters in a high turnout election could sink or swim Ohio’s Issue 1 redistricting amendment
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — This November’s election marks the fifth time in 20 years Ohioans will vote on how the state draws its congressional maps with Issue 1 on the… Read More
A Republican lawmaker wants Ohio to try again with allowing tax payments via cryptocurrency
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican senator wants Ohioans to be able to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency. The bill would expand a previous program that was halted, and… Read More
Advocates say abortion and birth control are on Ohio’s ballot again, indirectly
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the 2024 general election less than 40 days away and early voting starting even sooner in Ohio, reproductive rights advocates argue that access to… Read More
An appeal delays the $600 million class action settlement payments in the fiery East Palestine derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge’s decision last week to approve the $600… Read More
Some Republicans and independents say they won’t vote for Moreno after his comments on women and abortion
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of Ohio Republicans and independents said they won’t vote for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno following comments he made to supporters… Read More
Democratic state lawmakers say the focus should be on Ohio’s property taxes post-election
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With more than a dozen bills floating around to address the intricate issue, Democratic lawmakers are arguing inaction on property taxes at the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
A judge has approved the $600 million settlement for residents near the fiery East Palestine derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles of… Read More
Ohio votes cast for the Green Party candidate won’t count due to VP swap
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Votes cast in Ohio for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will not count because the party nominated her running mate after a state administrative deadline,… Read More
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s East Palestine train derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud… Read More
Moreno’s comments on women and abortion are being called “disrespectful.” His campaign says it was a “joke”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Comments from Ohio’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno are being blasted by critics, though his campaign has said they were “a tongue-in-cheek… Read More
A Springfield group files criminal charges against Trump and Vance for false rumors about Haitians
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A nonprofit group representing Haitians in Springfield has filed criminal charges against former president Donald Trump and Ohio’s Republican U.S. Sen. JD Vance for statements they’ve… Read More
Ohio lawmakers propose putting restrictions on imitation meat and egg products
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two GOP state lawmakers say it’s time to crack down on how imitation meat and egg products, like plant-based proteins, are branded in Ohio. Reps…. Read More
Who is Bernie Moreno? The car salesman turned politician sells his ideas to Ohio voters
By: Anna Huntsman | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — On a sunny September afternoon, supporters of Senate candidate Bernie Moreno cheered as he entered a campaign townhall at a Lorain manufacturing plant. As Moreno… Read More
Opponents of Ohio’s Issue 1 launched their first ad against the redistricting proposal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A few days after the backers of the Issue 1 redistricting amendment on the fall ballot launched their ad campaign, the issue’s opponents have done… Read More
After three lawsuits against the GOP-led Ohio Ballot Board, Democrats introduce a bill to change it
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic state lawmakers think the Ohio Ballot Board has become too partisan to produce accurate summaries of ballot measures for voters to read. It’s… Read More
What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants
By: Michael Rubinkam | Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Springfield, Ohio has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield’s Haitian community of… Read More
Postpartum depression is common. New research aims to help rural moms get care
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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ATHENS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Postpartum depression affects a lot of women. Research suggests about 1 in 7 new moms deal with it. But fewer than half get the mental health care… Read More
Ohio Volleyball overpowers Liberty en route to 3-0 win in first match of Green & White Invitational
By: Marc Goldstein
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — As Anna Kharchynska swung her arm down toward the ball and sent it flying down to The Convo floor, it was as though the energy shifted… Read More
Ohio Field Hockey falls to MAC foe Appalachian State, falls to 0-1 in conference
By: Grant Kiefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio Field Hockey has gotten off to an impressive start with wins over Vermont, Michigan State, and Saint Louis. Its talent faced a key test Friday… Read More
Here’s an Ohio task force’s recommendations for supporting reentry
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Around 18,000 people were released from Ohio’s prisons in 2022. Another 75,000 Ohioans were released from jail that year. When they return to Ohio’s… Read More
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