As community concerns grow over electricity prices and the environmental effects of data centers, some local and state officials want to halt development of the facilities. Lawmakers in 11 states have made temporary ban proposals, but not Ohio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
U.S. Senate Republicans during a Tuesday hearing laid the groundwork for legislation that would prevent state and local governments from making decisions on whether to limit cooperation with the federal government on immigration enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine focused on improving the lives of children during his final state of the state address on Tuesday, a theme that has been continually central in his annual speeches to the General Assembly. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/o...
Republicans in Congress want more mining and oil drilling on federal public lands, using an obscure maneuver. Critics say they're recklessly throwing out critical protections, detailed plans, years of research, public meetings, and local collaboration ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office has asked for a federal investigation into why no tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service before deadly storms hit southwest Michigan on Friday night ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/whitm...
Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/r...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office has asked for a federal investigation into why no tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service before deadly storms hit southwest Michigan on Friday night. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/whitm...
Republicans in Congress want more mining and oil drilling on federal public lands, using an obscure maneuver. Critics say they're recklessly throwing out critical protections, detailed plans, years of research, public meetings, and local collaboration. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
President Trump sent mixed signals Monday about when the war with Iran will end and what his goals are for the end of hostilities. He also pushed U.S. House Republicans to pass severe restrictions on who can use mail-in election ballots. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
"A pair of Democratic U.S. Senators want answers about a Columbus-area political consulting firm’s involvement in a $220 million border security advertising controversy that contributed to last week’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem." www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03...
As community concerns grow over electricity prices and the environmental effects of data centers, some local and state officials want to halt development of the facilities. Lawmakers in 11 states have made temporary ban proposals, but not Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/r...
Commentary: A steady stream of legislation largely hostile to public education in Ohio has reshaped nearly every aspect of our schools. This has ignored a fundamental question: What do Ohioans actually want and value when it comes to public education? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/w...
Ohio jurors will soon decide whether two former FirstEnergy executives are guilty of state criminal charges related to the Ohio House Bill 6 utility bribery scheme. Here’s an overview of the trial so far and the accusations they face. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/o...
Ohio State president Ted Carter resigned Saturday because of an “inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business,” according to the university. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/o...
A new report shows that nearly half of Ohio’s 1.58 million renters are paying more than they can afford for rent. Ohio also has a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available rental units, the report shows. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/n...
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Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted can't leave Washington, D.C., to testify in the largest public corruption trial in Ohio history due to the Iran war, the defense attorneys said, but did find time to return to the state to attend a fundraiser. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/h...
Opponents of Ohio legislation that seeks to reimpose a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion said the bill not only conflicts with the constitution, but discriminates against reproductive health care. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/a...
The Ohio Senate passed a bill last week that would define antisemitism for state agency investigations, but not criminal investigations ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/o...
Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...
Online prediction markets allow users to put money on the outcome of almost anything, but those markets have no state oversight and operate even in states that ban gambling. The platforms are raising bipartisan alarms ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/r...
Ohio State president Ted Carter resigned on Saturday because of an “inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business,” according to the university. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/o...
Opponents of Ohio legislation that seeks to reimpose a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion said the bill not only conflicts with the constitution, but discriminates against reproductive health care. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/a...
The Ohio Senate passed a bill last week that would define antisemitism for state agency investigations, but not criminal investigations. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/o...
Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...
Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...
Since the 2022 Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, state governments have been funneling reproductive health funding to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. Ohio has sent $32 million in taxpayer money to them. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/r...
Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/r...
Climate change, habitat loss, and other factors have increased the urgency for states to take a broader approach to wildlife conservation funding. For instance, Oregon lawmakers have voted to increase the state’s lodging tax in order to help. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/r...
