The report, released Wednesday by Americans for Prosperity-Ohio and the Buckeye Institute, comes as state lawmakers negotiate a bill overhauling energy statute.

A Republican-backed bill that sought to fight back against what conservatives view as liberal ideology in higher education in Ohio is back, as the sponsor promised it would be.

Ohio GOP legislative leaders have said they want to revive a proposal to change relatively new recreational marijuana laws.

The American Immigration Council says just under 5% of Ohio's population are immigrants of various legal statuses.

Ohio lawmakers are early in negotiations on an omnibus bill overhauling energy policies. The ever-growing number of data centers statewide are part of the equation.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine appointed his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling have been indicted on federal charges in connection with House Bill 6 nuclear power plant bailout scheme, the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history.

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) told reporters the current legislature cannot be held to implement something former legislatures have done.

Anduril Industries plans to create more than 4,000 jobs in the next decade and potential to add $2 billion per year to the state's economy.

A political newcomer who had taken himself out of consideration for the US Senate seat held by VP-elect JD Vance apparently wants back in the pool of candidates for the appointment by Gov. Mike DeWine.