Sarah Donaldson
Reporter/ProducerContact Sarah at sdonaldson@statehousenews.org.
Sarah Donaldson covers government, policy, politics and elections for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. Sarah regularly files from Columbus for National Public Radio and is a frequent guest on WOSU-FM's All Sides, WVXU's Cincinnati Edition, and Ideastream's Sound of Ideas.
Prior to joining the bureau in 2023, she worked for a year as a digital reporter/producer for WCMH-TV—where she covered Columbus city government, regional business and technology, and growth in Licking County. She’s been published in national and local outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and the Columbus Dispatch.
Sarah is an Ohio University alumna, but was born and raised north of Pittsburgh. During her four years in Athens, she worked for southeast Ohio affiliate WOUB Public Media.
-
An Ohio House lawmaker was removed from committee assignments and asked to resign Monday, based on allegations of his sexual misconduct with a minor relative. -
The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday afternoon 27-5 to advance Senate Bill 63, in most instances barring electing or eliminating candidates through rounds of vote tabulation. -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Ohio House GOP lawmakers afternoon to call for term limits in Congress, which would require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
When state lawmakers advanced the biennial state budget last month, they redirected money for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. -
The Ohio GOP voted to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2026 governor’s race, further solidifying Ramaswamy’s power one year out from the contested primary. -
Submetering is when third party middlemen purchase electric or another utility at wholesale prices and then resell it. -
Right now, there’s the referendum on Senate Bill 1, and then more than one proposed constitutional amendment: to end qualified immunity, to end real property taxes. -
Under Gov. Mike DeWine’s initial budget, a hike of taxes on cigarettes and e-cigarettes would have funded a child tax credit, but Ohio House GOP lawmakers rejected it. -
Gov. Mike DeWine has pushed Ohio lawmakers to set rules for the largely unregulated products since late 2023. -
House Bill 15 passes as Ohio stares down eventual electric shortages from growing demand.
