
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.
Prior to joining the bureau in 2023, Sarah 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.
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To go into effect by Thursday, legislators would have to tack on an emergency clause—requiring a two-thirds vote in both the Ohio Senate and House.
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A committee assembled by Gov. Mike DeWine to assess school bus safety met for its sixth, and likely final, time Friday morning.
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Volunteers are now out throughout Ohio gathering signatures on a proposal for next year’s ballot that seeks to end gerrymandering with a new way to draw district lines.
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After a number of tries in the last four decades, Wednesday is the first time such legislation made it to—and through—the full House chamber.
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Although Senate Bill 83 is a top priority for Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima), the bill has been stuck on the House side for nearly six months.
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Ohio legislators amended a bill Tuesday that would establish a second judge in the Adams County Court of Common Pleas on an emergency track.
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Intel submitted an application for CHIPS funding, and more than a dozen members of Congress from Ohio are urging the government to select Intel as part of the program.
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Ohio Senate leaders have said they largely should be able to find common ground on modifications to Issue 2, which legalizes adult-use recreational marijuana.
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A clerical error forced Citizens Not Politicians to redo part of the initiated constitutional amendment process to put a redistricting amendment on the 2024 Ohio ballot.
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Senate Bill 29 generally prohibits technology providers from selling or sharing student data, which is now defined as school, not third-party, property.