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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 has filed from Columbus for NPR, and is a frequent guest on WOSU-FM's "All Sides with Anna Staver" and WVXU's "Cincinnati Edition."
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.
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If former president Donald Trump and his vice-presidential nominee pick—Ohio’s J.D. Vance—win the White House, DeWine gets to select who fills Vance's U.S. Senate seat.
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Festivities at the Ohio State Fair officially kicked off in Columbus on Wednesday morning with a ceremonial ribbon cutting by Gov. Mike DeWine and his family and the blasting of confetti cannons held by state officials.
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Of the thousands of delegates heading to the DNC in Chicago next month, a little less than 150 are from Ohio.
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Findings by the Study Commission on the Future of Gaming in Ohio touch on the industry at large, from the state of Ohio’s brick-and-mortar casinos to its lottery.
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The latest FEC reports were due Monday and show U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown raked in close to double the amount Bernie Moreno did in the April 1 to ending June 30 period.
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County-by-county, they are checking stacks of signatures for validity—including for an anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment.
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Former President Donald Trump put an end to months of guesswork Monday, cementing the distinct possibility the next vice president of the United States will be from Ohio.
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Established in 2019 by Gov. Mike DeWine, the Governor's Expedited Pardon Project has cut pardon processing down from years to months for some being formally forgiven.
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A coalition that wanted voters to raise Ohio’s minimum wage worked for months to gather signatures but said the monthslong drive fell short.
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Raise the Wage Ohio was gathering signatures to put a proposed constitutional amendment before voters.