Sarah Donaldson
Reporter/ProducerContact Sarah at sdonaldson@statehousenews.org.
Sarah Donaldson covers government, 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, WOSU-TV's Columbus on the Record, WVXU's Cincinnati Edition, and Ideastream's Sound of Ideas. She has been awarded for her work by the Press Club of Cleveland and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
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.
She 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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Introduced by Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville), Senate Bill 358 establishes the new license plates. They have black backgrounds and white lettering. -
The heads of both the Ohio House and Senate want voters to decide whether to codify their existing ID requirements in the state constitution this November. -
Ohio lawmakers have said those who submeter offer the same services as traditional utilities, but without the regulatory strings attached. -
Four Democratic state lawmakers are fronting an effort to legalize medically assisted suicide for Ohioans facing terminal diagnoses. -
Ohio’s child care system is widely considered to be in a state of crisis. And while bills to address that crisis have been introduced, few have seen much traction. -
Senate Bill 278 says that Ohio cities and towns can be sued for damages for their gun control ordinances, if they’re stricter than state gun laws. -
Sen. Sandra O'Brien (R-Ashtabula) said JobsOhio should hold public meetings and maintain public records. The state has long shielded its records. -
In the race to succeed Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague will face Marcell Strbich, a retired Air Force lieutenant and elections activist. -
Three Ohio lawmakers are drafting two bills targeting consumer rights and athletic integrity with the Center for Christian Virtue. -
At its Thursday morning meeting, the Ohio Ballot Board voted unanimously to leave the recently proposed “Prohibition of Construction of a Data Center” amendment intact.
