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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Ohio House leaders said the legislature can’t and likely won’t find common ground on the issue.
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Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, accused of heavy involvement in the state's largest bribery scheme, died by suicide Tuesday morning.
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Ohio safety and preparedness officials are in the final phase of preparations for the total solar eclipse Monday.
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Some low and no vision Ohioans will be using their ears rather than their eyes to fully take in the astronomical event.
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The likely face-off between current House Speaker Jason Stephens and current Senate President Matt Huffman is setting the tone in both chambers, even months out.
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Cannabis possession, use and home growth went legal at the end of 2023—but sale to adult-use, non-medical customers is not yet legal.
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Justices sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case over whether pharmacies can be held liable for selling and distributing legal opioid painkillers.
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The ACLU of Ohio said Tuesday it sued the state over House Bill 68 in Franklin County court, along with global law firm Goodwin.
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Ohio schools and post-graduate programs are still working to navigate the legal fallout of affirmative action being rendered unconstitutional nationwide.
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The state of Ohio will also bear the cost for agencies' accreditations, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday afternoon.