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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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.
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The schools are dedicated to Gov. Mike and First Lady Fran DeWine's daughter Becky, who died in a 1993 car accident at 22 years old.
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The former luxury car dealer from Cleveland won the three-man race against a state senator and Ohio's secretary of state.
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They testified Monday morning against some of the rules, which regulate gender transition care for minors and were introduced at Gov. Mike DeWine’s request.
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The latest polls are predicting a tight race in Ohio between state Sen. Matt Dolan, businessman Bernie Moreno and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
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In the last few years, a contingent of Ohio’s middle and high schools enacted policies banning phones.
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Two of the three GOP candidates running for U.S. Senate have significantly more cash on hand in the final days before Election Day, thanks to personal loans.