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The Senate allocated $15 million to cover the cost of the August special election. If it's not enough, more can be added, Sen. President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said.

Of Ohio’s 1,800 historical markers, just three identify spaces important to the state’s LGBTQ community. The Ohio History Connection is working to change that.

The Republican-crafted Ohio Senate budget includes a ban on flavored vaping products, but anti-smoking advocates say more money is needed for programs to help smokers quit.

Groups opposing Issue 1 had asked the Ohio Supreme Court to rule the August special was election illegal.

Some state workers have been working from home since the COVID-19 pandemic but some lawmakers want those employees back in their offices. But there might not be offices to go to in some cases.

Groups that represent Ohio's public schools say the budget passed by Republicans in the Senate cuts school funding from the House budget, while significantly increasing spending for taxpayer-paid private school vouchers.

The current third grade guarantee, which was enacted in 2013, requires students to take a reading test and if they are not reading on grade level, they are held back. Lawmakers want to change the guarantee but are split on how to do that.

The Bailey family had to fight to stop a pipeline from running through their land, which is protected by a state agricultural easement. Their court verdict could have implications for farmland preservation across the state.

In the months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an Ohio Supreme Court action put a six-week abortion ban in place that was later lifted by another court. Today the fight is over constitutional amendments.

The Ohio Supreme Court said some of Issue 1's language is incorrect and told the Ballot Board to fix it, but let other language that opponents argued was unfair stand.