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A worker with the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol looks into the moving truck that holds more than 200 boxes of petitions, bearing more than 220,000 signatures. The group turned in the signatures on July 5, 2023, in an effort to put their initiated statute on Ohio's November 2023 ballot.

Marijuana legalization group turns in thousands of new signatures for Ohio's November ballot

After coming up a few hundred valid signatures short, the group that hopes voters will approve legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio turns in several thousand signatures to try to make the fall ballot.

Two elections on amendments make 2023 a historic year for Ohio's constitution

The leading expert on Ohio’s constitution says even though turnouts were low in both August and November, when there were constitutional amendments on the ballot, the votes were historic.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) talks to reporters during an Ohio Democratic Party event on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Ohio’s Sherrod Brown, locked in tough U.S. Senate contest, calls on Biden to quit presidential race

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has joined other prominent Democrats in calling on President Biden to leave the presidential race.

Ohio Democrats blast Republican Mike DeWine for being 'weak' on policies and special interests

The Ohio Republican Party fired back, saying there was a lot of crime and poverty in Dayton when Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor, was the city’s mayor.

Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) provides testimony for HJR6 during Ohio House Government Oversight Committee hearing.

Proposed resolution to raise threshold for passing constitutional amendments remains in committee

The proposal had been scheduled to be voted out of committee Thursday but that didn't happen.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), proposes new rule for constitutional amendments.

LaRose proposes requirement for citizen-led constitutional amendments to pass with 60% of the vote

The proposal requiring a 60% majority for a constitutional amendment would only apply to citizen-led ballot initiatives, and not to legislature-led amendments.

Voters in a central Ohio polling place check in with poll workers to cast ballots on Issue 1 in the special election on Aug. 8, 2023.

Total tab for Ohio's August special election to decide 60% voter approval amendment goes up

The cost of the August special election in which voters defeated an amendment to make it harder to change Ohio’s constitution has increased to $18 million.

Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose at the final Republican U.S. Senate debate, hosted by Miami University and produced by WLWT-TV in Cincinnati.

Days before Ohio primary election, national Democrats wade into GOP race

The latest polls are predicting a tight race in Ohio between state Sen. Matt Dolan, businessman Bernie Moreno and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

The Ohio House Finance Committee met Tuesday, April 20 to receive the final version of the House budget and vote it out to the floor.

Ohio House To Vote On Budget; Includes Tax Cut, School Funding Changes

The Ohio House will vote on its version of the two-year state budget Wednesday, after it cleared a House committee with all Republicans and two Democrats…

Former Ohio Attorneys General oppose resolution to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments

Both Republican and Democratic attorneys general say requiring 60% approval for constitutional amendments would make it difficult to pass important issues involving taxes or elections.

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