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A man holds a fish up in front of rows and rows of leafy greens in a greenhouse.

Could Ohio become a fish state? Researchers hope so

A grant from the United States Department of Agriculture aims to increase seafood production in the Midwest by helping farmers grow fish on land.

Issue 1 supporters include most Ohio elected Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Husted

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted hasn't been as outspoken as some of his Republican colleagues on talking about the issue that would make it harder to amend Ohio's constitution, but the likely candidate for governor says he supports it.

Boxes of petitions containing signatures supporting putting an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot sit in a U-Haul truck outside the Ohio Secretary of State's office, waiting to be unloaded. Hundreds of thousands of signatures to put that amendment before voters were brought by the amendment's supporters on the deadline for submission.

Abortion rights supporters file signatures to get amendment to Ohio voters in November

Groups that back an amendment on reproductive and abortion rights filed far more than the 414,000 signatures needed to put the issue onto Ohio's November statewide ballot.

Former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges arrives at federal court in Cincinnati for his sentencing hearing.

Former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges gets five years in prison in nuclear bailout scandal

Matt Borges' sentence came the day after U.S. District Judge Timothy Black sentenced former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder to the maximum of 20 years in prison.

The produce section of the supermarket. Bags of applies sit in three rows on the left. Stone fruit lines shelves in the background.

High cost of food has increased worries over 'benefits cliff'

Anti-hunger advocates say the loss of pandemic-era benefits, combined with higher food prices, makes the so-called “benefits cliff” even more precarious than usual.

Ohio lawmakers pass two-year state budget; DeWine expected to sign it later this week

With hours to go before the deadline, Ohio lawmakers passed the budget on a mostly party-line vote and sent it to Gov. Mike DeWine, along with a temporary extension of the current budget to give him time to sign and perhaps issue vetoes.

A landscape shot of a coal mine. The land is black and brown, with puffy white clouds overhead.

Can coal waste solve the affordable housing shortage?

A team of researchers at Ohio University is transforming coal waste into building materials.

Democrats huddle to talk about details in pending budget plan

Ohio lawmakers poised to pass two-year state budget as deadline for end of fiscal year looms

The budget includes tax cuts and universal vouchers that were a key part of the Senate's plan and funding for K-12 schools that were part of the House proposal.

Supporters of a proposed law to regulate marijuana like alcohol in Ohio unload a U-Haul truck with hundreds of boxes of petitions to put the statute before voters in November.

Supporters turn in signatures for a marijuana legalization law on the Ohio ballot this fall

The group's proposed law would regulate marijuana like alcohol in Ohio, and could be on the same November ballot as an abortion rights amendment.

A judge sits in a courtroom with his head, looking down. There is a woman sitting in a chair beside him, while another woman stands at a podium in front of him.

An Ohio task force wants to reduce recidivism through court programs

A task force assembled by the Ohio Supreme Court will look at how court-mandated programs can assist people leaving prison – in hopes of keeping them from reoffending.

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