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Three doctors demonstrate at an abortion rights demonstration at the Ohio Statehouse on May 14, 2022.

'Trigger' abortion ban could outlaw IVF and cost Ohio jobs, opponents say

Medical professionals who specialize in fertility treatments and obstetrics and gynecology spoke out at the third hearing on the "trigger" abortion ban.

Ohio House and Ohio Senate district maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission by a vote of 4-3 on February 24, 2022

Federal court intervenes in Ohio redistricting, orders state to implement unconstitutional district maps

Saying "we chose the best of our bad options", a panel of federal judges has ordered Ohio to implement a set of state legislative maps that were ruled unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court.

Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, lists different proposals to increase school safety in response to the Uvalde, TX school shooting.

Responding to Texas school shooting, DeWine pushes for more security and mental health resources

Gov. Mike DeWine did not mention several of the gun regulations he proposed in 2019 after the Dayton mass shooting.

A crowd of protestors show support for Ukraine in a demonstration at the Ohio Statehouse on February 26, 2022, two days after Russia invaded that country.

Ohio congressional delegation, other state leaders banned from traveling to Russia

The bans come in response to the U.S. sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine.

This is the proposed site of an Intel computer chip plant northeast of Columbus.

$3.5 billion Ohio capital bill unveiled, with millions for local projects, infrastructure, Intel

The list of local projects includes a big outlay for the community where both the House Speaker and Senate President hail from.

With Ohio's legislative primary set, lawmakers working on how to pay for it

A federal court ordered the state to proceed with an August 2 primary using maps that were ruled unconstitutional in March.

Ben Adams gets applause from House Bill 99 opponents as he testifies against the bill in a Senate committee on May 31, 2022. He was among the parents who sued the Madison Local School District over armed personnel training requirements. The Ohio Supreme Court agreed with the parents, ruling the district had to require more than 700 hours of training. That decision led the son of the district's school resource officer, Rep. Thomas Hall (R-Middletown), to draft House Bill 99.

Senate committee okays training requirements for armed personnel in Ohio schools

The bill that sets minimum training requirements for teachers, other personnel and volunteers who want to carry weapons in school buildings is likely to be on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

Gov. Mike DeWine shows off his Real ID compliant driver's license at a press conference at John Glenn International Airport in Columbus on October 11, 2019. (His address and identifying details have been blurred out.)

Time is ticking toward deadline to get Real ID to fly in the US

Ohioans and all other Americans who don't get that identification will have to bring along extra proof of ID before getting on a domestic flight.

Ron Sawyer, Cleveland area resident who supports idea of rebates to fight inflation

Democratic candidate for governor proposes rebates to help Ohioans fight inflation

The Democratic candidate for governor says the state is getting federal money to pay for her plan

Faber joins Democrats calling for Ohio Redistricting Commission to reconvene

Three commission members — Auditor Keith Faber, a Republican, House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Sen. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) — are all calling on the Ohio Redistricting Commission to meet as soon as possible.

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