(Ohio’ Senate has been GOP-ruled since January 1985 ... to cut or forego property tax receipts without make-up money from Columbus, and accompanying property-tax-cuts would be across the board, whether a home is valued at, say, $200,000 or $2 million.

Senate Bill 56 increases the excise tax on adult-use marijuana to 15% and limits home grow, among other changes to the voter-approved law.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican leadership has backtracked on their steadfast effort to cut funding for public education. Our extensive reporting led to massive backlash for lawmakers, and numerous GOP members spoke out privately.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow limits, raising taxes, lowering potency and shifting revenue away from social equity programs.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

A new bill would make sweeping changes to how Ohio regulates recreational cannabis—including halving the number of home grow plants and eliminating all the social equity programs.

Sketchy dealings: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed consumer protection lawsuits against two central Ohio automobile dealers, Shahid Meighan of The Columbus Dispatch reports. They’re accused of altering odometer readings, failing to turn over titles to dozens of customers who purchased vehicles, and other violations.

With Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stepping into the Senate vacancy left by newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican state senator has reintroduced a controversial proposal to massively overhaul higher education in Ohio, including a ban on diversity and inclusion efforts as well ...

Lawmakers say higher education is broken. They want to fix it by ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and prohibiting faculty from striking

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After a false start last year, a state board is slated to vote Monday on extending JobsOhio’s lease of state liquor profits for an additional 15 years. JobsOhio, a nonprofit created by then-Gov. John Kasich in 2013,