Matt Dolan

Is there room in next May's primary for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio who doesn’t spend every waking moment kissing the ring of Donald J. Trump? We may be about to find out.

Two University Hospitals employees are on leave after a transplant patient received the wrong kidney; former Canton McKinley High School football coaches are suing top district officials and others in the latest fallout over a player who was forced to eat pork against his religious beliefs; Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 117 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot last year; and more stories.

The Ohio Senate Finance Committee has sent the latest budget proposal for a floor vote after adding more than 100 amendments to the bill. Republican Senate leaders say the measure is making more investments to help people.

A plan crafted by a group of legislators and school finance experts addressed inequities that plague the current funding formula. But the state House and Senate disagree on the approach.

Gov. Mike DeWine has called the occupation of the U.S. Capitol an ‘embarrassment’; five Ohio Republican members of Congress voted Wednesday to reject certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory; political leaders in Ohio are weighing in on the mob takeover at the U.S. Capitol and President Trump’s part in instigating it; and more stories.

In Ohio, clean energy advocates say it's long been hard to get wind and solar projects approved. Now there are new questions about that after a bribery scandal linked to a controversial energy law.

In a strong showing of unity, state lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill making a lot of changes in state law related to the response to coronavirus...

State lawmakers are expected to vote on a compromise that could stop a huge increase in the number of Ohio public school buildings where students will be…

Lawmakers who’ve wanted to stop the impending explosion in the number of school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private…

The gun bill supported by Gov. Mike DeWine and introduced in October is likely to see some changes before it reaches the Ohio Senate for a vote. Senate Bill 221 seeks to expand court authority to remove firearms from people considered a threat and to increase background checks before private gun sales.