Looser campaign-finance rules designed to grease torrents more dark-money contributions to Statehouse insiders do nothing to ...

State Senator Jerry C. Cirino testifies on his own bill during an Ohio Senate Higher Education committee hearing on Senate ...

A compromise deal has been reached on budget language critics feared would keep most police records off-limits indefinitely ...

Dispatch.com features full coverage of the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival and March held June 14. Look for stories, ...

Ohio lawmakers have shared their reactions to the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers by a man impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning.

Between the standalone bills and all the behind-the-scenes budget talks, Ohio lawmakers are considering some of the biggest changes to the state’s property tax system in decades. The proposals could ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is assisting in an increase in security for state lawmakers after the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

North Carolinians in the U.S. House of Representatives were unwavering of party preference for two bills now awaiting ...

It was not immediately clear who was targeted in the Saturday morning shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minn. The ...

If there was one message that protesters at a “No Kings” rally in downtown Dayton wanted others to know, it’s that they are fed up.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no ...

It took Crystal Strickland years to qualify for Medicaid, which she needs for a heart condition. Strickland, who’s unable to ...