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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order allowing the Department of Homeland Security to pay airport security workers who have gone without a full paycheck since the shutdown began in mid-February. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

Small counties in the coastal Southeast had some of the largest population gains between mid-2024 and mid-2025 in estimates being released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, mostly because of people moving from larger areas. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

President Donald Trump, who wants to ban mail-in voting, said he had the right to vote by mail-in ballot in Florida’s special election Tuesday “because I’m president of the United States.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

The Ohio Capital Journal 2026 Ohio Primary Voter Guide is here! Check out which statewide candidates and races will be on the ballot May 5. Also included: important dates, and a how-to guide for registration, absentee ballots and what you need to vote. ohiocapitaljournal.com/voter-guides...

Thousands of protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement opposing President Trump’s administration. Organizers expect millions of people to turn out, with more than 3,000 local-level events. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

The U.S. Senate early Friday approved funding for the vast majority of the Department of Homeland Security, sending a bill to the House that could end the shutdown that began in mid-February. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

State rainy day funds — money reserved to cover unexpected expenses and patch short-term budget holes — are declining nationally as states face increased costs, lower tax revenue and federal budget cuts, a new analysis found. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

BREAKING: The U.S. Justice Department confirmed in court Thursday that it is sharing sensitive voter data with Homeland Security. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has given the Trump Justice Department personal info for 8 million Ohio voters. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/r...

The U.S. Senate was unable to agree Thursday whether to require photo identification to vote in federal elections, as the chamber debated a larger bill that would make several changes to how Americans register and cast ballots ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Commentary: It is time we put aside the fiction that we bear no responsibility for an immigration system that is broken or that we owe no debt of gratitude to the millions of undocumented immigrants who have put roofs over our heads and food on our plates. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/w...

Cleveland-Cliffs appears poised to lock its Middletown steel mill into using fossil fuels for at least the next two decades. The steel manufacturer had already abandoned its plan to replace a coal-based blast furnace with cleaner hydrogen-ready technology. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/w...

Scores of protests will take place across Ohio on Saturday as Donald Trump's second administration moves into its second year. A coalition of groups is coordinating under the No Kings banner as part of thousands of protests across the country. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/l...

Jurors in the FirstEnergy corruption trial have spent a week wrestling over whether top executives participated in the largest bribery scheme in state history, with their questions signaling a possible hung jury and mistrial ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/f...

Ohio House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively bring back the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortion care, despite a previous 24-hour law being blocked for violating the constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters in 2023. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/o...

The Ohio House passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban drag shows in public. It now goes to the Ohio Senate for consideration. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/o...

Federal immigration agents have repeatedly violated federal law and their own rules in Ohio, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court last week, including by arresting people without warrants, arresting citizens, and mocking and mistreating detainees ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/l...

Ohio House Democrats are pitching a plan to temporarily freeze utility rates and provide a $150 credit on Ohioans’ electric bills, as affordability takes center stage in a hotly contested midterm election ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

Ohio Democratic lawmakers want menopause hormone therapy treatments covered by health insurance and Medicaid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/m...

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Ohio regulators have blocked another major solar project due to local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments against it appear to be fabricated. Ohio defers to local governments on renewable energy but not fossil fuels ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

The dismissal of lawsuits against porn sites over Kansas’ age verification requirements raises questions on the law’s future after a federal judge ruled the Constitution doesn’t allow the companies to be sued in Kansas because they’re based outside Kansas ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/dismi...

Ohio lawmakers are trying to hold companies like Ticketmaster and StubHub accountable for “deceptive” practices, as local theatres share that resellers have hurt their businesses and the public trust ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

The U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast, the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move to stymie offshore wind ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Commentary: When the president speaks of a booming economy, I find myself asking: Booming for who? The only thing I feel booming are the prices at the grocery store, utility costs, and deep concern about the future, writes retired Ohio educator Shelly Rae ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/v...

Gas prices are climbing again across the United States — with little clarity on where prices are headed next — spurring proposals for state gas tax holidays in the hopes of offering drivers some relief ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

The U.S. Senate was unable to agree Thursday whether to require photo identification to vote in federal elections, as the chamber debated a larger bill that would make several changes to how Americans register and cast ballots. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

The dismissal of lawsuits against porn sites over Kansas’ age verification requirements raises questions about the law’s future after a federal judge ruled the Constitution doesn’t allow the companies to be sued in Kansas because they’re based outside Kansas. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/dismi...

Subverting the Fourth Amendment. OPB reports, "Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant." www.opb.org/article/2026...

U.S. senators showed no movement Wednesday toward a deal to end the Homeland Security shutdown, despite the problems it’s causing for the thousands of federal workers set to miss another paycheck and travelers waiting hours to get through airport security. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

The U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast, the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move to stymie offshore wind. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Jurors in the FirstEnergy corruption trial have spent a week wrestling over whether top executives participated in the largest bribery scheme in state history, with their questions signaling a possible hung jury and mistrial. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/f...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gas stations to sell a blended fuel containing 15% ethanol into the summer season in an effort to lower gas prices, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Gas prices are climbing again across the United States — with little clarity on where prices are headed next — spurring proposals for state gas tax holidays in the hopes of offering drivers some relief. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Commentary: When the president speaks of a booming economy, I find myself asking: Booming for who? The only thing I feel booming are the prices at the grocery store, utility costs, and deep concern about the future, writes retired Ohio educator Shelly Rae. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/v...

Ohio lawmakers are trying to hold companies like Ticketmaster and StubHub accountable for “deceptive” practices, as local theatres share that resellers have hurt their businesses and the public trust. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

Ohio Democratic lawmakers want menopause hormone therapy treatments covered by health insurance and Medicaid. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/m...

Ohio regulators have blocked another major solar project due to local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments against it appear to be fabricated. Ohio defers to local governments on renewable energy but not fossil fuels. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

Ohio House Democrats are pitching a plan to temporarily freeze utility rates and provide a $150 credit on Ohioans’ electric bills, as affordability takes center stage in a hotly contested midterm election. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

U.S. senators showed no movement Wednesday toward a deal to end the Homeland Security shutdown, despite the problems it’s causing for the thousands of federal workers set to miss another paycheck and travelers waiting hours to get through airport security. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

The U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast, the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move to stymie offshore wind. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Jurors in the FirstEnergy corruption trial have spent a week wrestling over whether top executives participated in the largest bribery scheme in state history, with their questions signaling a possible hung jury and mistrial. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/f...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gas stations to sell a blended fuel containing 15% ethanol into the summer season in an effort to lower gas prices, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Gas prices are climbing again across the United States — with little clarity on where prices are headed next — spurring proposals for state gas tax holidays in the hopes of offering drivers some relief. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

Commentary: When the president speaks of a booming economy, I find myself asking: Booming for who? The only thing I feel booming are the prices at the grocery store, utility costs, and deep concern about the future, writes retired Ohio educator Shelly Rae. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/v...

Ohio lawmakers are trying to hold companies like Ticketmaster and StubHub accountable for “deceptive” practices, as local theatres share that resellers have hurt their businesses and the public trust. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

Ohio regulators have blocked another major solar project due to local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments against it appear to be fabricated. Ohio defers to local governments on renewable energy but not fossil fuels. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

Ohio Democratic lawmakers want menopause hormone therapy treatments covered by health insurance and Medicaid. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/m...

Ohio House Democrats are pitching a plan to temporarily freeze utility rates and provide a $150 credit on Ohioans’ electric bills, as affordability takes center stage in a hotly contested midterm election. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/o...

U.S. senators showed no movement Wednesday toward a deal to end the Homeland Security shutdown, despite the problems it’s causing for the thousands of federal workers set to miss another paycheck and travelers waiting hours to get through airport security. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...