An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the state from handing over $600 million to the Cleveland Browns for their new stadium ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/o...

As more cities impose bans, fines or jail time for adults living on the streets, young people who have been homeless say they face unique problems that could have been addressed earlier ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed several bills meant to provide property tax relief into law, but anti-property tax advocates aren't impressed, and they are moving forward with their efforts to abolish them altogether ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/d...

While there will be far fewer ballot initiatives affecting abortion access in the 2026 midterm elections than there were in the previous national election, two in Republican-led states could be consequential ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it’s halting leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what the administration claims are national security risks ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Trump’s aggressive revocation of legal immigration ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released thousands more files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with several referencing President Donald Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/r...

President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/r...

GOP reversals in this year’s elections, especially in some urban and immigrant communities, are setting off alarm bells for Republicans using redistricting to try to keep control of Congress in next year’s midterms. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/r...

President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/r...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed several bills meant to provide property tax relief into law, but anti-property tax advocates aren't impressed, and they are moving forward with their efforts to abolish them altogether. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/d...

An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the state from handing over $600 million to the Cleveland Browns for their new stadium. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/24/o...

It now seems nearly inevitable that health insurance costs will spike for nearly 600,000 Ohioans and 23 million Americans. An Ohio family doctor and colleagues in other states are blasting Republicans in Congress for not doing more to stop it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/o...

Cleveland Immigration Court Judge Richard Drucker declined to consider arguments Dec. 18 that he should grant bond to two brothers who are asylum-seekers from Venezuela who were transferred from Athens County custody to ICE earlier this year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/b...

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Commentary: What a cop out. What a weak, disingenuous governor pretending to be helpless. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he didn’t want to sign another voter suppression bill into law before he signed a sweeping anti-voting measure into law last Friday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/w...

Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Trump’s aggressive revocation of legal immigration. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

President Trump pushed Republican state lawmakers to gerrymander their states’ congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election, prompting Democratic state lawmakers to respond in kind. Now state courts are deciding on the legality of the gerrymandering ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it’s halting leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what the administration claims are national security risks. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Lawmakers and family of a woman with cancer being held at an ICE detention center in Eloy, Arizona are demanding she receive medical attention, claiming she’s lost 70 pounds and has been mistreated ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

While there will be far fewer ballot initiatives affecting abortion access in the 2026 midterm elections than there were in the previous national election, two in Republican-led states could be consequential. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Lawmakers and family of a woman with cancer being held at an ICE detention center in Eloy, Arizona are demanding she receive medical attention, claiming she’s lost 70 pounds and has been mistreated. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

As more cities impose bans, fines or jail time for adults living on the streets, young people who have been homeless say they face unique problems that could have been addressed earlier. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

President Trump pushed Republican state lawmakers to gerrymander their states’ congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election, prompting Democratic state lawmakers to respond in kind. Now state courts are deciding on the legality of the gerrymandering. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...

Commentary: What a cop out. What a weak, disingenuous governor pretending to be helpless. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he didn’t want to sign another voter suppression bill into law before he signed a sweeping anti-voting measure into law last Friday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/w...

Cleveland Immigration Court Judge Richard Drucker declined to consider arguments Dec. 18 that he should grant bond to two brothers who are asylum-seekers from Venezuela who were transferred from Athens County custody to ICE earlier this year. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/b...

It now seems nearly inevitable that health insurance costs will spike for nearly 600,000 Ohioans and 23 million Americans. An Ohio family doctor and colleagues in other states are blasting Republicans in Congress for not doing more to stop it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/o...

The Department of Justice began releasing thousands of records Friday related to the late sex offender Jeff Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet the requirements of a law overwhelmingly backed by both Republicans and Democrats ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/r...

Ohio Gov. DeWine signed a bill into law Friday banning intoxicating hemp products and making changes to the voter-passed marijuana law, including adding crimes such as making it illegal to bring legally purchased marijuana from another state back to Ohio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/o...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed several property tax measures Friday and explained he “reluctantly” approved another bill eliminating Ohio's grace period for absentee ballots ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/o...

Ohio Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Sherrod Brown met with several Columbus small business owners Wednesday for a roundtable on affordability. He’s held similar events in other cities around the state as part of his bid to return to the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/o...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/r...

The Department of Justice began releasing thousands of records Friday related to the late sex offender Jeff Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet the requirements of a law overwhelmingly backed by both Republicans and Democrats. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/r...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/r...

Ohio Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Sherrod Brown met with several Columbus small business owners Wednesday for a roundtable on affordability. He’s held similar events in other cities around the state as part of his bid to return to the U.S. Senate. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/o...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed several property tax measures Friday and explained he “reluctantly” approved another bill eliminating Ohio's grace period for absentee ballots. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/o...

Ohio Gov. DeWine signed a bill into law Friday banning intoxicating hemp products and making changes to the voter-passed marijuana law, including adding crimes such as making it illegal to bring legally purchased marijuana from another state back to Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/o...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine not ready to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...

Ohio GOP endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy in May. AG Dave Yost still says it was the wrong choice. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/17/o...

Incoming health care changes mean more overall struggles for Ohioans, advocates say ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/15/i...

How to mark the Ohio holidays super old-school ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/h...

Ohio joins multi-state lawsuit against Uber subscription service ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/o...

Ohio Board of Pharmacy issues emergency ruling banning most kratom products for 180 days ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...

Ohio hemp bill would put future of THC beverages in hands of federal government ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/19/o...

10 Ohio colleges and universities were not in alignment with the science of reading, audit shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/18/1...