Where the Ohio governor candidates stand on education ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/12/w...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine selects public safety director as interim attorney general ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/11/o...

Ohio judges question why taxpayers fund private school tuition ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/o...

Ohio Attorney General, ACLU counter claims that reproductive rights amendment impacts judge’s job ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Ohio’s most populous county sees 43% increase in unsheltered homelessness, according to report ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/11/o...

Ohio lawmakers consider joining other states to test psychedelic-assisted treatments ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/13/o...

Ohio Democratic lawmaker wants gun owners to store firearms out of reach of children ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Property tax repeal campaign behind goal as deadline for 2026 ballot approaches ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/11/p...

Ohio AG Dave Yost is trying to dismiss 77 cases against former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Economists: Incentives for Ohio data centers are a loser. So is banning new construction ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/11/e...

13,000 more Ohioans to lose food stamps for not meeting requirements under Trump law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/13/1...

The deadline for Trump to get approval for his war has passed. Ohio’s US senators are mum ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/t...

Editor Commentary: Ohio gerrymandering set the stage for this shameful travesty and betrayal across America ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Editor Commentary: Ohio gerrymandering set the stage for this shameful travesty and betrayal across America ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Commentary: Selective Service: Ohio’s outdated barrier to student aid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/12/s...

Commentary: Trump had historical markers ripped down in Ohio and across the country ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/13/t...

Commentary: The battle for democracy is the fight of a lifetime ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

Editor Commentary: Ohio gerrymandering set the stage for this shameful travesty and betrayal across America ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

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Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling citizenship lists and creating traceable mail-in ballots in a federal court hearing Thursday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Georgia lawmakers will reconvene in June for a special session to redraw the state’s political maps, Gov. Brian Kemp announced. The move comes in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened key protections of the Voting Rights Act ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

The Supreme Court ruling weakening key enforcement of the Voting Rights Act is fueling new concerns in Virginia over the future of Black political representation, particularly if Republicans regain full control of state government after the next census ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Alabama Republican officials moved swiftly to implement an order from the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the use of a 2023 congressional map as those challenging the maps as violations of the Voting Rights Act sought to restore an injunction ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

With just days before early voting polls open, South Carolina lawmakers will begin a special session for the purpose of redrawing the state’s congressional lines ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a new U.S. congressional district map carving up Memphis, the state’s only majority-Black, majority-Democratic district. The state NAACP this week added two more plaintiffs to its lawsuit over the map ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

In a 10-hour hearing that spanned overnight, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a congressional redistricting bill that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, giving Republicans another seat in their bid to maintain control of Congress ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a new line of attack in the effort to force oil companies to bear the cost of climate change effects ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Ohio state Rep. Darnell T. Brewer, D-Cleveland, is introducing Amya’s Law — a bill that would penalize adults who leave firearms accessible to minors ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

The Ohio Attorney General's Office and the ACLU of Ohio are countering the claims of a Trumbull County judge who says the Ohio Constitution’s amendment protecting reproductive rights hinders his ability to do his work ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently filed a motion on behalf of Ohio State University asking to drop 77 cases involving the late Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abusing Ohio State student-athletes ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Editor Commentary: The Supreme Court has unleashed a cascade of gerrymandering across the nation. It turns out Ohio gerrymandering was just a primer to measure how degraded politicians could get and get away with it. Now it's everywhere. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Editor Commentary: The Supreme Court has unleashed a cascade of gerrymandering across the nation. It turns out Ohio gerrymandering was just a primer to measure how degraded politicians could get and get away with it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

Editor Commentary: The Supreme Court has unleashed a cascade of gerrymandering across the nation. It turns out Ohio gerrymandering was just a primer to measure how degraded politicians could get and get away with it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

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Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson pressed for increased funding for the Secret Service, arguing most of the money U.S. Senate Republicans included for the agency is for security needs, not building a new ballroom at the White House ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite several passengers on a cruise ship becoming infected with the disease ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday suggested to a federal appeals court that upholding a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration’s access to sensitive voter data would weaken its ability to investigate racial discrimination in voting ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

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The U.S. House Thursday rejected a proposal to rein in President Donald Trump’s months-long military actions in Iran that have left dozens of U.S. military members dead, while killing thousands of civilians and displacing millions in the Middle East ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/14/r...

Georgia lawmakers will reconvene in June for a special session to redraw the state’s political maps, Gov. Brian Kemp announced. The move comes in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened key protections of the Voting Rights Act. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently filed a motion on behalf of Ohio State University asking to drop 77 cases involving the late Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abusing Ohio State student-athletes. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...

The Supreme Court ruling weakening key enforcement of the Voting Rights Act is fueling new concerns in Virginia over the future of Black political representation, particularly if Republicans regain full control of state government after the next census. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Alabama Republican officials moved swiftly to implement an order from the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the use of a 2023 congressional map as those challenging the maps as violations of the Voting Rights Act sought to restore an injunction. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

With just days before early voting polls open, South Carolina lawmakers will begin a special session for the purpose of redrawing the state’s congressional lines. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a new U.S. congressional district map carving up Memphis, the state’s only majority-Black, majority-Democratic district. The state NAACP this week added two more plaintiffs to its lawsuit over the map. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

In a 10-hour hearing that spanned overnight, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a congressional redistricting bill that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, giving Republicans another seat in their bid to maintain control of Congress. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...

The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/r...