Today in Ohio
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An absurd Ohio Supreme Court ruling makes secret how state government spends your taxes
33 mins; January 24, 2024
Senate candidate Bernie Moreno really, really wants you to know that he's Donald Trump's guy
32 mins; January 23, 2024
Buying candy containing THC, the ingredient in marijuana, has been happening in Ohio for years, legally
32 mins; January 22, 2024
ODOT should tell humorless U.S. bureaucrats to stick it and keep the wit in highway signboards
35 mins; January 19, 2024
Summa Health is bought by venture capitalists, so what happens to medical care?
33 mins; January 18, 2024
Common sense prevails, and accused bribe recipient Sam Randazzo's assets get frozen
34 mins; January 17, 2024
Tom Patton's has paid himself 100s of thousands of dollars from his campaign account
32 mins; January 16, 2024
Cleveland's airport bathrooms are gross. Now we know exactly how gross
31 mins; January 12, 2024
The override of Mike DeWine's veto is the latest evidence of how broken Ohio government is
32 mins; January 11, 2024
Ohio's social media law to protect children appears to be hopelessly flawed
32 mins; January 10, 2024
Enough already, says federal judge. Ohio's photo ID requirement for voting makes sense
34 mins; January 09, 2024
After vetoing a transgender bill, Mike DeWine issues an transgender executive order
34 mins; January 08, 2024
Permitless carrying of guns has not turned Ohio is not the wild west, at least not yet
30 mins; January 05, 2024
Does Ohio election law discriminate against transgender candidates seeking to be on the ballot?
32 mins; January 04, 2024
Would a proposed voter rights ballot initiative violate Ohioans' basic sense of fair play?
31 mins; January 03, 2024
Mike DeWine makes a principled decision to use his veto power on transgender bill
33 mins; January 02, 2024
Our property tax bills in Ohio are late this season, but figuring out who's to blame is a challenge
34 mins; December 20, 2023
Matt Huffman and the Ohio Senate vote to raise our taxes to hand more money to utilities
33 mins; December 18, 2023
Ohio House's craven vote guarantees more people will get lung cancer and die
33 mins; December 15, 2023
Dog whistling Ohio lawmakers pass their anti-transgender legislation - Will DeWine sign it?
32 mins; December 14, 2023
Critics tell the Ohio House to quit messing around with the voter-approved marijuana law
33 mins; December 13, 2023
Frank LaRose finally discloses his assets. How wealthy is he?
31 mins; December 12, 2023
Are you safe driving to Michigan to buy marijuana and bringing it back to use in Ohio?
33 mins; December 11, 2023
What, exactly, is the Cleveland School of Cannabis?
32 mins; December 08, 2023
It's close to a vote, so how much will Jerry Cirino's higher education bill harm Ohio's state universities?
31 mins; December 07, 2023
Some good news about new rail routes in Ohio, but why aren't they high-speed?
31 mins; December 06, 2023
Finally, a Sam Randazzo bribery indictment, but when will FirstEnergy execs wear orange jumpsuits?
32 mins; December 05, 2023
Why is the Ohio Republican Party so proud it already endorsed Trump in 2024?
31 mins; December 04, 2023
More groups challenge gas drilling in Ohio parks - why are leaders so set on ruining them?
29 mins; December 01, 2023
Fair? Impartial? Frank LaRose says that's not his job as Secretary of State
28 mins; November 30, 2023
Mike DeWine, Jon Husted get pulled into the civil side of the HB6 bribery case
32 mins; November 29, 2023
Yet another Ohio Legislature gift to a deep-pocketed industry, at taxpayer expense
30 mins; November 28, 2023
Will the Ohio Legislature reject the will of the voters as it alters the marijuana law?
31 mins; November 27, 2023
New study shows we're so polarized that we should avoid politics talk on Thanksgiving
31 mins; November 21, 2023
They're not even hiding it -- Ohio lawmakers will increase lung cancer deaths because lobbyists told them to
30 mins; November 20, 2023
OH Supreme Court asks what's next for the heartbeat law now that abortion is a right
33 mins; November 17, 2023
Forget what he said on Election Night: Matt Huffman will not try to outlaw abortion in 2024
30 mins; November 16, 2023
Finally, cooler heads prevail in the Ohio Statehouse on last week's abortion and marijuana landslides
30 mins; November 15, 2023
Why do Cuyahoga County arts groups repeatedly bicker about the unique tax that supports them?
27 mins; November 14, 2023
The pope moves in the opposite direction of the Cleveland Catholic diocese on LGBTQ issues
34 mins; November 13, 2023
When did Ohio leaders decide to emasculate voters? Even Mike DeWine is saying to hell with the Tuesday mandates
30 mins; November 10, 2023
Election Day proved that Ohio cities still wield immense power. Why can't statewide candidates see that?
34 mins; November 09, 2023
Ohio voters -- again -- smackdown their lawmakers, on abortion and marijuana. Will the lawmakers ever learn?
33 mins; November 08, 2023
It's Election Day, your day to make a statement to lawmakers that you, not they, run this state
31 mins; November 07, 2023
Is George Jetson time ahead at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, with electric planes?
25 mins; November 06, 2023
Bernie Moreno wants the U.S. military in Mexico to fight drug cartels. Is this what Ohio wants in a senator?
32 mins; November 03, 2023
Cedar Point, the pride of Ohio for roller coaster aficionados, is involved in a mega-merger
30 mins; November 02, 2023
How many millions did Frank LaRose and Matt Huffman cost us with their underhanded August election?
33 mins; November 01, 2023
With Rob Portman possibly in favor, can we get rid of Ohio party primaries so everyone can vote?
31 mins; October 31, 2023
Here's how you can have THC from marijuana in your bloodstream without being high
28 mins; October 30, 2023
Huge amounts of camp gain cash for and against abortion and marijuana are from outside Ohio
31 mins; October 27, 2023
Northeast Ohio will bestow a much-deserved honor on Anthony Fauci for keep us safe from COVID
33 mins; October 26, 2023
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is mucking around again -- with a live election
31 mins; October 25, 2023
Lawmakers, who violated Ohio's constitution with gerrymandering, want to violate the U.S. version with Apple Air Tags
31 mins; October 24, 2023
Jim Jordan and JD Vance use gymnastics of logic to to support aid for Israel, not Ukraine
33 mins; October 20, 2023
The truth on whether marijuana is a gateway drug, and the age groups who favor legalizing it
33 mins; October 19, 2023
It looks like Ohio's abortion amendment, legal marijuana will win big with voters
32 mins; October 18, 2023
A bad omen for the political career of Frank LaRose, who keeps putting politics over duty
31 mins; October 17, 2023
Why are anti-abortion campaigners pretending Ohio's heartbeat bill does not exist?
31 mins; October 16, 2023
Here's the truth about recreational marijuana and traffic accidents
34 mins; October 13, 2023
Is this any surprise? Ohio ranks last in the nation for how it gerrymanders its maps
29 mins; October 12, 2023
A day after Frank LaRose gets a smackdown, fellow culture warrior Jerry Cirino gets one, too
30 mins; October 11, 2023
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gets caught putting politics ahead of duty yet again
30 mins; October 10, 2023
You've got questions about recreation marijuana? We've got answers
31 mins; October 09, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost takes unprecedented step, issues explainers on abortion, marijuana ballot issues
32 mins; October 06, 2023
Jim Jordan wages culture war on democrats, J.D. Vance and lawmakers wage one on transgender people
32 mins; October 05, 2023
Can you imagine Jim Jordan as 3rd in line to the presidency? He might want to be House speaker
33 mins; October 04, 2023
Creator of Calvin & Hobbes, who lives in greater Cleveland, has a mysterious book coming
31 mins; October 03, 2023
Jim Jordan and J.D. Vance would rather shut down the government than compromise like adults
32 mins; October 02, 2023
Defending "Nazi" as appropriate football talk? And has Congress become the Gong Show?
30 mins; September 29, 2023
What Ohioans need to do to permanently end the gerrymandering that has crippled the state
32 mins; September 28, 2023
Has hell frozen over? Ohio Democrats and Republicans agree on new legislative maps!
31 mins; September 27, 2023
Ohio will reap millions in taxes if marijuana is legalized, but will alcohol sales slow?
32 mins; September 26, 2023
The Ohio abortion amendment ballot wording is set. Will it change how even one person votes?
34 mins; September 22, 2023
Voters against August's Issue 1 likely are voters for November's Issue 1? Why make it so confusing, Ohio?
34 mins; September 21, 2023
Why is Trump sycophant Matt Gaetz playing the rabid attack dog in attacking mild-mannered Dave Joyce?
32 mins; September 20, 2023
With protesters howling to stop it, a decision to drill for oil and gas under state parks gets postponed
32 mins; September 19, 2023
Scandal: More and more of Ohio's "pro fracking" letters are from people who say they did not send them
33 mins; September 18, 2023
No one trusts the railroad, and no one trusts the government, so what to do about East Palestine?
33 mins; September 15, 2023
If these guys can't even agree on a chairperson, how will they ever agree on new legislative maps?
30 mins; September 14, 2023
Frank LaRose claimed to fight outside interests influencing Ohio. Guess where he's seeking campaign cash
30 mins; September 13, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost will investigate letters supporting state park fracking from people who say they didn't send them
32 mins; September 12, 2023
How did this happen: Letters supporting fracking in state parks came from people who say they did not authorize them
32 mins; September 11, 2023
J.D. Vance is belittled, humiliated on national stage as he fails to launch a COVID culture battle
32 mins; September 08, 2023
Despite harm to public schools, a lot of Ohioans are applying for private school vouchers
30 mins; September 07, 2023
With Republicans unlikely to work in good faith, Democrat's drop their bid to redraw Ohio's congressional maps
32 mins; September 06, 2023
Who was Mad Anthony Wayne? And, can the Catholic Church legally campaign against abortion?
31 mins; September 05, 2023
Some of that huge pandemic unemployment fraud in Ohio was committed by Ohioans!
32 mins; September 01, 2023
Is Frank LaRose the most incompetent Ohio secretary of state ever? An objective discussion
35 mins; August 31, 2023
Does an Ohio Supreme Court ruling spell an end to double-dipping and rehire/retire?
30 mins; August 30, 2023
The battle to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio gets a vocal, credible champion
31 mins; August 29, 2023
Will thoughtfulness or lust for power drive Ohio's leaders in the new redistricting?
32 mins; August 28, 2023
Here's why Donald Trump's mug shot is on the Plain Dealer's front page today
37 mins; August 25, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost blocks the big gerrymandering amendment as too confusing, and he's right!
31 mins; August 24, 2023
Turmoil hits a top Ohio anti-abortion group fighting a legalization effort on November's ballot
32 mins; August 23, 2023
If voters approve recreational marijuana, when will people be able to get their weed?
31 mins; August 22, 2023
Do term limits decrease political rancor or make it much worse?
31 mins; August 21, 2023
Mike DeWine and the bishop: Church and state unite to fight Ohio's abortion amendment
29 mins; August 18, 2023
Combine Maureen O'Connor with voters energized by stomping Issue 1, and gerrymandering looks doomed!
32 mins; August 17, 2023
What is it about E-Check that gets politicians so agitated? It's in their crosshairs again.
31 mins; August 16, 2023