Americans hand over a huge chunk of their paycheck for a roof over their heads. Policymakers are looking out for indications of what President-elect Donald Trump plans to do to ease housing costs next year after an election where voters were laser-focused on the economy.

During this season of giving, the Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) urges Ohioans to be cautious of holiday scams, particularly those involving fraudulent charitable organizations.

The criminal investigation of Fulton County’s 2020 presidential interference case took another detour this week when the Georgia Court of Appeals canceled a pivotal hearing for Dec. 5.

The Cincinnati Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced the 2024 Trooper of the Year.

Oregon Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who cultivated a closer relationship with some labor unions than most Republicans and narrowly lost her bid for a second term in Congress earlier this month, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Labor Department.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted released the following statement Tuesday in response to the final approval of the CHIPS Act agreement between Intel and the federal government:

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker was tapped Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming administration.

Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith L. French announced that Justin Mack, a native of Buffalo, N.Y. and a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced Nov. 25 in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for filing 24 fraudulent claims with multiple insurance companies, totaling more than $229,000.

With Congress failing to pass any meaningful immigration reforms, state legislatures are increasingly taking up the issue. But some police officials and immigrant-rights advocates say the harshest of those laws will further overstretch police and drive many immigrants further into the shadows.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president and CEO of the pro-Trump America First Policy Institute, to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.

President-elect Donald Trump late Friday announced his intent to nominate former NFL player and Texas state lawmaker Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Divisions of Liquor Control (DOLC) and Cannabis Control (DCC), along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), are urging Ohioans to practice social responsibility this holiday season, particularly as it relates to the use of alcohol and cannabis products.

President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices to lead two of the country’s top public health agencies late Friday, as well as his pick for surgeon general.