Health care workers and some folks in the hemp and cannabis industry spoke at the Statehouse in favor of a bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products in Ohio.

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has named the newest members of its Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee: Katherine and Bill Brown of Stark County, Abby and Blake Campbell of Washington County, Josh Ison of Clermont County and Hannah Thompson of Meigs County.

In 2021, Ohio lawmakers decided to tack on partisan labels for state supreme court and appeals court races. In the past two cycles, Democratic nominees for the high court had done surprisingly well amid Republican dominance up and down the ticket. In 2018, Democrats both seats up for election and in 2020 the party picked up one more.

Under the leadership of Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio continues to take bold steps to ensure all people facing mental health challenges are able to access care in the best setting for their needs.

The future of reproductive rights will still be a battle ahead amid changes to the presidential administration, the congressional makeup of the country and even the Ohio Statehouse having their impacts, according to abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Wednesday that Ohio’s 88 county board of elections have successfully completed an expedited canvass of the 2024 general election by submitting their final vote counts to the Office of the Ohio Secretary of State.

The regularly scheduled Hillsboro City Council meeting for Thursday, Dec. 12 has been rescheduled to Monday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m.

Leadership Ohio, the state's premier nonpartisan civic leadership organization, marked the conclusion of its eight-month program year with a celebration of achievement as 34 distinguished graduates were honored at the Creekside Event Center in Gahanna.

The director of the National Institutes of Health testified before Congress on Tuesday the agency is looking to rebuild trust following the COVID-19 pandemic by solving some of the biggest health challenges facing the country.

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is excited to announce that The 2024 OCRC Academy is back by popular demand.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate transition co-chair and billionaire businessman Howard Lutnick as the country’s next secretary of Commerce, a position that will have a hand in shaping Trump’s tariff policies.

State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) joined the Mount Orab Fire Department at its fire hose uncoupling ceremony for its new training tower.

The Federal Reserve’s second consecutive key rate cut could mean more than just lower borrowing costs for the average consumer — state and local governments stand to benefit, too.

The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles on state Route 132 near Woodbury Glen Drive, Batavia Township, Clermont County on Nov. 20 at approximately 9 a.m.

Former TV personality and onetime U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz could become the next administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an expansive government agency that is responsible for large swaths of the country’s health care.