A new report shows nearly half of Ohio’s 1.58 million renters are paying more than they can afford on rent. Ohio also has a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available rental units, the report shows.
Elizabeth Sergent’s sentence included ordered restitution of $1,607, which included audit costs; 60 months of community control; and 80 hours of community service after she pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of theft in Jackson County Municipal Court.
The millions of immigrants who have crossed the border with Mexico since 2020 could change the balance of political power in Congress — but in a way likely to boost Republican states that emphasize border security, at the expense of more welcoming Democratic states.
The House of Representatives in Georgia voted to suspend the state's motor vehicle tax for 60 days against the backdrop of gas prices rising to an average of $3.72 on Wednesday.
Attorney General Dave Yost has issued Ohio’s annual report on concealed handgun licensing, showing that a total of 77,159 permits were issued in the state in 2025.
Amid a slew of proposed changes scaling the federal government’s role in broadening assistance in federal rental programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before filing for eviction based on unpaid rent.
The Ohio Military Reserve completed its routine, annual training, March 5-8, for its homeland threat and emergency preparedness missions as assigned by the Ohio adjutant general.
Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff laid out plans for a $202 million federal award aimed at rural health, following drastic Trump/Republican Medicaid cuts that will hit Ohio to the tune of $33 billion over 10 years.
As Virginia lawmakers wrapped up work on firearm legislation before adjournment, they considered and ultimately rejected substitute language in House Bill 110 that Republicans said would give General Assembly members different treatment in a bill dealing with handguns left in unattended vehicles.
State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, spurred by looming federal rules that will force states with high error rates to pay more.
President Donald Trump’s administration took more steps recently to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announcing two additional interagency agreements with other departments that will transfer more of its responsibilities to those agencies.
Former Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is criticizing his opponent, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, over Husted’s support for sweeping tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court last month declared to be illegal.
President Donald Trump expressed disappointment Tuesday over NATO allies’ refusal to send ships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway under threat from Iran.
A staff member of California Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced County, physically blocked The Center Square Monday from approaching the senator and asking questions about her recent bill concerning child abuse cases.
