Senate Bill 56 increases the excise tax on adult-use marijuana to 15% and limits home grow, among other changes to the voter-approved law.

Ready to party? Heck, yeah ... constitutionally) fund Ohio’s public schools. (The plan’s architects: Former Ohio House Speaker Robert R. Cupp, a Lima Republican, and former Rep. John Patterson, a Democrat from Ashtabula County’s Jefferson.)

Sketchy dealings: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed consumer protection lawsuits against two central Ohio automobile dealers, Shahid Meighan of The Columbus Dispatch reports. They’re accused of altering odometer readings, failing to turn over titles to dozens of customers who purchased vehicles, and other violations.

A political group aimed at supporting LGBTQ+ Ohioans says 46 members of the minority community ran for elected office across the state in the last two general

The new House Speaker, cousin to the Senate bill sponsor, is more receptive to tightening Ohio’s marijuana law, and Republicans could fast track SB 56—whether Democrats like it or not. Democrats picked up a few seats in both legislative chambers, but Republicans still hold overwhelming majorities.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Next year’s competitive elections for Ohio’s five open statewide offices ramped up further on Monday, as Republican Auditor Keith Faber entered the race for attorney ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, Monday at the Statehouse. They say it will ensure academic excellence on Ohio's ...

The proposal would link capital punishment repeal with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted suicide.

Republican Jane Timken was selected to fill vacancy in the Ohio Senate. She plans to focus on economic development and making Ohio a "top-tier state."

Husted said he wasn't even imagining he would replace Vance when he gave his nomination speech at this summer's Republican National Convention. It is the third time in as many years that Ohio has ...

Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would end the death penalty and prohibit state funding for abortions and assisted suicide.