2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1333+ words) Just 23% of Ohio's 18-year-olds are registered to vote, a number that ranks among the lowest in the country, according to updated numbers compiledby a nonpartisan advocacy organization. Laura Brill, the CEO of the Civics Center, said a big factor is…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1341+ words) By'Anna Kramer Editor's note: This story is part of the NOTUS Washington Bureau Initiative, which seeks to help readers in local communities understand what their elected representatives are doing in Congress " and how the actions taken by Congress, the White…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1334+ words) Ohioans cast more Republican ballots during the primary election in May. But Democrats still came surprisingly close." Newly updated state voter data helps illustrate the underlying reasons why. In the May 5 primary election, 907, 273 Ohioans requested Republican ballots while 815, 922 requested Democratic…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (766+ words) State officials selected winning bids Monday from a handful of out-of-state oil and gas companies to frack about 15, 000 acres of state-owned preserved wildlife areas and state parkland in eastern Ohio." The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission also rejected…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1193+ words) Ohio Senate Bill 1 is often described with big words: Sweeping. Wide-ranging. An overhaul." All are true. The state law, which took effect in June 2025, ushered in new rules that revamped how public colleges and universities operate in Ohio. Republican lawmakers…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (803+ words) By'Jackie Llanos Editor's note: This story is part of the NOTUS Washington Bureau Initiative, which seeks to help readers in local communities understand what their elected representatives are doing in Congress " and how the actions taken by Congress, the White…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (928+ words) Gov. Mike De Wine had until midnight Wednesday to either sign or veto several major bills, under a deadline in state law that otherwise would have seen them take effect without his signature." He took almost all the time he…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (727+ words) The Ohio Power Siting Board rejected a permit for a Clark County solar project Wednesday, adding to a regulatory graveyard of renewable energy developments killed by state officials." When it comes to statewide issues, the details matter. Signal Statewide is…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (811+ words) The Republican governor issued an unusually lengthy statement explaining his decision. He said the requirement would pose an unwieldy challenge for voters without providing any real benefit. "This bill is not needed, because Ohio does an excellent job running elections,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1699+ words) More than a year before the FBI search on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative last week, federal agents asked Cuyahoga County elections officials about voter registrations submitted by canvassers working for a firm owned by one of the progressive group's founders,…...