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George Shillcock/星空无限传媒NNEMAP Food Pantry on 11th Avenue near the state fairgrounds saw its busiest day since it first opened in the 1950s on Tuesday. Demand and previous state cuts are starting to impact supply. -
Daniel Konik/Statehouse News BureauThe state can鈥檛 make the change without the federal government rolling back an almost 90-year-old law, the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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While there weren鈥檛 any statewide races in Ohio, the leader of the state鈥檚 Democrats said she thinks local results suggest positive things for next year. -
The Ohio constitution lets the Ohio General Assembly remove a judge, in rare instances, by a two-thirds vote in both chambers. -
A Republican-backed bill that moves up when absentee ballots must be received by boards of elections passed the Ohio Senate on a mostly party line vote. -
Vogel won more than 60% of the vote in District 7 and along the High Street corridor, but Ross took more votes citywide. Vogel is critical of the city's district system. -
Nadia Rasul and three other Democrats won four seats on the Hilliard City Council. -
Many Democrats are upset with their legislative leaders after they went along with majority Republicans on a new Ohio congressional map. -
Ross ran a campaign supported by nearly the entire city and county political establishment in her bid to represent downtown Columbus and many of its surrounding neighborhoods. Vogel framed himself as a challenger to that establishment but came up short. -
Chris Boso, Jason Gocha and Steve Feucht ran as a slate and were backed by county and state Republicans. Kelly Dillon, Chelsea Alkire and Camile Peterson ran opposite them and gained the endorsement of the Franklin County Democrats. -
The proposed ADAMH levy is to support operation of mental health, alcohol and drug addiction programs for children, adults and families. -
Voters passed a 0.75% earned income tax that would raise $24 million for Westerville City Schools. Meanwhile, Olentangy voters approved a bond issue to raise money to build a new high school and elementary school.
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A Columbus City building inspection report lists structural and water damage, and says plaster is falling from the ceilings. The large manor was built in 1852. -
The bond package will help pay for affordable housing, water and sewer improvements and other public projects. -
Among them, medical practitioners would have to conduct private interviews and document possible abuse-related injuries to add to the patient鈥檚 medical records. -
"Maybe you don't have a candidate that really speaks to you or that really, you know, makes your heart beat faster, but that doesn't mean that the issues that are important to you aren't represented in some way or another," said Charlie Stewart of Franklinton. -
The council passed the legislation unanimously, moving forward its latest legislation to address wages in the city. Council members cheered the law as a win for pay equity for women and minorities. -
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the local resources a "short-term approach to a crisis," and said it was up to the federal government to fully fund food assistance. -
More than 1,400 arrests and 1,000 guns have been seized since the initiative began in 2023. -
Wright was the first Black woman on Columbus City Council. She served from 1990-1999. -
Every candidate running for Columbus City Council and Columbus City Schools Board of Education has called for reform or more oversight over tax abatements. About 1.2% of Columbus properties have tax breaks, totaling over $129 million. -
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been battling to ban micro prop bets, which are wagers on specific actions athletes take during a game.
