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Common Cause Ohio’s Catherine Turcer said in the aftermath of the Republican favored Statehouse legislative maps the top priorities are legal options and the upcoming Congressional map and not another ballot initiative at least not right now. -
Susan Walsh/Associated PressOhio Congressman Anthony Gonzalez will not run for reelection when his term ends next year. The 16th district representative made the announcement on Twitter Thursday night.
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Statewide elected officials on the Ohio Redistricting Commission said they have been meeting with Democrat leaders on a possible deal for new Ohio House and Ohio Senate district maps ahead of Wednesday's deadline. -
Ohioans who have attended more than a dozen hearings on redistricting tell the Ohio Redistricting Commission they want fair maps or else.
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Several Republican leaders from other states are already calling for a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate.
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As public input meetings continue on the process for drawing new maps for state House and Senate districts, another expert has given a failing grade to one of the maps under consideration by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
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The COVID delta variant surge goes on across the country and in Ohio, where the number of cases and hospitalizations continues to climb to the 2020 pre-vaccination peak. We catch up on COVID and state government and politics news today on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.
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Ohioans who commented on the maps in Dayton Sunday largely opposed the maps, said they are partisan and not representative of districts.
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The U.S. senator says Ohio could get $12 billion from the plan.
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The commission will likely make changes to the House and Senate district maps after holding three public hearings.
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In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson discusses the maps released by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Jen Miller, executive director for the Ohio League of Women Voters, joins the show.
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Amid the chaos of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden’s approval rating slipped to the lowest point in his administration. We reflect on America’s longest war and round up the national political scene with veteran political journalist Ken Rudin.
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The Ohio Department of Health reports the number of cases now rivals last winter's surge.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said a new law allowing the legislature to overturn a health order has tied his hands.
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The bus driver shortage is so bad in some Ohio school districts that drivers are being asked to do multiple routes, and districts are drafting other school workers to drive or even considering closing down buildings.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on schools to require students and staff to wear masks during the school day to curb the spread of these viruses, but stopped short of issuing a mandate for all schools - citing legislation passed by his own party.
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Columbus City Council approved a citywide mask mandate Monday night, but not without disruption from those opposed.
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A spokesman for the Ohio Hospital Association said contingency plans are being made.
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Last week, Mayor Andrew Ginther signed an executive order mandating all individuals regardless of vaccination status to wear masks indoors. But one city in Southeast Ohio has had one in place since mid-August.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said President Joe Biden made a mistake in ordering new federal vaccine requirements.
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They were destined for the Columbus Zoo but ended up spending five days in Gander, Newfoundland along with nearly 6,600 passengers on planes that were detoured when U.S. airspace closed.
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Many people get unwelcome calls on their phone at all hours of the day offering everything from an extension on a car warranty to an insurance offer. Those calls can be irritating, and you can receive them, even if you have subscribed to the national "Do Not Call" list.
