Allison Russo

State lawmakers were mostly positive about to Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R-Ohio) State of the State address, even from Democrats.

The Ohio governor said there will not be many surprises in his proposal, but instead he will present an “acceleration” of existing priorities.

Democratic state lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that they say would make life easier for parents and healthier for infants and children.

A federal court has ruled that Ohio redistricting officials have until May 28 to implement new state legislative district maps, if they cannot meet that deadline, then the federal judges will implement a map already invalidated by the Ohio Supreme Court.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission met again on Sunday, but recessed without approving a new set of legislative maps.

The commission met Saturday to walk through what the mapmaking process should look like in order to adopt House and Senate district maps that are deemed constitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court.

There are questions about how to follow the law that prohibits "collaboration" between election boards and outside groups.

House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) explains how Democrats have made attempts that were nixed by Republican majority.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted new Ohio House and Ohio Senate district maps by a vote of 4 to 3, with Republican Auditor Keith Faber joining Democratic commissioners in voting against the proposal.

The Ohio Supreme Court has given the members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission until Wednesday at noon to show why they shouldn’t be held in contempt for ignoring a deadline set by the court.