Proponents of school choice funding for K–12 students have had wide-ranging and rapidly growing success on the state level over the past two years. State legislatures across the country are increasingly passing bills that their governors are signing to provide families with options for how their taxpayer dollars are spent to educate their children. Many…

President Joe Biden called elected officials in Ohio and Pennslyvania on Tuesday to address the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In social media posts on Tuesday, Biden said he spoke by phone with Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Biden called those…

Norfolk Southern Railway has been ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct “all cleanup actions” associated with the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. “Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess that they created and the trauma that they inflicted on this community and…

The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a Republican-authored congressional map this week, saying it violates anti-gerrymandering rules found in the state constitution. The court gave Ohio lawmakers 30 days to redesign the map for the 2024 elections. If they cannot reach a consensus, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will have 30 days to adopt the congressional…

More help is on the way for Ohio families of complex needs children and young adults. Gov. Mike DeWine announced on July 1 the launch of OhioRise (Ohio Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence), a new Ohio Medicaid program that provides help in managed behavioral care for children and young adults with complex needs. Through…

School districts in Ohio now have the option to allow teachers and school employees to carry weapons. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on June 13 signed a bill that would let school districts decide whether to allow teachers to be armed. Teachers in participating district would require a minimum of 24 hours of training and eight hours…

As grocery stores and meat markets continue to face high beef prices, food shortages, and supply chain issues across the United States, livestock and poultry producers throughout Ohio are benefitting from a program to combat the problem through grants provided by the administration of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R)…

It was a contentious weekend for Ohio political races. At a debate in suburban Columbus on March 18, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel went face-to-face on stage in a heated verbal exchange while fellow candidates J.D. Vance, Jane Timken, and Matt Dolan awkwardly watched. Then, late morning on March 19 GOP…

Ohio and its large Ukrainian community near Cleveland are ready to welcome refugees while numerous agencies on all levels of government—local, state, and federal—are preparing to help assimilate them into the American way of life. Wearing a small blue-and-yellow ribbon—the colors of the Ukrainian flag—pinned on his suit jacket, Gov. Mike DeWine led the Ohio Ukrainian…

Ohio and its large Ukrainian community near Cleveland are ready to welcome refugees while numerous agencies on all levels of government—local, state, and federal—are preparing to help assimilate them into the American way of life. Wearing a small blue-and-yellow ribbon—the colors of the Ukrainian flag—pinned on his suit jacket, Gov. Mike DeWine led the Ohio Ukrainian…