Jo Ann Davidson, the first female Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, died on Friday. She was 97. She served in the Ohio House from 1980 to 2001 and was the speaker from 1995 to 2000. Jo Ann dedicated her life to public service and the people of Ohio, a model public servant who […]

Another private equity group is in the process of buying a coal-fired generation plant along the Ohio River that is estimated to be the nation’s most deadly via pollution. The prospective owners boast of a focus on helping fossil fuel plants make the transition to sustainability. But it’s unclear that anything will change at the […]

Ohio spent nearly a billion dollars on private school scholarship programs for the 2024 fiscal year, the first full year with near-universal school vouchers. The total scholarship amount for Ohios five private school scholarship programs was $970.7 million, according to final data from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Well more than a third […]

Civil rights groups throughout the state have endorsed the proposed Ohio Issue 1 redistricting reform, and argued in favor of it during a town hall held Tuesday night. The impact of Issue 1 on Black communities has been up for debate in the last few weeks, with Republican officials saying the measure would break up […]

Civil rights groups throughout the state have endorsed the proposed Ohio Issue 1 redistricting reform, and argued in favor of it during a town hall held Tuesday night. The impact of Issue 1 on Black communities has been up for debate in the last few weeks, with Republican officials saying the measure would break up […]

As anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric continues in campaign ads, the November election will be an important test of the country, according to a national group. More than 1,000 LGBTQ+ candidates filed to run for public office in 2024, and voters from those communities are seeking important roles including in Ohio, according to a report from the LGBTQ+ […]