The coronavirus pandemic has been grinding on for so many months that it’s easy to become numb to its staggering cost. But now, as the United...
The Ohio power company at the heart of a historic scandal has taken steps in recent months to move on from it. Akron-based FirstEnergy conducted an...
Tiffin, Ohio — A tireless public servant and longtime city councilman, Paul Elchert Jr., died Saturday at age 73. “He served as a mentor during our time...
A Republican lawmaker wants to spare Ohio businesses from facing consequences for violating public health orders enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Rep. Derek Merrin,...
Tiffin, Ohio — The City of Tiffin has fielded multiple complaints from residents who are concerned about a residence near Columbian High School featuring political flags and...
In anticipation of U.S. House votes on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Sen. Sherrod Brown held a Thursday hearing heavy on Ohio witnesses...
Welcome back to the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag, the political column that eight out of 10 doctors say is a perfect cure for winter boredom. Let’s...
Educators say the focus of schooling this year should be recovering from the trauma of a pandemic rather than worrying about testing scores. The Ohio House...
The biggest-ever bipartisan coalition on Thursday announced a renewed effort to repeal the death penalty in Ohio. State Sen. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Sen. Steve Huffman,...
The Seneca County Board of Commissioners received an update about Seneca Regional Planning Commission Thursday morning. Commission Executive Director Charlene Watkins provided a 2020 year in...
The Biden administration is directing $1.6 billion to bolster COVID-19 testing nationally, including money to expand testing in schools and homeless shelters, boost supplies needed for...
A billion-dollar nuclear subsidy was the subject of an intense fight in 2019 and great controversy since. But the president of the Ohio Senate this week...
The Ohio State Auditor’s months-long investigation into the state health department’s COVID-19 data practices failed to detect the 4,000 newly discovered COVID-19 deaths announced by the...
The Ohio Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would give lawmakers the authority to strike down public health orders, potentially setting up yet another pandemic showdown...
Subcommittees on K-12 and higher education are beginning their discussions on the new operating budget this week, and they have plenty of budgetary information to look...
