Hamilton County Republicans tapped Nancy Aichholz to replace Elizabeth Maier in a key Ohio House race against Democrat Rachel Baker.

Ohio’s professional firefighters are backing Amy Acton for governor, giving her Cincinnati campaign a major labor boost as the race tightens.

Vivek Ramaswamy took his Ohio governor campaign to the Clermont County Fair, pitching lower taxes, cheaper health care and a hard-right agenda.

Cincinnati leaders want to expand a chronic-nuisance law after seven people were shot near Privee. Bars could face earlier warnings and escalating fines.

Vivek Ramaswamy was booed off stage at a Cincinnati libertarian convention after telling young attendees his generation would be fine.

Rep. Delia Ramirez toured a Newport, Ky., detention center housing Chicago residents and called conditions "devastating," citing alleged denial of insulin and expired, carb‑heavy food.

Ohio lawmakers lined up behind a federal plan to pump $350 million a year into restoring the Ohio River, creating an EPA office to coordinate grants for water quality, habitat and cleanup work.

An appeals court affirmed most of a roughly $300,000 fee award after a successful challenge to Cincinnati's safe‑storage gun ordinance, but ordered invoices rechecked for block‑billing.

A Secret Service agent on Vice President J.D. Vance’s protective detail was placed on administrative leave as the agency investigates suspected leaks tied to reporting about his travel.

Bipartisan bills would have Ohio set K–12 food‑literacy standards, leave adoption to districts and allow parental opt‑outs amid high child food insecurity.

Keith Faber suggested in May radio interviews that he’d consider cutting parts of Ohio Medicaid, including home‑care waivers, prompting sharp pushback and questions about what would be required to do so.

A calendar quirk means many SSI recipients will get two deposits in July and no separate check dated August 1. Here’s who will be affected and why.

Miamisburg’s school board voted to send a 0.5% traditional income tax to voters this November to shore up multi‑million‑dollar shortfalls. The measure would apply broadly and phase in over 18 months.