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.

A state audit found missing reconciliations, misapplied donations and billing errors at Central State University; Ohio tied $29 million in repairs to state oversight.

Three Mason unions accused city leaders of anti‑union retaliation after a police officer’s firing; they called on City Council to hold administrators accountable.

Campaign filings show Elon Musk donated $5M to V‑PAC, the super PAC backing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio bid — a new big‑money boost reshaping the race.

Residents filed papers this week to dissolve New Richmond, setting up a possible November ballot question that could shift services and taxes to township control.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 251, which sets when Ohio police must get search warrants for drone use, bans lethal‑weapon drones and creates public‑records rules for footage. The law has drawn both bipartisan support and sharp privacy concerns.

A new white paper finds most Ohio legislative primaries from 2018–2026 were uncontested, with many races decided before voters had a real choice.