Fairfield City Schools warns $4.5M in cuts if a 1.25% earned income tax fails on May 5, classroom jobs, EL tutors, and field trips are on the chopping block.

H.B. 583 would require database vendors serving Ohio schools and libraries to block material lawmakers call "obscene" or harmful to minors, with penalties after repeated violations.

OKI has opened a public comment period and will host an April 1 meeting on a proposed 208 Water Quality Plan amendment. The update includes an interactive StoryMap and refreshed sewer‑service maps.

Gov. Mike DeWine backed HB 304, a proposal to guarantee two 30-minute recess periods daily for Ohio K‑8 students and to expand PE-waiver options for club sports.

A federal judge in Columbus denied Kalshi's injunction, allowing Ohio to enforce sports‑betting rules against prediction markets while the legal fight continues.

A GOP-backed bill would reimpose a 24‑hour in‑person wait for abortions, critics say. HB 347 conflicts with Ohio’s constitution and would fall hardest on marginalized Ohioans.

A Sixth Circuit panel vacated an NLRB order to bargain with a union that lost a secret-ballot vote, challenging the agency's Cemex remedy. The decision could reshape when bargaining orders are available.

Republican lawmakers unveiled the 'Holly Act,' a proposal to limit charitable bail for violent offenders, raise bond payments for repeat no‑shows and give the attorney general new appeal powers.

President Trump will stop at Thermo Fisher’s Reading facility to promote TrumpRx and Most‑Favored‑Nation drug‑pricing deals as Ohio heads toward key 2026 races.

Two Cincinnati breweries joined a lawsuit challenging Ohio’s new restrictions on THC beverages, saying the limits will cost jobs and millions in sales.

Sharonville adopted emergency rules for hookah lounges, requiring permits, closing times and safety measures after safety complaints and a Cincinnati crackdown. The ordinance aims to make enforcement routine rather than reactive.

Senate Bill 55 would drop metabolite-based OVI rules, raise whole-blood THC limits to 5 ng/mL and let defendants challenge lab testing as it heads to the Ohio House.

Hamilton County JFS presented three levy scenarios — including a $123.4M option — to cover rising foster‑care costs. Commissioners will decide whether voters see a November measure.