FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities filed a three‑year distribution plan that could raise the distribution portion of household electric bills by roughly $100 next year and about $180 within three years for some customers.

Ohio Equal Rights is staffing Pride events statewide as volunteers race to collect 442,958 valid signatures needed for each of two proposed constitutional amendments. Organizers have until July 1 to file.

A pair of Ohio Democrats filed HB 854 to tax top earners and create an Ohio Free College Fund to pay tuition for in‑state students at public universities.

The Stow‑Munroe Falls school board is weighing a November property‑tax levy to avert multi‑year shortfalls, but residents warn of "tax fatigue."

Vice President J.D. Vance brought more than a dozen GOP attorneys general to the White House to tout billions in fraud referrals and new DOJ funding while Democrats balked at short notice.

School and city leaders say county "piggyback" tax breaks pulled millions from Lorain classrooms; commissioners paused a decision and will revisit it on June 2.

House Bill 433 would redraw Ohio’s amusement‑ride fee map. Small inflatable operators warn the changes could be costly while sponsors say they make fees fairer.

Cuyahoga County Council adopted a funding agreement that creates a capital account and could unlock up to $200M for courthouse repairs and upgrades.

A state bill that passed the Ohio House would force in‑person exams for drugs flagged as “high‑risk.” Advocates warn the change could make medication abortions harder to access.

A bipartisan Ohio bill would require hospitals and urgent-care clinics to adopt statewide domestic-violence screening, private interviews and injury documentation.

Statehouse leaders blocked Cuyahoga County’s bid to ask voters to raise the sin tax this year, leaving a hole in plans to pay for stadium repairs.

Summit County Democrats asked the Justice Department to investigate GOP nominee Carey Coleman for failing to file a required personal financial disclosure while FEC filings show campaign loans.

A new Ohio bill would treat vaping products not cleared by federal regulators as contraband, set up a state registry, and tighten retailer licensing and penalties. Sponsors say it’s about enforcement, not a ban.