The Ohio Supreme Court found Whitehall’s recall petitions fell short of the charter’s 15% threshold and ordered the clerk to certify defects, pausing a May 28 vote. Petitioners have ten days to try to add signatures.

Two Republicans — Jay Edwards and Kristina Roegner — meet in the May 5 primary for Ohio treasurer, a race shaped by national endorsements, undecided voters and the House Bill 6 legacy.

Gov. DeWine says Ohio’s 2026 sales-tax holiday will run Aug. 7–9, reverting to a three‑day back-to-school weekend, clothing up to $75 and school supplies up to $20 will be exempt.

A Findlay Republican is drafting a bill to pause Ohio's gas tax for three months as pump prices climb toward $5 in some places. The plan could ease summer travel costs but raises questions about highway funding.

Sen. Rand Paul announced a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship, staking a political challenge as the Supreme Court weighs a related case.

Two bills in the Ohio legislature would set nurse-to-patient ratios and strengthen nurse-led staffing committees after a union survey found widespread understaffing. Advocates and hospitals are preparing for a committee fight in Columbus.

On April 29, 2026 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled AEP Ohio need not refund nearly $75M tied to two OVEC coal plants. The decision upholds PUCO’s prudency finding and leaves past collections intact.

The Downtown Commission voted to deny a request to mount three aluminum crosses on the Center for Christian Virtue’s Capitol Square roof. The decision halts the plan across from the Statehouse.

Pickerington voters decide May 5 whether to add a 1.25% school income tax. Officials say the money would prevent deep program and staff cuts as enrollment rises.

House Bill 828 would require Ohio employers to disclose when they use AI in hiring, mandate human review of outputs and give applicants a non‑AI alternative.

Hundreds gathered at the Ohio Statehouse urging lawmakers to expand access to Alzheimer’s biomarker tests, require dementia training for aides and fund a statewide awareness campaign.

Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled April 28 that courts cannot retroactively apply marriage‑based parentage laws to unmarried same‑sex partners, reversing an appeals‑court remand.

Policy Matters Ohio says Ohio lost about 5,400 payroll jobs in February while an estimated 2,000 people left the labor force — masking real weakness beneath the unemployment rate. Public-sector cuts were a major driver.