A Scioto Analysis report finds Ohio’s Gini at 46.6 and warns the 2.75% flat tax and proposals to swap property taxes for sales levies could increase inequality.

MSU's Board of Trustees scheduled an 8 p.m. Zoom special meeting Sunday to consider a personnel action and proposed revisions to the board's code of ethics.

A new state bill would let utilities build and own nuclear plants — critics warn it could revive the HB 6 model that saddled ratepayers with long-term costs.

A bitter Sturgis City Commission meeting left the city with open questions about leadership after City Manager Andrew Kuk's resignation. Commissioners are split over filling a vacant seat and whether to pursue an outside review of the mayor.

Sen. Suzette Valladares' three‑bill public safety package advanced in committee, proposing a MAST task force, Kayleigh’s Law protections and tougher illegal‑dumping penalties.

A Sonoma parent filed suit alleging the district revised special‑education rules and approved SELPA changes without proper public notice, seeking nullification and Brown Act relief.

Republican lawmakers filed four proposed state constitutional amendments that would cap the income tax at 3.5%, enshrine farming and right‑to‑work protections, and let the legislature limit local property‑tax increases.

Comal County commissioners asked the state to study data center impacts, press for water‑use transparency and re‑examine tax incentives tied to the facilities.

St. Cloud applied for about $171,000 in an FDLE grant to add Axon live-translation to patrol body cameras, pitching the tool as a way to shorten interpreter waits. City leaders say the feature could be used on traffic stops and emergency calls.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has opened a probe into 17 firms that received presidential exemptions from the 2024 MATS rule and demanded records by May 28, 2026.

A resident referendum would bring roughly 19,000 people into Lawrenceville — and the city manager says the May 19 vote could be decided by a narrow margin.

Putnam trustees say the county tax collector’s commissions on a $300M school bond are eating into construction funds; the board has ordered a legal review.

State corrections officials will wind down Craggy Correctional Center this summer, blaming recruitment struggles tied to Asheville’s high housing costs.