Local lawmakers are celebrating the Tuesday announcement of Akron as one of 12 national Tech Hubs around the country – a designation bringing with it a $51 million federal investment.
A bill attempting to squash antisemitism and other forms of hate on college campuses received a whirlwind hearing on Tuesday, allowing all testimony, with a substitute bill already planned to be introduced on Thursday.
Members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus are urging fellow lawmakers to use a coming holiday to reflect on ways they can improve the lives of the state's Black residents.
School board, city council, county council, and now Ohio House of Representatives: Rep. Veronica Sims has done it all.
Bureau of Motor Vehicles records are an easy but "powerfully transformational" way to ensure defendants are given a fairer shake in Ohio courtrooms, sponsors testified Tuesday.
The panel adopted an amendment from Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) that further defines biological females by including language referencing an XX chromosome set. The amendment, she said, also defines emergencies to specify that correctional institutions that house women who are menstruating must allow them to shower with hot water daily unless there is an emergency situation.