Politics

The Ohio Senate held its final meeting of the 135th General Assembly on December 18, 2024.

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Religious education, OVI penalties, drones and more: Major bills passed by Ohio lawmakers...

This is the front of the North Hampton Village Offices, 250 W. Clark St. The local mayor's court is in session twice a month. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Future of Ohio villages threatened under new Ohio law

Law would charge Ohioans $75/hour for police bodycam video; DeWine mulls veto

Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley, left, and Montgomery County Municipal Court Judge James Piergies were indicted Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in a public corruption case. They are shown after Piergies swore in Foley in December 2020. CONTRIBUTED

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Attorneys for clerk of courts, judge challenge search warrants used in courthouse raid

File - First responders flashed "Goodnight Lights" for Dayton Children’s Hospital patients on July 9, 2020. While the tradition began in September 2018, it took on a special meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic as measures to limit the spread of infection meant few visitors for the young patients beyond a parent or legal guardian. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

DeWine signs the Never Alone Act into law; Patients will be entitled access to an...

$Group home at 31 Oxford Ave. Dayton. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Ohio lawmakers address Dayton-area group home issues, mandate more state oversight

File photo of the Xenia City Administration building. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Xenia to select next mayor, begin search for new council members on Monday

State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-6th District, listens during a debate in the Senate Chambers in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

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October is Hindu Heritage Month after Ohio passes Dayton senator’s bill

Police Chief Kurt Althouse will soon transition into the role of Vandalia city manager. CONTRIBUTED

Vandalia Police Chief Althouse to assume city’s top leadership position

LifeWise Academy is leasing space from Riversong Church for their released time program that will provide Bible-based character education to Shawnee students as an elective during school hours. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Ohio lawmakers approve ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with provision requiring release for...

Several drones spell out Ohio during the Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon and Skydiving Festival Friday, July 19, 2024 at Smith Park in Middletown. Ohio lawmakers this week voted to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles — UAVs, or drones — in state law. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Ohio to regulate drone usage

FILE - The Ohio Statehouse cupola is seen in Columbus, Ohio, on April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)

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Ohio law allows longer expulsions for school hit lists, dangerous threats

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Ohio makes ‘grooming’ a criminal offense

$A $9.7 million roadwork project at the U.S. 35 interchange with Woodman Drive is proposed to reconfigure what Riverside officials see as a key gateway to the city. The Ohio Department of Transportation’s work involving the Woodman Drive, or Ohio 835, overpass began In spring 2023. It will transform the interchange into a tight urban diamond interchange, bringing ramps closer toward the highway, ODOT officials said. Traffic on Woodman will be maintained one lane in each direction during the work. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

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Ohio voters will decide $2.5B bond issue in May