COLUMBUS — Elements of Gov. John Kasich’s ambitious policy agenda have whisked so quickly through the Ohio Legislature this month that fellow Republicans, Democrats and sidelined witnesses alike grumbled at the pace.
COLUMBUS — Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling cleared final legislative hurdles Thursday before heading to Gov. John Kasich.
No driver has been charged with texting since Delaware City enacted a local ban almost two years ago.
COLUMBUS — The well-funded campaign behind the 2011 repeal of Ohio’s collective bargaining law is throwing its might behind a constitutional amendment that would take away elected officials’ power to draw legislative and congressional districts.
COLUMBUS — Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio’s new regulations for horizontal shale drilling and the use of renewable energy.
COLUMBUS — A wide-ranging midterm budget bill cleared the Ohio Senate on Wednesday after lawmakers removed a contentious pilot program that would have tied welfare benefits to clean drug tests.
An independent report commissioned by Delaware City presents what the city has suspected for decades: The city spends much more on EMS services than what the county’s reimbursement covers.
COLUMBUS — An Ohio legislative panel approved new rules Monday for the construction of oil and gas drilling wells, amid an underground shale exploration boom in the state.