With the budget bill speeding to the finish line, the Statehouse rumor mill is cranking into high gear. Among the rumblings is an effort by a few charter advocates to weaken the state’s sponsor evaluation system. One proposal making the rounds would move most sponsors to a “portfolio ...

The drug overdose crisis is about to get a lot worse, and northeast Ohio is unprepared. There’s a storm coming, and its name is xylazine. What is xylazine? Also called “tranq dope,” it’s an animal tranquilizer that’s commonly added to opioids like fentanyl to create a longer high. ...

There’s much debate at the Statehouse over the 100-year-old law giving Ohioans freedom to amend our sacred Ohio Constitution. With help of out-of-state interest groups, like Save Our Constitution PAC, my Republican colleagues are publishing op-eds in newspapers everywhere hoping to influence ...

As the chairman of the Portage County Republican Party, nothing is more important to me than protecting the integrity of our county’s primary elections. I have overseen Republican primary elections in our county for dozens of races over the years, from president to state legislature to ...

This year, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is investing up to $226 million for capital improvement projects, which includes roadway safety improvements, such as pavement replacement, resurfacing, bridge renovations, and the continuation of the toll collection system ...

For more than two decades, private-school vouchers have unlocked educational opportunities for thousands of Ohio students. In just the past year, more than 70,000 pupils —most of them low-income, minority or students with disabilities — used a state-funded voucher to attend private schools. ...