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The official calendar of the Senate president shows he has been taking meetings and calls with dozens of lobbyists this year.

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton promised to staunch, if not prevent, a possible environmental disaster of leaking liquid fracking waste.

A handful of out-of-state oil and gas companies paid $11 million to the federal government as a lease payment to allow them to frack for natural gas in the Wayne National Forest, the only national ...

A trade association for state doctors passed over one of its own this week when it issued its endorsement in the Ohio governor’s race. The Ohio State Medical Association’s political arm said it’s ...

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Marijuana buds ready for harvest are seen at AT-CPC of Ohio in Akron Ohio in 2018 Credit: AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File A marijuana dispensary in Southeast Ohio closed after two customers reported what ...

Trevor Martin is hearing one thing come up again and again as he talks with students across Ohio’s college campuses ahead of November’s election. It has to do with a long-established and well-managed ...

FILE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party's nomination for governor on May 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo ...