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Education Leaders Question Governor's School Funding Proposal

WOSU - Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he wants to increase funding to lower-income schools and cut funding to more-affluent districts, but some education leaders say that's now how his proposal necessarily...

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Group Pushing Marijuana Amendment Makes Major Change

WOSU - Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio are changing their proposal to let Ohioans grow four pot plants in their home. The post Group Pushing Marijuana...

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Lawmakers Scrap Plan To Allow Fracking In State Parks

WOSU - Plans to allow fracking in state parks appear to be dead for now. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports that provision has been pulled from a bill making its way through the Ohio legislature....

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U.S. Senate Fundriasing Figures Show Two Candidates Are Close

WOSU - The fundraising figures are in for two democratic candidates who want to be elected U.S. Senator next year. The report shows a very close race between two of the candidates.

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House Budget Keeps Income Tax Cut, Nixes Other Tax Hikes

WOSU - Republican leaders in the Ohio House say they're on board with Gov. John Kasich's proposed income tax cut, but don't want to offset it with other tax increases.

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Statehouse Democrat Pushes Court To Abolish Secret Grand Juries

WOSU - Questions about how recent police-involved shootings have been handled have prompted a Democratic State Senator to ask for a big change in the way indictments are handed down.

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Ohio SUPCO Tells Otterbein University to Hand Over Campus Police Records

WOSU - The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that police departments at private universities are subject to public records search. This means private universities cannot shield police activities from the...

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Attorney General Rejects Latest Proposal To Legalize Pot In Ohio

WOSU - Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a petition submitted by a group that wants to put an issue on the ballot to legalize marijuana.

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Religious Leaders Warn Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Ohio Babies

WOSU - Faith leaders who advocate for the poor are urging the Republican-dominated Ohio Senate to change a proposed drop in Medicaid eligibility for poor women. They believe babies will pay the price...

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School Leaders Fear More Cuts In Senate Education Plan

WOSU - School districts that have relied on a tax on equipment purchased by local businesses want the Ohio Senate to add more money to its school funding plan to compensate for their expected losses....

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Kasich Moving Up In Polls At Right Time

WOSU - It's been a week since Governor Kasich announced he's running for president. At that point, polls ranked him near the bottom of the crowded Republican field. But he's moving up, and it's looking...

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Ohio Governor John Kasich Makes It Into Cleveland Debate

WOSU - Gov. John Kasich made the cut and will be one of the candidates on the stage Thursday in Cleveland for the GOP debate.

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Welfare Drug Testing Bill Revived In Ohio House

WOSU - There's a new bill that would drug test Ohioans receiving some state benefits. Previous similar bills have been shot down in past general assemblies, but the sponsors say this legislation is...

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This Is The Weekend To Do "Back-To-School" Shopping

WOSU - You might see more cars in mall parking lots this weekend. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles explains one reason why.

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Kasich Dances Around "Trump Factor"

WOSU - The candidate who is leading the pack of 17 Republicans vying for the party's nomination to run for President, real estate mogul Donald Trump, is posing some difficulties for the party itself....

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Supporters, Opponents Of Pot Initiative Make Pitches To Voters

WOSU - A small RV painted with green marijuana plants and a message urging Ohioans to legalize marijuana served as a backdrop for ResponsibleOhio's Faith Oltman as she spoke with reporters in front of...

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Backers Of Marijuana Proposal Vow Legal Action Over Ballot Language

WOSU - The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the language voters will see on their ballots when they vote on three statewide issues this fall. But the fight over how those issues are worded might not be...

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Pro-Pot Mascot "Buddy" Draws Critics

WOSU - The group behind this fall's proposed amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio has a controversial new mascot.

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Effort Underway To Allow Voters To Keep and Strengthen Term Limits

WOSU - A group has submitted signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State's office to start the effort to allow voters to vote for a proposal that would put stronger term limits in the state's constitution.

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Ohio Dems Push For Charter Investigation

WOSU - The Ohio Democratic Party is calling for an independent investigation into the Ohio Department of Education over the changing of data for online and

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