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Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750, or $75 for each hour of video released, if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state Legislature this week. The fee was included in an amendment to the state’s...
Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacies in appeal of $650 million opioid judgment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that could overturn a $650 million...
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term in the U.S. House on Wednesday, after defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. Her victory in northwest Ohio over fourth-term state Rep. Derek Merrin allows Kaptur to...
Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning conservative political group and facing objections from...
Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats
A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday's election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio's court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan. One of the most expensive and...
Democrat wins key US House seat in Ohio while 2 other incumbents defend their seats
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats won a key congressional seat and were defending two others in tight races in Ohio. Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in House history, claimed victory over state Rep. Derek Merrin early Wednesday, but it was too early...
Ohio voters reject replacing troubled mapmaking system with citizen-led redistricting commission
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have established a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace an existing mapmaking system that repeatedly produced unconstitutional maps. The outcome marked a defeat for the group...
AP Race Call: Republican Troy Balderson wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 12th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Troy Balderson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Tuesday. He has represented Ohio's 12th Congressional District since 2018. He defeated Democrat Jarrad Christian, a software engineer and former meteorologist for the U.S. Navy who made climate change a key campaign issue. The...
Ohio's first female House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson remembered as a trailblazer and legend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first and only female House speaker, was remembered during a Statehouse memorial service Thursday for blazing trails for women with grit, grace and a guiding spirit. Dozens of the Republican women she had mentored wore red in her honor,...
Together they've been in office more than 70 years. Now their races could help swing House control
WASHINGTON (AP) — One is the longest-serving woman in congressional history. The other is dean of the Republican delegation from California and the chairman of a subcommittee responsible for Pentagon spending. Together, they have more than seven decades of experience serving in Congress. ...
