More than 14,500 Ohioans’ voter registrations were canceled within 90 days of the 2024 election without any clear explanation, according to research from a Harvard University computer science professor.

The Ohio Elections Commission, established three decades ago to investigate complaints of campaign finance violations, is now scrambling to have its funding restored after its entire budget was left out of an Ohio House spending plan for next year.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, and other Republican statewide candidates are each lobbying Ohio GOP leaders to award them state party primary endorsements next month.

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel joined Ohio Politics Explained podcast to discuss his new job, higher education and speculation about his future.

Nuts and bolts Early voting is available every weekday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm this week and from 7:30 am to at least 7:30 pm next week as well. Voters who want to cast a ballot early will also be able to do so the following weekend, May 3 and 4.

Ohioans voting in the May 6 primary and special election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing $2.5 billion in

County coroners warn change could compromise independence in death investigations, but the County Commissioners Association of Ohio says the move would increase regional efficiency.

Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming has endorsed fellow pro-Bitcoin politician Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio’s governor.

The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws.

Local residents voted in favor of ending the ban on yellow margarine. Its sale and manufacture became legal in Ohio on Dec. 8, 1949.

(WJW) — There are dozens of new tax levies and bond issues on May 6 primary election ballots in 18 counties across Northeast Ohio. Several school districts want voters’ approval for bonds to fund tens of millions of dollars in school improvements and new construction. Other communities are looking to fund police or rescue services.

Sunday marked Ohio’s first legal 4/20 day and recreational marijuana sales were booming for the unofficial weed holiday.