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A Bridgeport Ohio lesbian who made national headlines after she was ousted as a cub scout leader has agreed to help lead a drive to reverse Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage.

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to require training and certification for a new group of professionals who will be available to guide consumers through the new health insurance market, known as the exchange.

The state’s non profit, private job creation corporation, JobsOhio, turned over documents that were subpoenaed by Ohio Auditor Dave Yost just about an hour ahead of the deadline.

Moments after the Steubenville rape trial ended Sunday morning with convictions of the two accused high school football players, Ohio’s Attorney General called for a grand jury to continue investigating the case.

Ohio Democrats had a big weekend as they started planning for big campaigns ahead next year.

The movement to legalize same-sex marriage in Ohio and other states has received a boost from a surprising source. U.S. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio says he’s dropping his long-held opposition to gay marriage.

Leaders from schools in some of the state’s poorest areas came to Columbus to say that when they studied Governor John Kasich’s school funding formula, they didn’t like what they learned.

Ohio's state school board has picked a top education adviser to Republican Governor John Kasich as the new superintendent of public instruction. Richard Ross was selected over Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers by a 10-6 vote of the State Board of Education.

Once again, Republican senators are praising the work of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And once again, they’re indicating they’ll keep blocking his permanent appointment to head that agency.

Governor Kasich’s plan to expand Medicaid as part of the new two year state budget is being praised by some major church leaders throughout the buckeye state.

One of the key provisions of Governor John Kasich’s budget is the plan to hike the tax on big companies creating a boom in oil and natural gas drilling and exploration in Ohio.

After dropping all last year, Ohio’s official unemployment rate has just gone up. But jobs officials say the increase is not necessarily bad news.

There are more than 140 centers throughout Ohio that offer services to help women who are dealing with unintended pregnancies. Advocates for abortion rights say these centers do not offer sound medical services and say they have a study that proves it.

Owners, employees and other backers of some of Ohio’s 800 internet cafes and sweepstakes stores defended their industry at a legislative committee hearing on a proposal that aims to shut the businesses down.

About 7,000 students in Strongsville are without their regular teachers today, as contract talks between the school board and educators broke down over the weekend.

A new poll shows supporters outnumber critics when it comes to expanding the federal Medicaid program in Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture says officials will not release to the general public the types of exotic animals being held at a new facility in Reynoldsburg.

More than 800 Ohio businesses have registered with the state attorney general as internet cafes or sweepstakes store, but the A.G. contends they’re basically illegal gambling operations.

Fewer inmates who leave Ohio’s prisons are ending up back behind bars. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reports the three-year offender recidivism rate is at just under 29 percent, down from a little over 31 percent.

Teachers throughout Ohio are starting to get a clearer look at Governor Kasich’s proposed education plan. And they have some concerns about it.