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The alleged rape of a teenage girl by two high school sophomores in the town of Steubenville is gathering national media attention -- thanks in large part to the internet and social media. Atish Baidya of member station WOUB in Athens reports new ways of spreading information are impacting the case.

Thousands of Ohio college students are soon going to get paid internships or co-op jobs, thanks to a new infusion of government money.

A three day statewide conference of boards of elections members and workers concluded in Columbus, just as state lawmakers prepare to come back to the capital for their first full week of work in this new General Assembly.

Ohio Governor John Kasich says he'll back further legislation this session bolstering the state's legal crackdown on human trafficking.

Ever since he was defeated in his re-election bid 2 years ago, Former Governor Ted Strickland has been mentioned as a possible candidate for governor in 2014. But now, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports Strickland has taken his hat out of the ring.

The incoming president of the Ohio Senate says he’s changing things up a bit.

One of Governor John Kasich’s top goals in 2013 is to finally convince Ohio legislators to hike the severance tax on oil and gas drillers…and use the revenue to enact a CUT in the state INCOME tax.

Columbus' North Market, Cleveland's West Side Market and Cincinnati's Findlay Market bring attention to the potential impact of food-related businesses on the economy.

A struggling actor in Los Angeles has made a name for himself here in Ohio. And he’s done that by parlaying his acting skills into a sales career for a product that’s been around for decades. 

It was the most expensive and perhaps the most bitter campaign for U.S. Senate in Ohio history – and it featured two starkly different candidates.

After a 29 year career in Ohio government and politics, Jim Petro will retire on February 1st as Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. Looking back on his long career, Petro tells statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen he is proud of helping bring the two bureaucracies that deal with schools and higher education closer together.

As blizzard conditions continue to blanket some portions of the buckeye state, the Ohio Department of Transportation is doing what it can to clear the state’s roadways. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles, Joel Hunt of the transportation department explains how the department is dealing with the snow and ice. 

For more than a year, a tax-shift plan from Ohio Governor John Kasich has gone nowhere. Kasich has proposed raising the severance tax on oil and gas drilling and using the revenue to lower the state income tax.

An employee of the Ohio Department of Taxation has been indicted for stealing money taxpayers had sent in to pay their tax bills.

Ohio’s top cop says his office will be giving schools throughout the state more opportunities for teacher training on school safety issues. And as Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports, DeWine says it’s up to local school boards to decide whether they want to allow teachers or administrators to carry guns.

Thousands of Ohio businesses are receiving an unexpected holiday present --- a tax refund from the state. It's thanks to a new policy that has tax officials notifying companies when they've overpaid.

The Connecticut school massacre is prompting an OHIO legislator to call for a statewide summit meeting on guns and violence. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, though, since the lawmaker is somewhat of a gun CONTROL advocate, she may find it hard to get supporters of gun owners rights to come to the table.

Almost exactly a year ago, a major retailer announced that it was rejecting Ohio’s offer to come to the Buckeye State. Now the governor suggests that Ohio is backing off on using tax credits to lure in companies.

The shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that killed more than two dozen adults and children is sparking a question hundreds of miles away here in Ohio - are schools here security-conscious enough?

The President of the Ohio Senate was honored during session this week.