The Center for Election Innovation & Research has some good news and a few pointed critiques ahead of this November’s election. In a survey of states’ efforts to protect their voter registration databases from cyber-attacks, the group found election administrators have made great strides in protecting the voter rolls from outside threats.
Across the country, people are asking critical questions: What happened to America? Have we lost touch with our neighbors and our shared destiny? If so, what is the cause? And, most urgently: What can we do to come together?
Secretary of State Frank LaRose is fond of saying that “it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat” in Ohio elections. But his recent — and not-so-recent — conduct seems to contradict both halves of that formulation, a watchdog says.
In recognition of National Recovery Month, RecoveryOhio and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Liquor Control and Cannabis Control are encouraging Ohioans who may be struggling with addiction to alcohol and controlled substances to take advantage of available resources for treatment.
The father of Colt Gray, the suspect in Wednesday’s Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested and is being held at the Barrow County, Ga. Detention Center, authorities announced Thursday.
To help ensure transparency related to its grants programs, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal has unveiled a new interactive online dashboard that allows users to easily, quickly and accurately search for grant funds that have been awarded to fire departments throughout the state. Information on the dashboard is available for each of the past five years.
After legal fights, counter-campaigns and bureaucratic wrangling all year long, as things stand today, abortion questions in 10 states are heading to ballots in November.
A Greenfield man was sentenced to community control and ordered to pay over $9,000 in restitution recently after pleading guilty to attempted burglary, an amended charge from an indictment earlier this year.
Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections, according to a comprehensive survey released Wednesday by UnidosUS, the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy center in the nation.
Ohio should create Community Corrections Facilities in Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties and stop sending children younger than 14 to juvenile correctional facilities, according to a recent report.
New rule changes proposed by the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) take effect Sept. 6, creating a new pathway for contractors to become licensed with the State of Ohio.
State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) announced farmers in Adams, Brown, and Scioto counties may be eligible for emergency loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District Board of Trustees meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. at 200 South St., Leesburg.
The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred Sept. 3 at approximately 2:04 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 32 and Herold Road in Batavia Township, Clermont County.
