Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Andy Wilson recently announced the launch of a new traffic safety campaign to raise awareness about how vehicle occupants who fail to buckle up threaten the safety of others traveling with them.
The Trump administration’s decision to restore 10 convicts’ ability to legally purchase firearms and explosives violated the law, according to a letter six high-ranking congressional Democrats released recently.
The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) is proud to announce the induction of 13 outstanding attorneys into its 2025-2026 Fellows Class, the Foundation’s highest honor for legal professionals committed to service and the public good. Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy formally inducted the new class during a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 24.
In order to pay for tax breaks favoring the wealthy, the budget that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed on June 30 denied resources to improve state parks. A panel of Ohio economists unanimously said those parks are themselves an economic resource that should be protected.
Changes will be made to the way abortions are reported in Ohio, according to the state operating budget the legislature passed last week. Meanwhile, infant and maternal funding are seeing reductions compared to previous versions of the budget.
On July 1, attorney William G. Chris began his term as 2025-26 president of the Ohio State Bar Association. A resident of Akron, Chris served as an officer of the bar association in the post of president-elect for the 2024-25 bar year.
Ohio’s food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food bank said last week.
Sterling Teal International Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, has announced its expansion into Muskingum County, creating 30 new jobs.
Ohio emergency doctors say that low-income people won’t be the only ones to suffer amid concerns that Medicaid cuts signed by President Donald Trump will cost hundreds of thousands of Ohioans their health insurance.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced that troopers, deputies and officers will conduct an OVI checkpoint this week to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
President Donald Trump and the first lady visited the site of the devastating flash floods Friday afternoon that occurred in Central Texas on July 4 to observe the damage and meet some of the affected families.
