On Friday, Governor John R. Kasich ordered that all flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio, from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 9, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) announced Friday that he will hold district office hours in Highland County next week.

Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor announced that the average rate changes in 2015 for Ohio’s top 10 homeowners and private passenger auto insurance groups increased by their smallest amounts in years. Homeowners insurance experienced a 1.5 percent adjustment, the lowest change since 2007. Auto insurance had its slightest rise in four years at 2.3 percent.

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), has sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper requesting a public briefing about cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Attorney General DeWine released the Ohio Attorney General's Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness annual report Monday.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminded voters Tuesday that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 Presidential Election is one week away, on Oct. 11. Important dates to remember for this election are outlined below.

“My office has learned of a post making its rounds on the internet claiming that tens of thousands of fraudulent ballots were found in a warehouse in Franklin County, designed to rig the election for Hillary Clinton. This post is both false and intentionally misleading." – Jon Husted

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Monday the Ohio Business Profile program will feature restaurants throughout the month of October.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 275 911 calls, answered 159 requests for service, dispatched 102 fire and EMS runs, took 24 offense reports and investigated seven traffic crashes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced the launch of CyberOhio, a collection of cybersecurity initiatives aimed at helping Ohio businesses fight back against data security threats.

On Friday, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted certified that petitioners for the Drug Price Relief Act citizen initiated statute have collected an additional 120,030 valid signatures and have met the constitutional requirements to appear on the 2017 General Election ballot.

This week, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (H.R. 5325) that funds federal government operations until Dec. 9, 2016. Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) released the following statement upon passage of the bill:

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding Ohioans of the state’s new child credit freeze law, which takes effect this week.

State Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a Down syndrome awareness license plate with proceeds supporting advocacy efforts for individuals living with Down syndrome and their families.

On a conference call with reporters Thursday morning, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced he will send a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging them to take action ahead of the next federal election cycle to clarify in law the restrictions on federal agencies being able to involve themselves in the administration of elections.