The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) will conduct the Highland County First Round Caucus meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Highland County Commissioners Office of the Administration Building located at 119 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary language for a proposed referendum aimed at repealing Senate Bill 56, which authorizes changes to the state’s medical and adult-use marijuana laws.
Congress has less than a month to pass the remaining appropriations bills providing fiscal 2026 funding for federal agencies, but House Republicans are convinced it’s possible.
Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today applauded the passage of his bill, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, through the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 15-11.
In a filing Monday, Columbus City Schools urged a state appeals court to uphold a judge’s ruling that taxpayer funded vouchers for private school tuition are unconstitutional.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are supposed to sit for closed-door depositions this week as part of the ongoing Epstein files investigation, but it remains unclear if they will be attending.
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Emergency Rural Water Response Act. This bill would expand and expedite emergency water assistance for rural communities facing natural disasters and infrastructure failures.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Pamela Boratyn this week announced details on 39 transportation projects that will improve safety on roadways in 27 counties across the state.
In Ohio, state lawmakers have tapped the unclaimed funds of Ohio citizens to give the Cleveland Browns $600 million toward a new stadium in Brook Park. The owners of the Cleveland Browns, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, are also major political donors in Ohio, and were the second largest donors to stop a citizens anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment in 2024.
The U.S. could be inching closer to striking Iran for a second time, with President Donald Trump voicing his support for protesters of the Islamic Republic’s regime.
The Adams County Community Foundation recently awarded a grant to the pre-apprenticeship training program at Foundations for the Trades in nearby Portsmouth.
The 2026 OEFFA Conference, Finding Common Ground, will take place Friday, Feb. 13 through Saturday, Feb. 15, 2026, at Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark, Ohio.
