Lawmakers considering personal, small business tax cut
State lawmakers are considering a combined personal and small business tax cut though at... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
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Ohio Senate considers safety of highway maintenance crews
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Senate is considering legislation that would require drivers to make every... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Resolution offered to commemorate Battle of Lake Erie anniversary
COLUMBUS -- A lawmaker from northwestern Ohio is urging residents to remember the War of 1812 and... More
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Ohio House declines to accept Senate's budget amendments
As expected, the Ohio House declined to accept Senate amendments to the state's $61 billion-plus... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio Supreme Court reinstates Dann's law license
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Supreme Court has reinstated former Attorney General Marc Dann's law... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
ODNR pursuing charges in brine dumping incident
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is pursuing criminal and civil penalties against another... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
DeWine unveils school safety plan template
Lawmakers should sign off on increased support for districts to hire additional guidance... More
Ohio Dems allege voter suppression did occur in 2012
Two Democratic lawmakers said thousands of Ohioans were blocked from voting in the November... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Opposing groups discuss fracking at Columbus forum
Representatives from two state groups with generally opposing viewpoints on energy policy are... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio House committee hears right-to-work testimony
The Ohio Republican sponsors of three measures aimed at banning mandatory union membership and... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio AG DeWine reminds sweepstakes parlors of new requirements
COLUMBUS -- Attorney General Mike DeWine wasted little time informing the owners of 600-plus... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Columbus conference held on fracking in Ohio and Pennsylvania
COLUMBUS -- Marcellus and Utica shale deposits in eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania are poised to... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
VIDEO - Ohio Senate GOP unveils proposed school funding increase
Senate Republicans unveiled a new school funding formula Thursday, May 30, 2103, that they call... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
House GOP works to shield JobsOhio from public scrutiny
COLUMBUS -- House Republicans pushed through a last-minute amendment to a noncontroversial bill... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio medical marijuana bill likely to go up in smoke
COLUMBUS -- A state lawmaker isn't holding his breath in anticipation of action by the... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio Senate unveils its amended biennial budget bill
COLUMBUS -- The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate has shifted tax cuts to small businesses,... More
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Balloons released in remembrance of missing children
COLUMBUS -- Children at a capital city charter school released hundreds of balloons Friday, each... More
- By MARC KOVAC kovac@crescent-news.com
Hearing on oilfield waste dumping incident opens in Columbus
COLUMBUS -- This much is clear: Ben Lupo was affiliated with a handful of companies on Salt... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio Senate bill seeks to remove statute of limitations on some sex crimes
COLUMBUS -- Two state senators want to do away with the statute of limitations on rape and sexual... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Kasich overcome with emotion at Statehouse memorial service
COLUMBUS -- It was in the middle of the reading of the names of Ohio military men killed in... More
- By MARC KOVACC-N Capital Bureau
Speed limit to increase to 70 mph on July 1 on much of Ohio's interstate system
July 1, 2013, is the day Ohio motorists can legally drive 70 mph on much of the state's... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio officials release oil/natural gas production from fracking in 2012
Eighty-seven wells extending horizontally into eastern Ohio's underground shale formations... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
DeWine rejects school prayer group's constitutional amendment effort
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a group's initial attempt to place a... More
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Justice O'Connor discusses judicial election reforms
COLUMBUS -- Should the terms of judges be lengthened, their elections pushed into lower-turnout,... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
Ohio's checkbook could be posted online
COLUMBUS -- A Republican lawmaker and the GOP state treasurer want to post Ohio's checkbook... More
- By MARC KOVAC C-N Capital Bureau
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