Ex-Ohio governor takes position at policy center
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's former governor will promote liberal causes in his home state and across the country as the new head of a Washington think tank's advocacy arm.
Conservancy group buys Ohio earthworks site
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A conservancy group has successfully bid on one of the last privately held native American Hopewell earthworks sites in Ohio after the land was put up for sale.
Ohio defends policy banning riot inmate interviews
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Allowing prisoners convicted for their role in Ohio's deadly 1993 prison riot to conduct face-to-face media interviews could give them too much "notoriety and influence" among fellow prisoners and cause problems throughout the correctional system, the state argues in a new court filing.
Pipeline leaks thousands of gallons of oil in Ohio nature preserve
Written by DAN SEWELL, Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Thousands of gallons of crude oil leaked from an interstate pipeline into the area of a southwest Ohio nature preserve, authorities said Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries to wildlife.
APNewsBreak: Watchdog probe sought at Ohio EPA
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four Democratic lawmakers asked the state watchdog Tuesday to investigate allegations of political pressure at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Health insurance signs-ups urged for Ohio students
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A colorful bus is rolling through Ohio encouraging college students to sign up for health plans through the new insurance marketplace by a March 31 deadline.
Chair says Ohio GOP not thwarting Libertarians
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday was weighing testimony by Ohio's Republican chairman that his party was not behind recent challenges to a Libertarian candidate trying to run against Republican Gov. John Kasich.
Ohio to spend $10 million on HOF stadium
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The state of Ohio will give a $10 million grant to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to reconstruct Fawcett Stadium, the field where the annual enshrinement and Hall of Fame game take place.