However, one of the jobs of any governor is to attract businesses to Ohio. The legendary former Gov. James Rhodes is remembered for his motto, “Profit is not a dirty word in Ohio,” and for all ...

No recovery mode? Even though Intel is on track not to fulfill the promises it made to land $600 million in state grants for its $28 billion computer-chip manufacturing complex near Columbus, the ...

Concession: Ohio wardens do need more leeway to remove dogs from homes, and even to euthanize them. Shelters also need more funding and behavioral staff. 'That's garbage' Lawmaker says of Ohio dog ...

Ohio needs commonsense leadership by someone who actually cares about people and knows the difference between truth and lies and right and wrong. That would be Dr. Amy Acton.

The Northwest Ohio Regional Public Defender is a welcome ... federal public defender in Michigan and Pennsylvania. We welcome letters of 275 words or fewer. Letters are subject to editing for ...

The proposed $7.5 million cut (23%) in Ohio’s food bank funding would have devastating consequences. With the rising cost of food and the expiration of COVID-era funding, this reduction would ...

Re: "Ohio can abolish property taxes, Ramaswamy can help us do it," March 9, I’m intrigued by Republican State Rep. Ron Ferguson’s take on what Ohio’s state government needs. Ferguson ...

Individuals elected to the Ohio General Assembly need to represent the will of the voters who voted for them. They are representing the voters. Their job is not to push or force THEIR views or ...

Doubling down: Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday made his most forceful public comments yet in favor of his proposal to help pay for stadium projects (like a proposed new suburban Cleveland Browns ...

Letters writers Delores Hargrove-Young and David Klaserner disagree about whether expanding Ohio's school meal assistance program is a good idea. Klaserner worries about increased waste from ...

Spring is a time when farmers in Ohio and across the nation are busy caring for livestock, maintaining equipment and making decisions in preparation for a new season of growth. March is also ...

I am deeply unsettled by the Ohio State administration’s decision to discontinue the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Belonging and Social Change, as The Lantern reported ...