Republicans and Democrats in Congress want to tighten railroad regulations and spend more than $20 million to develop rail safety nearly a month after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
At the end of last year, the Ohio General Assembly changed how people vote. This year, it wants to change how elections are analyzed, results are reported and information is saved.
Ohio may soon incentivize housing developers with tax credits to create more affordable housing, collect more federal funds and keep up with other states.
Two Ohio lawmakers say hospitals across the state continue to fail at pricing transparency and believe their new proposed law would both change that and reduce health care costs.
Business owners and farmers will receive a two-year extension on losses for tax purposes after the Ohio Senate took the first step in consolidating federal and state tax law.
Ohio voting changes signed into law last month will go into effect earlier than expected after Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a directive to county boards of elections.
Republicans, Democrats, business groups, elected officials and policy groups all seemed pleased with Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget priorities for the next two years.
Ohio is one of the four states in the nation that taxes corporations on gross receipts, rather than a corporate income tax, which is considered more harmful to businesses, according to a new report.
An Ohio senator believes continuing a national trend she’s championed for more than two years can help soften what education leaders say is a teacher shortage in the state.
Ohio Medicaid wants to spend $5 million over the next year on an effort to improve the overall well-being of mothers, infants and families through an initiative involving doctors and community partners.
Ohio’s savings account is now the largest in history after it transferred more than $700 million into the rainy day fund, but some think it may be time to return some of it to taxpayers.