Spielman sues OSU over athletes’ likenesses
Buckeye legend Chris Spielman is leading a class-action lawsuit against his alma mater that alleges improper use of ex-athletes’ likenesses.
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Medicaid showdown
The future of Ohio’s Medicaid expansion is in limbo as lawmakers weigh a veto override and expansion supporters work to stop them.
Happy birthday, America!
Ohioans joined their countrymen and women from sea to shining sea in celebrating the Independence Day Tuesday.
Jury spares SWAT officer’s killer
A jury has recommended life in prison without parole for a man convicted of fatally shooting an Ohio SWAT officer during a standoff last year.
Ohio Senate approves budget with Medicaid freeze
Ohio House Democrats are urging Gov. John Kasich to use his line-item veto to eliminate the freeze on Medicaid expansion included in the state operating budget and the leading Republicans in the Statehouse wouldn’t be surprised if he does just that.
Court allows Ohio executions
Ohio is a step closer to resuming executions after a federal court narrowly voted in the state’s favor in a case over its lethal injection process.
Death penalty phase in trial of man who shot SWAT officer
One by one, family members and friends of Lincoln S. Rutledge testified Monday that they were stunned to hear about his arrest last year in the shooting death of a Columbus police officer.
Democrats: GOP state budgets ignore reality
Members of the Ohio House and Senate are scheduled to meet Monday to begin hammering out the differences between two versions of the state’s next two-year operating budget, which must be approved and signed by Gov. John Kasich by Friday.
Death sentence possible in shooting of SWAT officer
The widow of Columbus Police Officer Steven Smith wept on the shoulder of their son Thursday as a Franklin County jury returned verdicts that made the officer’s killer eligible for the death penalty.
Local plan addresses drug crisis
Columbus and Franklin County officials trying to stem the growing tide of drug overdose deaths had a message for lawmakers in the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill: Start funding the battle against drug overdoses.