1978 court records detail how Acton’s former stepfather evaded prosecution after he was charged with raping her. Her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, released an ad featuring the Democrat’s ...

Vivek Ramaswamy sent a bolt through U.S. politics this week when the Republican gubernatorial candidate announced his campaign was indeed behind a new ad starring his Democratic opponent’s estranged ...

A Franklin County judge blocked a state law that eliminated Ohioans’ special legal powers to sue steel plants and other that pollute the air.

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Left Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague (R); Right Ohio Rep. Allison Russo (D) Credit: Jay LaPrete/AP; Andrew Tobias, Signal Ohio Next month voters will elect a new secretary of state, Ohio’s chief ...

Investor-owned utilities and insurers gave millions to groups trying to influence Ohio’s governor’s race and contests in other states.

State Rep. Allison Russo, center, speaks with reporters with other members of the Ohio House Democratic caucus on the House floor in 2025. Credit: Andrew Tobias / Signal Statewide Allison Russo, 50, ...

Findlay Republican Robert Sprague served as a state lawmaker for eight years and is just finishing his second, four-year term as state treasurer. He’s now running to be secretary of state. Before his ...

A couple hundred people rallied near Cleveland’s West Side Market in January to protest actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Credit: Mark Naymik Fears of being arrested and deported by U.S.