Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine declares an emergency banning intoxicating hemp sales, citing risks to kids and rising poison control cases.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order declaring an Adulterated Consumer Product Emergency for consumable items containing intoxicating hemp. The order requires Ohio retailers to cease the sale of all intoxicating hemp products by Tuesday,

Gov. Mike DeWine has issued reprieves for two death row inmates who were scheduled to be executed early next year. The governor has ordered that Antonio Franklin and James Trimble’s execution dates will each be pushed back three years.

DeWine's announcement wasn't the death blow Castore and others feared, though. The governor imposed a 90-day ban on intoxicating hemp products — drinks and gummies are among the most common — that won't start until Oct. 14. Since January 2024, DeWine has pressed Ohio lawmakers to enact THC limits and other regulations on the sale of THC products.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin announced the launch of the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program, a new initiative aimed at enhancing the safety of school transportation across the state on Oct.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Republicans are pressing forward with overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s property-tax reform vetoes less than 24 hours after his work group recommended their ideas be moderated rather than embraced. The Senate voted 21 to 11 on Wednesday to eliminate three types of property-tax levies.