Ohioans will have a chance to vote for a constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to vote on the November ballot after state lawmakers passed the ballot resolution Wednesday.

Ohio lawmakers unveiled a sweeping data center bill Tuesday that reins in incentives and addresses several other public concerns.

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Former top executives with a utility involved in one the biggest corruption scandals in Ohio history have been reindicted on state charges, prosecutors announced late last week.

A bipartisan measure creating new oversight for JobsOhio got its first hearing Tuesday. The bid for greater transparency comes after a podcast scandal that cost the former Ohio State University president his job. But the drumbeat began before that incident.

The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to put a constitutional amendment before voters requiring photo ID to vote.

More than a hundred Ohioans submitted testimony ahead of state lawmakers' Select Committee on Data Centers hearing. They raised concerns on environmental impacts, the cost of tax breaks, and the use of nondisclosure agreements to avoid public scrutiny.

After Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan voted for a huge boost to ICE funding, a company that benefitted made a $250K dark-money donation to a Jordan-aligned group. Now a complaint has been filed with the FEC.

Some Ohio Republicans want to enshrine photo voter ID in the state constitution, but a hearing last week raised doubts about the effort, from one side noting that it makes no changes beyond what is already law and others complaining it doesn’t go far enough.

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Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation, and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment, and the economy.

A new bipartisan bill would require more transparency for Ohio private schools receiving Education Choice and Education Choice Expansion vouchers.

Another Central Ohio public safety leader has come forward to say he was molested by former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reflected on his time in office, shared plans for his life post-politics, and briefly discussed the current governor’s race during a recent forum.