Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a two-year, $60 billion operating budget that flattens the state’s income tax and sets aside $600 million in unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium.

A seasoned veteran of Chicago politics once told me that it often takes Democrats a couple of four-year cycles out of office before they can pull their fractious factions together into a winning ...

Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to veto property tax changes approved by the General Assembly disappointed and surprised some ...

A 184-year-old bell that used to alert those in the downtown of fires is returning to the city. The city’s design review ...

We had a late night, but we accomplished a lot. Daniel Ray and Verena are moved into their new living quarters. Sons-in-law Dustin, Daniel and Daniel Ray, Alvin (Daniel Ray’s father), and two of ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold while it waits to see how President Donald Trump’s tariffs affect the economy, ...

Trumbull County is expected to begin discussions that eventually could lead to seven area communities providing a portion of the money needed for indigent defense for those facing municipal based ...

Friday is the nation’s 249th birthday and while 2026 will bring larger celebrations for the semiquincentennial, the Fourth of July falling on a Friday — enabling many to enjoy a long weekend — is ...

As Americans prepare to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of our Declaration of Independence, it is important to take a hard look at why such a day is worth celebrating, nearly 250 years later ...

The family of a missing Warren woman finally has some answers. On Tuesday, the Austintown Police Department issued a statement confirming that the human remains found in October at Meander Reservoir ...

The Youngstown law director has determined John White is ineligible to run for mayor under the city charter. The Mahoning County Board of Elections will meet Tuesday to vote on the eligibility of ...

I started an informative newspaper column called “Wine 201” about 20 years ago, with the intent of building a wine culture in my hometown of Geneva in Ashtabula County. At the time, there were just ...