Without support from a skeptical legislature, Ohio's top elections official faces two drastic options to realize her quest of ridding the nation's seventh largest state of touch-screen voting machines by the November election.

Critics of tax cuts given to Ohio businesses and individuals as part of a 2005 tax reform package said today that the cuts could be blamed for the state's projected budget shortfall.

The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenage girl that sought to have a Planned Parenthood clinic turn over a decades' worth of abortion records.

Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second bid for the White House.

A county elections board that previously voted against complying with an elections directive from Ohio's top elections official has changed its vote.

Lawyers fighting over whether relatives should have a legal right to the organs of an autopsied family member traded jabs after making oral arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday.

Ohio's aggressive attorney general has sued mortgage lender Freddie Mac, accusing the lending giant of defrauding the state's mammoth pension fund by systematically investing in sub-prime home loans.

For the second time in as many years, Ohio's top law enforcer is seeking information on 174 Ohio hospitals that get tax breaks linked to their status as nonprofit, charitable organizations.

Advocates for juveniles who have committed sex crimes are challenging a new state law that increases the length of time convicted sex offenders must register their names and addresses with law enforcement agencies.

Abandoned homes affect countless Central Ohio neighborhoods, but there's a new effort to make it easier for Ohio’s cities to take action.

Hillary Rodham Clinton said her victory in the popular vote at Nevada's caucuses on Saturday gave her a positive sendoff into the next big battleground, South Carolina.

Girding for battle as the rest of the GOP field descended upon Florida, Rudy Giuliani challenged them for the first time by name.

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, who finished second in South Carolina's presidential primary, said he at least came close, and promised that the race for the GOP nomination remains "far, far from over."

Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary, avenging a bitter personal defeat and gaining ground in an unpredictable race.

Have you noticed your electric bill going higher and higher?

Gov. Ted Strickland will move to add Ohio to a list of more than 20 other states that have cabinet-level veterans affairs agencies.

As 2007 ended, the state's minimum wage made another jump.  With that came new stresses for some small businesses and possibly new costs to consumers…

It's been a little more than two weeks since sex offenders in Ohio began to be classified in one of three tiers depending on the severity of their crime.

Ohio’s ballot battle continues, and democrats and republicans are unable to agree.

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that state courts are not required to impose back-to-back prison terms for certain felonies.

Elections officials in at least three counties have balked at a directive and other proposed changes to voting systems issued by the state's top elections official.

Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is hopeful the Senate will move quickly this month on a bill of his to provide emergency funding for food banks.

The state collected a record $329 million in unpaid income and sales taxes, student loans and other debts last year…

Ohio Senate Democrats ousted their leader Wednesday in a broad shake up aimed at improving the party's chances of picking up seats in a critical election year.

Objective standards, not state utility regulators, would determine whether Ohio's electric market is competitive enough under changes to a sweeping energy bill being considered in the Ohio House.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said her office is investigating the Franklin County Board of Elections for possible voting problems.

State leaders have pledged to help find funding for Cuyahoga County and others to switch electronic voting systems, but there are few suggestions on where to get the $31 million needed for the transition.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton powered to victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset. Sen. John McCain defeated his Republican rivals to move back into contention.

Now that the Iowa caucuses are over, presidential contenders are looking to upcoming primaries, including Ohio's.

Iowa caucus victories behind them, Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama vowed to stick with their winning principles Friday.