The buzz of a casino will soon come to Central Ohio, but just where that casino will be built is still up to voters.

The Franklin County Board of Elections mails absentee applications Friday.

With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress, pledging it would make preventive care cost-free and close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage.

Ohio’s John Boehner says the GOP can block the Democratic backed health bill that may be voted on in the next few days.

One of Ohio’s staunch proponents of a single-payer option for a health care overhaul says that insurance companies will have loopholes to burden poor people with medical bills.

A committee of members of the Ohio legislature chosen to figure out ways to balance the in-the-red-budget have not yet had a meeting.

President Barack Obama’s third event on health care in a week will bring him to the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville on Monday.

Ohio bowling centers are arguing they should be allowed to offer video slot machines, too, if the state’s horse racing tracks get them.

Would a proposed texting ban in the city of Columbus go far enough to curb distracted driving?

Ohio Senators have unanimously passed a House bill that would allow juvenile courts to issue protection orders for minors in dating relationships.

Health concerns have prompted Columbus leaders to ask local restaurants to voluntarily list calorie information, but many businesses may base their participation on the cost.

Two high-ranking aides to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor ethics charges resulting from investigations of their old office.

Advocates for human trafficking victims are calling on the city of Columbus and its police officers to do more to help fight the problem.

You can help answer the question as urban leaders look ahead to 2020.

The latest information after the city’s zoning committee listened to recommendations from Turkey Hill.

A legislative advisory board born of Ohio’s rare coin investment scandal has been plunged into chaos after the sudden firing of its entire staff.

Can local leaders use the Winter Games momentum to keep the Columbus Blue Jackets in town?

The city of Hilliard has proposed a texting-while-driving ban, following in the footsteps of Bexley and Pickerington.

One of Ohio’s top rated career technical education centers faces deep cuts if a fourth levy request fails in May.

The Senate failed late Thursday to extend programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire over the weekend.

A group challenging a policy used to enforce Ohio’s ban on workplace smoking says a judge’s ruling in favor of a Columbus bar means other taverns who have been cited by the Ohio Department of Health could have their violations tossed.

In response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Ohio’s elections chief wants more disclosure about corporate money going to campaigns in the state.

Mayor Michael Coleman gives his State of the City address, which features more than a half-dozen new proposals to improve Columbus. Plus, read the full text of the address.

The campaign to convince Ohio voters to move the planned Columbus casino from the city’s Arena District neighborhood to the west side is underway.

A new poll shows Governor Ted Strickland is currently running ahead of Republican challenger John Kasich.

Gov. Ted Strickland plans to redirect millions of dollars set aside for Ohio nursing homes to eliminate waits for seniors who want long-term care in their own home.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is in a Washington hospital a day after experiencing chest pains.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has subpoenaed the organizers of LetOhioVote.org, the group behind a referendum that could stop Ohio’s seven horse-racing tracks from offering video slot machines, called video lottery terminals.

Treatment of the tiniest political miscalculation by the leader of the Ohio House last week showed wedge issues are as powerful as ever this election year.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s decision not to seek re-election will leave Washington without a Kennedy in political office for the first time in more than 60 years.