Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray files a lawsuit against three credit-ratings agencies Friday.

Ohio lawmakers were deadlocked once again on how to fix Ohio’s budget Wednesday, as a Senate Republican proposal blending most of Gov. Ted Strickland’s tax cut delay with a slew of other funding sources met with swift Democratic opposition.

The key to saving lives could be in your unborn child’s umbilical cord.

State lawmakers and health-care officials launch the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Coalition Tuesday and introduce legislation to tackle childhood obesity.

Gov. Ted Strickland, whose popularity has declined with the economy, will soon pick his running mate and begin his 2010 re-election campaign in earnest.

There is a backlog of cases in the Columbus Police crime lab, but a city council proposal may change that.

The race for governor may be a year away, but the battle already is heating up between Governor Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich.

State legislators are mulling over several changes that could affect absentee and early voting in Ohio next year.

All eyes are on Washington for signs that a health care plan will make it to the President’s desk after an historic vote in the House this weekend. Now, the battle has been turned over to the Senate.

Ohio’s governor and members of the horse racing industry are concerned that voters’ recent approval of casinos in four cities will hurt the state’s already struggling racetracks, which employ about 12,000.

Ohio House Democrats want voters to be able to register online without then having to send information through the mail.

UPDATED: Ohio voters said yes to casinos. So what’s next?

After a year and four attempts, unofficial election results indicate SWCS voters have approved a 7.4-mill operating levy.

Ohio voters hard hit by the economic downturn have opened their state to casino gambling after an expensive campaign promising thousands of jobs.

The votes are in. Find out if voters gave the thumbs up or down to issues in your county.

Ohio voters have delivered a victory to large farm operators, approving a new industry-dominated board to oversee livestock care.

Ohio voters have opened their wallets to veterans, easily approving bonuses of up to $1,000 for those who served in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan or Iraq.

An investigation has found that Ohio’s former Highway Patrol chief failed to disclose an internal patrol account as the source of meals he was reimbursed for.

The economy is the big question mark in Tuesday’s election, as Ohio voters grappling with 10 percent unemployment decide whether to reverse their long-held antigambling stance for the promise of casino jobs.

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From marches to vigils, proponents for issue 47 are trying to sway anyone and everyone.

NBC 4’s Ana Jackson gets answers on where Columbus’ yard-waste removal program stands.

Supporters of the Issue 3 campaign to build four new casinos in Ohio are criticizing a television ad that features burning buildings and imagery evocative of domestic violence.

A very heated school levy in the South-Western City school district continues as Election Day approaches.

Republicans are hoping 2009 is the year that the party can break up the Democratic monopoly on the Columbus City Council.

Voters must make extra effort to write-in candidates. The Franklin County Board of Elections expects more write-in than the previous general election.

Delaware County residents will decide the fate of a proposed county-wide siren system November 3.

Ohio voters must decide next week whether to give recent Ohio veterans cash bonuses for their military service.

A major backlog at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office threatens to delay the sale of foreclosed homes to buyers trying to take advantage of an $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit that is set to expire November 30.

Both sides in the Issue 3 campaign to bring four casinos to Ohio are spending millions to win, and both sides are backed by casino interests.