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.

Sen. Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee swept to victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night.

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee warned in a 2003 letter that destroying videotapes of terrorist interrogations would put the CIA under a cloud of suspicion.

Presidential candidates pressed for advantage until the final minutes of the Iowa caucus campaign Thursday.

Rep. Tom Lantos announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election this year because he has cancer of the esophagus.

The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, and Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey appointed an outside prosecutor to oversee the case.