Gov. Ted Strickland has issued a directive that will allow slot machines at Ohio’s seven horse-racing tracks.

Gov. Ted Strickland and legislative leaders reach budget deal that would allow slots at racetracks.

Lawmakers have agreed not to cut the state’s contribution to Ohio’s largest public employee pension fund as a way to help balance the budget.

After racially-charged graffiti popped up in Chillicothe city parks, residents hoped the city would move swiftly to increase patrols and raise awareness of potential hate crime.

UPDATE: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is asking state lawmakers to work around the clock until a new two-year budget is reached to replace the one that expired last week.

The slots committee was scheduled to meet again Friday, a state holiday.

Gov. Ted Strickland continues to defend his gambling proposal as a way to balance the state’s budget and says Ohio is in company with many other states struggling with financial problems.

The GOP-controlled Ohio Senate plans to hold hearings on Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposal to put slot machines at race tracks to help fill a $3.2 billion budget deficit.

The state is about to enter its first temporary budget in almost two decades as lawmakers struggle to balance Ohio’s $54 billion budget.

First it was Mansfield’s police force; now it’s the community’s firefighters who will see pink slips.

As Republican and Democratic leaders try to hammer out a final budget agreement, those who feed the hungry in Central Ohio say they stand to lose a lot if the governor has his way.

UPDATE: Lawmakers trying to balance the state’s $54 billion budget have agreed to pass an interim budget.

The Ohio Division of Tourism faces massive proposed cuts, and many tourist destinations rely on referrals from Experience Columbus and the division.

Library usage is up, but programs will continue to suffer in the wake of state budget cuts.

Gov. Ted Strickland reverses course, accepting gambling as way to help balance budget.