Ohio Supreme Court

Judge Pinkey Carr is accused of more than one hundred incidents of misconduct over a two-year period; another accident in Wayne County leads to more fatalities; Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds; and more stories.

A group of Republican activists has asked the three-judge panel to put in place maps that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional.

Independent mapmakers using a new process for drawing maps say they are making progress

New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Ohio are at their lowest levels since July but the Ohio Department of Health is keeping an eye on a new omicron variant; the Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the legal ability to end the state's participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program ahead of a government deadline stopping the payments; the Ohio primary is just six weeks away but candidates still don't know whether the contest will happen on that date; and more stories.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission took the first steps this weekend at a new bipartisan process to submit a fourth set of maps; a labor dispute between Playhouse Square union film projectionists and the Cleveland International Film Festival has been settled; Akron City Council is expected to move quickly in adopting Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposed operating budget; and more stories.

New maps for state House and Senate districts have once again been ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered by the Ohio Supreme Court; County Executive Armond Budish and county council members have outlined plans for spending $27 million in federal stimulus funds; Summit County’s program that provides financial help for residents having trouble paying their rent or utility bills due to the pandemic is getting a boost; and more stories.

All eyes are on the Ohio Supreme Court to find out if the latest state legislative and congressional district maps will be found constitutional.

Gov. Mike DeWine plans to skip the only debate between the GOP candidates this year; Eliza Bryant Village nursing home will close June 8; a judge abruptly ended a hearing when a FirstEnergy attorney refused to name company executives responsible for paying bribes; and more stories.

The Ohio Association of Election Officials says with legislative redistricting still up in the air, important deadlines cannot be met.

Ohio’s political map-making panel has voted to approve legislative maps while being ordered to appear at a Supreme Court hearing; the Ohio Supreme Court is considering whether a Northeast Ohio company that suffered financial losses as a result of a COVID-driven business shutdown can be compensated for those losses by its insurance company; Ohio's health leader warns against complacency as COVID situation improves ; and more stories.