Gov. Mike DeWine

The governor unveiled details of his two-year state operating budget proposal, which included new tax cuts and deductions for parents, as well as a new focus on literacy.

The funding will go toward improving school security in 945 schools across the state. A second round of $44 million in grants will be released in the coming weeks.

Ohio Gubernatorial Republican and Democratic candidates sit down with the Statehouse News Bureau to talk about pressing issues in the state.

Ohio's top elections official says state lawmakers must hold a vote today to push back the May 3 primary if they want to avoid having to hold a second one in August; Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine thinks the Ohio Constitution should be amended to clarify the political standards that legislative districts must meet in order to avoid partisan gerrymandering; authorities say they have three suspects in custody in connection with the high-speed police chase that led to the death of a police officer from Northwestern Ohio; and more stories.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has ordered county election boards to remove Ohio House and Senate races from the May 3 primary ballot as the legal fight over redistricting continues; attorneys representing FirstEnergy investors name the officials behind the nuclear bailout scandal; Akron is installing 28 speed tables; and more stories.

A federal judge says he wants attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy to reveal who from the company paid bribes in the HB 6 scandal; Ohio mapmaking commission has set a series of meetings for hammering out a compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts; Canton-based Habitat for Humanity of East Central Ohio gets $4.5 million from MacKenzie Scott; and more stories.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose says House, Senate candidates won't be on the May primary ballot after district maps were invalidated again; a debate among Ohio Republican candidates for governor has been canceled; more than 150,000 retired Ohio teachers will see a cost of living adjustment for the first time in years; and more stories.

To date, more than 2 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ohio, and thousands more are unconfirmed and unknown.

Abortion advocates say that's why they are suing the state.

The governors of Kentucky and Ohio signed a memorandum of understanding Monday stating their commitment to work together to make the companion bridge a reality.