Rep. Teresa Fedor

A small wave of new, progressive-leaning board members was elected to the Ohio Board of Education this month, including two in Northeast Ohio.Democrats see it as a rejection of far-right policies that have been the focus of the state school board in recent months. But debates over the board's focus may become moot if the recently introduced Ohio Senate Bill 178, a Republican-led measure that would take away much of the board’s power and responsibility, is passed.

The minority party has been trying to pass a bill allowing it for more than a decade now.

Hundreds of people gathered in Columbus Thursday to discuss the most pressing issues related to human trafficking in Ohio. Advocates, law enforcement,…

The Ohio Attorney General has filed an argument in court claiming ECOT’s agreements with its management and software service companies constitute a…

The number of reports of human trafficking in Ohio went up in the last year. A lawmaker has been working on the issue for years to protect more minors who…

A new report from a nonprofit group says the human trafficking is on the rise nationally and in Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles talked to a state…