State of the State

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) addressed the Ohio General Assembly for his first State of the State since winning reelection and beginning his second term in office.

Rep. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) listed what should be on the agenda for state leaders in Ohio.

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.

Interim Akron Art Museum director Jon Fuime has been named to the permanent post; Cedar Fair has rejected a reported $3.4 billion offer from SeaWorld; Toledo native journalist, author and satirist P.J. O'Rourke has died; and more stories.

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