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A new independent poll says Ohio Governor John Kasich has a positive approval rating for the first time since his inauguration. But the poll also shows most Ohio voters surveyed don’t want him to serve another term.

The governor followed through on a promise he made 10 months ago in his State of the State speech – to upgrade the state’s broadband network to what experts had described as “light speed”.

State senators have decided to block a House-passed proposal that would have regulated so-called internet cafes and sweepstakes stores so tightly, many might go out of business.

12-thousand Ohio children live in foster homes, 40 percent below the number of a decade ago.

An announcement that the state plans to lease the Ohio Turnpike is expected by the end of the week.

Several Republican state legislators aren’t saying much about some threats they received in September.

Oil and gas drilling has become a multi-billion dollar industry in Ohio, and many of the major players in the field set-up shop this week at the Oilfield Expo in Cleveland.

Many people say politics these days has gotten too bitter and disrespectful.

The Ohio Senate has approved a bill aimed at curbing duplicate lawsuits over on-the-job asbestos exposure in a state with one of the nation's largest backlogs.

Ohio Governor John Kasich says he has been invited to speak at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next month.

Legislative Democrats say Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has not complied with provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 involving the handling of provisional ballots.

A group of governors from both major political parties met with President Obama and other White House officials to talk about the impact the so-called fiscal cliff could have on states.

The clock is ticking toward the end of the Ohio legislature’s 2-year session, and some lawmakers are rushing to complete work on a bill that could close down hundreds of store-fronts that call themselves sweepstakes or internet cafes.

State wildlife officials say hunters killed nearly 87-thousand deer during Ohio's week-long gun season that ended Monday.

Republican Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus says the so-called "Heartbeat Bill" is dead in the lame-duck session of the legislature.

The private, non profit company that’s charged with creating jobs in Ohio has a new ad campaign.

While Congress wrestles with closing a mammoth budget deficit or risk going over what’s being called a fiscal cliff, one side is trying to organize Ohioans to speak out while the other is focusing on negotiations in Washington.

There was quite a meeting of the minds in Gov. John Kasich’s office, as the presidents of many of Ohio’s public universities and community colleges gathered to put forward their ideas on improving Ohio’s public education system.

The Ohio House has approved a bill designed to give school districts more flexibility in making up calamity days.

The President of the Ohio Senate has taken an unusual step to make sure the so-called "Heartbeat" abortion bill does not come up for a vote during the lame duck session.