Who do City Council members and the mayor listen to when making decisions about the city? What about the non-elected officials who also help shape policy?

Now, two candidates have joined Republican nominee Chet Hand for the Boone County Judge Executive race.

Vivek Ramaswamy is using a $500,000 Amex card as "petty cash" for his gubernatorial campaign.

In a mad dash before summer recess, state lawmakers sent him a heavily amended House Bill 472 two weeks ago. It originally sought to give homeless Ohioans free ID cards.

Gov. Mike Braun replaced the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission chairman days after the commission approved a $71 million rate increase for AES Indiana customers. Advocates and some lawmakers are skeptical it will work.

Earlier this year, lawmakers introduced bills establishing stricter government oversight into the powerful and private arm that pursues state economic projects.

Most of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods have an active community council — a nonprofit organization that exists to advocate for the interests of residents.

The two community conversations hosted by the Urban League, the NAACP and other groups will take place June 30 in Mount Airy and July 14 in Avondale. Both go from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Delegates this year voted on a crowded and contentious secretary of state field — deciding whether to send current Secretary of State Diego Morales back to the ballot this November or replace him with one of three other candidates.

Andy Wilson said he will continue to uphold the state's death penalty law, in spite of a call for abolishment of the capital punishment from Gov. Mike DeWine.