Statehouse News Bureau

Ohio's new congressional map favors Republicans 13 to 2. Voting rights advocates say it's a violation of redistricting rules voters put in place in 2018. One group has already filed a legal challenge.

The map, which goes from 16 districts to 15 and creates only two districts that strongly favor Democrats, now heads to the Ohio House.

The board's president and another member resigned last month over a vote to take back an anti-racism resolution passed after the George Floyd demonstrations in 2020.

Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking class-action status for the suit, which maintains the social media giant misrepresented itself to investors.

The plans from Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate vary on competitiveness and partisan splits.

Ohio's Democratic US Senator says talks are going well, so the next step in President Biden's economic agenda will come up for a vote in short order.

This comes after cases in the Buckeye state had plateaued and appeared to be waning a couple of weeks ago.

The joint committee has wrapped up hearings for new district maps for now.

The bill passed the Ohio House recently and now, it is going to be heard by a Senate committee

His ruling overturns a previous decision by another Butler County judge.