An Ohio lawmaker's personal experience with a rare disease diagnosis led her to partner with a fellow member of the Ohio House of Representatives to develop the Ohio Rare Disease Advisory Council.

A multidisciplinary research group at The University of Toledo has been awarded $2.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a vaccine against a bacterial infection that, once established, is nearly impossible to eradicate.

Although the county auditor originally determined that the fair market value of an apartment complex in the New Albany area of the Columbus city school district was $16 million for tax year 2015, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) properly increased the valuation to $34.5 million based on a sale of the property in 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently.

Ohio’s driver licenses and state ID cards have changed and there are several things older adults need to know. The cards have a new look with greater security features to protect cardholders. Also, the process to get a new or replacement card may be different than it perhaps was the last time you got one.

Ohio EPA is accepting nominations for drinking water infrastructure improvements that need financial assistance through the state’s Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA).

Ohio’s commitment to helping job seekers become reemployed was recognized this month with a national award.

DOJ, ED, DHS, HHS team up to provide government-wide resources for local schools and educators

Treasurer Robert Sprague recently announced Compass Award honorees for the month of February. The monthly recognition program shines a light on organizations, programs, and individuals across Ohio who are working to advance financial literacy and empowerment.

Dashboard updated on a monthly basis to provide more timely analysis

The publicly funded health care system for the poorest Ohioans may undergo a reimagining of sorts.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 12th, heard three oral arguments, including an appeal from Lance Hundley who was convicted of, and sentenced to death for, murdering his roommate, attempting to murder her mother and arson.

Planning underway to stabilize hospital finances and examine future options

The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has partnered with SoFi, an online personal finance company that provides student loan refinancing, among other services, on a Student Loan Relief Scholarship Contest.

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reports that the number of new influenza-related hospitalizations is the highest yet of the 2019-2020 flu season. The most recent data shows that from January 26 to February 1, a total of 832 people were newly hospitalized. This marks an increase of more than 36% over the previous week of flu reporting. The full report can be found here.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 11th, heard four oral arguments, including one in which the Court will consider whether the addition of an online posting ban to a civil stalking protection order (CSPO) is an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech or a legal safeguard against further harassment by someone already deemed by a court to be stalking his victims.

Dozens of consumers lost more than a combined $800,000 to a central Ohio company that was supposed to help launch their inventions, according to a lawsuit announced today by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

A bipartisan move to require licensure of practicing music and art therapists secured a hearing before members of the Ohio Senate the final week of January.

The Ohio Supreme Court recently clarified there is no blanket rule that deems a nonlawyer who negotiates the settlement of a debt on behalf of another as engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Those who are “rendering legal services” as part of the negotiation, however, are in violation.

Benjamin Ross, 28, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced for his role in a scheme to distribute fentanyl pills, which were pressed, colored and stamped to look like 30 milligram oxycodone hydrochloride pills. Judge John R. Adams sentenced Ross to 144 months of incarceration, to be followed by ten years of supervised release.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new $2 million safety grant program recently to assist employers in purchasing equipment to protect their workers while working in trenching and excavating situations.