As the presidential election inches closer, Ohio social studies and government teachers are using this as an opportunity to engage their students in civics education. The Ohio Capital Journal talked to three current teachers — elementary,

Former GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hosted a town hall with concerned residents Thursday in a city at the center of the 2024 race: Springfield, Ohio.

In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio, the people who live here are taking a breath, praying and attempting to carry on.

The Ohio Ballot Board tweaked, then gave final approval to controversial ballot language describing Issue 1, a proposal to overhaul the state's redistricting process.

There are a dozen contested state House seats scattered across central Ohio on the November ballot. Doctors, lawyers, newcomers and others are among those seeking election to two-year terms. Here are the contested districts, a brief description of what they cover, and the candidates:

Trump has pushed baseless claims about Haitian migrants' eating pets in the beleaguered city, which has repeatedly been debunked.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wrote in a New York Times op-ed that he was saddened by lies spread about Haitian immigrants in Springfield spread by former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance.

The Ohio Supreme Court will inevitably rule on abortion access decisions following the passage of last year’s reproductive rights amendment — meaning whichever justices are elected this year will help determine what abortion care looks like in Ohio.

The woman has since deleted the post claiming that one of her Haitian neighbors might have taken a neighbor’s cat. But it took on a life of its own.