An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee...

A pinned specimen of a full-grown New World screwworm fly is shown in this image. Federal and state officials are preparing for a potential invasion from the flesh-eating...

Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, listens to discussions during a special session on redistricting on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama officials on...

Plumes of smoke rise following an explosion on March 5, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Democrats in the U.S. Senate on May 27, 2026, asked that the Congressional Budget Office provide the...

The Ohio burgee. (Getty images file photo.) Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and...

Shown are students taking an exam. (Getty Images) A new bipartisan bill would require more transparency for Ohio private schools receiving Education Choice and Education Choice...

Dr. Mehmet Oz and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speak at an event in Dublin on May 26, 2026. (Photo courtesy of WEWS) Federal Medicaid chief Dr. Mehmet Oz is supporting Ohio Gov. Mike...

Indiana’s record low infant mortality rate is above the national level of 5.36 per 1,000 live births, according to the CDC. (Getty Images) Indiana’s infant mortality rate...

In this 2023 photo, a Honduran migrant is overcome with emotion as he describes the extortion and threats that he says drove him and his partner to flee Honduras with their...

Ohio communities are grappling with how to regulate the growing industry of short-term rentals.