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Ohio legislative leaders have received scores of e-mails from Ohioans who have been told by a conservative anti-tax group that a proposal to delay planned income tax reductions is a "retroactive tax increase." Another driving force behind constituent feedback on the proposal is school districts and mental health providers.

Leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, the governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, along with New York's 23rd Congressional District, are getting most of the attention.

Television cooking star Rachael Ray is boosting the local food supply for a struggling Ohio town.

In Summary: In light of Ohio casinos opening, local economic leaders need to push efforts to diversify the local economy.

Arguments for and against casinos bombarded Ohioans over the airwaves, phone lines and through news conferences for weeks.

Issue 3, the constitutional amendment for casinos in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo, passed easily on Tuesday night with 53 percent of the vote, thanks in large part to voters in Northeast and Southwest Ohio.

Ohio and Butler County unemployment rates have decreased slightly from August to September, but the most recent data available show increased poverty levels and disbursement of social services.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is alerting Ohioans to the fact that about 900 Northeast Ohioans out of the nearly 2,500 Ohio residents have unclaimed tax refunds owed to them by the Internal Revenue Service.

In a case echoing State v. Bloomer back in June, in which the Ohio Supreme Court held that trial courts "had a statutory duty to provide notice to offenders of post-release control at the sentencing hearing, and any sentence imposed without such notification is contrary to law and void," possibly allowing the release of as many as 15, 000 former ...

Reversing 20 years of opposition to expanded gambling, Ohio's voters went Tuesday where some Kentucky politicians dare not go.

In the Nov. 3 election, Ohio voters gave their approval to Issue 2, the ballot measure to amend the state constitution and create a livestock care standards board.

Ohio House Democrats want voters to be able to register online without then having to send information through the mail.

Legislation backed by the telecommunications industry would scale back statewide regulations on traditional phone companies.

Ohio voters opened the door to casinos on Tuesday, sparking a debate on whether the new gambling will help the state's ailing economy.

In an unofficial landslide, Ohio voters approved constitutional amendments that authorize creation of a livestock care standards board and bonuses to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

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With voters approving casinos in Ohio during Tuesday's election, the focus now turns to how the vote will affect surrounding states, including Kentucky and Indiana.

Arguments for and against casinos bombarded Ohioans via the airwaves, phone lines and news media for weeks.

A year after achieving statehood in 1803, Ohio enacted Black Laws. Sometimes referred to as Black Codes, these laws restricted the freedom of African Americans and were adopted in several states, mostly in the south.

Casino gambling It's election eve in Ohio and the last minute campaigning is wrapping up.