Ohio Politics

09/03/2026

Several southwest Ohio lawmakers tell the Dayton Daily News they are working on legislation to rein in the controversial use of automated license plate readers, such as Flock cameras, and other surveillance technology.

09/03/2026

The request comes after officials found at least 50 homes and businesses destroyed, 806 majorly damaged and 475 minorly damaged.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has asked for President Donald Trump to issue a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for 23 Ohio counties due to damage from severe thunderstorms in August.

09/02/2026

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation regional grant awards will bring new resources to organizations working directly with residents.

Roughly $3.45 million in opioid settlement funding will expand 11 Montgomery County efforts to address addiction, strengthen behavioral health services and support residents and families impacted by the opioid crisis.

09/02/2026

The state will soon roll out a new navigator resource for all Ohio families dealing with pediatric cancer diagnoses following the passing of 20-year-old Jayden Zurlinden of West Chester Twp. in June.

09/01/2026

An unsolicited absentee ballot application and attached letter that arrived by mail alarmed a Beavercreek voter who said she had never before heard of the organization.

09/01/2026

Gov. Mike DeWine expressed grief and disapproval on Sept. 1 following the alleged su***de of 20-year-old Wright State University student Pierre Damas Bel.

09/01/2026

Filling out our survey will help guide our coverage and make sure our reporters are asking the questions important to voters in southwest Ohio.

The Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal-News want to know what issues matter most to voters in the upcoming November elections.

09/01/2026

Pierre Damas Bel was a new student at Wright State University. He was fitted with an ankle monitor in July.

A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.

09/01/2026

Independent Chuck Horn is racing against Democrat Rose Lounsbury and Republican Incumbent State Rep. Andrea White in the Nov. 3 general election.

Montgomery County Board of Elections members in a split vote rejected a protest filed against a candidate for Ohio House that alleged he was not residing in the district he hopes to represent — deciding he can remain on the ballot.

08/31/2026

As House members return to Capitol Hill on Monday, Aug. 31, to kick off a one-month legislative work period before the November midterm elections, there is no guarantee that much of anything will get done — and that includes work on some Miami Valley priorities.

Summer vacation for the U.S. House is almost over.