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Ohio asked for federal dollars to study expanding Amtrak. Medicaids pandemic benefits are ending, and abortion may be on Novembers ballot.

Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) said he was elected chair of the Ohio House Republicans' campaign committee, and said he's prepared to sue House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), who has said he's in control of the campaign money.

Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) said he was elected chair of the Ohio House Republicans' campaign committee, and said he's prepared to sue House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), who has said he's in control of the campaign money.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Auditor Keith Faber wants more training for public employees to spot government fraud and corruption and requiring them to speedily report suspected crimes, as a way of improving the state's ability to root out and prosecute bad actors and recoup taxpayer money.

Faber said that his office has raised the bar for catching officials at all levels of government who are trying to lie, cheat and steal from public coffers.

Republican Ohio Auditor Keith Faber has voiced support for expanding training provided to public employees on spotting government corruption.

Usually a procedural afterthought, the Ohio House approved a new rules package Tuesday over the bitter objections of right-wing lawmakers.

Were explaining opening arguments in the Householder trial, how a rules fight got so contentious, and why Ohio might change marijuana OVI laws.

Republicans in the Ohio House can't stop fighting with each other. Since the beginning of the year, House Republican have been split in two. Lawmakers from both sides of the fracture shared insight after 'chaos' broke out on the chamber floor Tuesday.

The Ohio House approved a new rules package Tuesday for the coming session over the bitter objections of right-wing lawmakers. Rejected rules included allowing guns on the floor, and establishing Christian-only prayer.