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Here’s some quick information to help you vote this August.

In a Friday court filing, state lawyers acknowledged an error in State Issue 1's ballot language describing new signature requirements for proposed constitutional amendments, but said the difference didn't matter.

Ohio officials acknowledge they made a mistake describing new signature requirements in the ballot language they wrote in the proposal to make it harder to change the state constitution. But they defend the measure’s overall wording as fair and accurate.

Ohio will be the third state in two years to vote on whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution.

Consultants running the pro-Issue 1 campaign described their strategy in a closed-door meeting with roughly 50 top Columbus lobbyists on Wednesday.

In the first day under a new legal regime, eight companies applied to the state seeking to drill for oil and gas under state lands.

The Republican supermajority in the Ohio General Assembly apparently wants to control every aspect of life in the state.

The request comes as Senate Republicans put the final touches on the state budget, a pivotal time for lobbyists and their clients.

Just weeks after removing Daniel J. O'Malley, the North Shore AFL-CIO has appointed Leonard DiCosimo as its new executive secretary.

Davidson's supporters hoped he would jump into the GOP primary. The winner will try to unseat U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.