John Kasich

Ohio's tea partyers are an unhappy lot these days. They are upset with the direction of the Republican Party on several fronts, from Gov. John Kasich's push to expand Medicaid under President Obama's Affordable Care Act to U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's...

Supporters of a Medicaid expansion have talked about putting the question on the statewide ballot, a move Gov. John Kasich recognized while attending a mental health awareness event on Wednesday. "I'm for it, however we get there," Mr. Kasich said,...

Medicaid expansion supporters -- including representatives from Ohio Right to Life, Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Mental Health Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties -- are hopeful. "What we've seen over our advocacy over the past...

Ohio's top Medicaid officials spent more than an hour yesterday bringing House Republicans up to speed on program improvements but made clear one thing hasn't changed: The state still has 1.5 million uninsured people, and most of them are working....

Samuel Hamilton Porter, 85, an active member of the central Ohio legal community for 60 years, died Sunday after suffering a stroke three weeks ago. A native of Columbus, Porter graduated from Amherst College and, after a stint in the Navy, received his...

A decade ago, 1 in 10 Ohio 4-year-olds was enrolled in the state's public preschool program. Today, it's 1 in 50. Like much of the nation, Ohio has slashed enrollment and funding in public preschool for children in low-income families, according to...

Keith Faber, the Senate president, explained last week why his caucus had rejected the expansion of Medicaid as proposed by Gov. John Kasich. He also wanted Ohioans to know that he and his fellow Republicans were not ending the debate on Medicaid reform....

The Olander Park officials today finalized the purchase from the Sylvania School District of 40 acres of land that adjoins Sylvan Prairie park. The three Olander Park System commissioners unanimously approved the purchase for $600,000. The land, which...

Beth Trombold will be the next member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, gaining the recommendation of the Senate Public Utilities Committee last week. There are no questions about her qualifications. She doesn't lack the experience of Lynn Slaby...

SACRAMENTO — Arnold Schwarzenegger persuaded voters nine years ago that if they let him borrow money to cover the budget deficit, California's financial woes would end for good. A key part of his plan was a new rainy-day fund to insulate the state...

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Clark, Greene and Madison counties will place a 1.65-mill renewal levy on the November ballot. The 10-year levy will generate about $3.7 million annually and fund prevention and treatment services such as...

Spring, summer, fall, winter, spring, summer, fall, election. Even though it's that far away, the 2014 race for governor started on Wednesday when Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced his Democratic candidacy against Republican Gov. John...