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Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacies in appeal of $650 million opioid judgment

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies.

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country, including Ohio, are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word.

Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs

Northeast Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs is another potential buyer for US Steel.

JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That’s set off a scramble for his Ohio seat

GOP Gov. Mike DeWine is tasked with filling the vacancy, giving the pragmatic center-right politician a hand in setting his party's course in the state potentially for years to come. His decision will be made in the afterglow of sweeping wins by Republicans in November under the leadership of Donald Trump, but a poor choice could also help Democrats reclaim a place in Ohio’s Senate delegation when the seat comes up for reelection in less than two years.

Republican Jason Stephens, who oversaw historically divided Ohio House, drops bid for speaker

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

While voting was up nationally, turnout dropped from 2020 in noncompetitive states such as Ohio, which reported more than 300,000 less votes cast.

Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The Ohio Attorney General's Office said it's investigating.

Why AP called the Ohio Senate race for Bernie Moreno

Three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown didn't do as well in Ohio's population-dense metro regions as he had in the past, and that performance — in areas he needed to overcome the state's increasingly conservative bent — helped propel former car salesman Bernie Moreno to victory.