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The bill’s Republican sponsor says it’s not just sour grapes from Ohio State’s loss to Michigan, which led to a midfield fight and police using pepper spray to disperse it.

The Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen recently announced plans to open the state’s first river maritime academy in eastern Ohio’s Monroe County. It’s an effort to address a need for tug boat operators and deckhands.

With time ticking before the two-year legislative session ends, lawmakers in both chamber’s GOP caucuses are rolling bills into one another to see what sticks.

Ohio State University released police body cam footage of the the post-game fight that started when Michigan players planted a Michigan flag at midfield.

Thirty-seven projects, including 42 buildings, will share in $56 million worth of tax credits from the state of Ohio.

The Guardians made a surprise trade that rattled the fan base: Sending second baseman Andrés Giménez to Toronto, followed by a deal with Pittsburgh that landed a much-needed starting pitcher

The "LifeWise" bill requires K-12 school districts to develop policies for programs that allow, with parent permission, for outside religious groups to take children off school premises for religious instruction. And it has been added to another bill known as the "Parents Bill of Rights."

House Bill 274 nearly doubles the state’s homestead exemption, expanding it to the first $50,000 of a home’s fair market value from about $26,200 under current law.

The University of Cincinnati is launching an adaptive athletics program. Collegiate athletes with disabilities can now compete in wheelchair tennis and adaptive track and field.