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Gov. John Kasich is right to call for an increase in Ohio's severance tax on oil and gas and a new impact fee to help localities deal with the consequences -- in road wear, as just one example -- of expanded drilling and "fracking." But it's not enough.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich opens a campaign office in South Toledo with Robert Torres, right, and Martha Castro, center.

Ohio Lottery interim Director Dennis Berg has been appointed to the top job by Gov.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio petroleum producers are pushing back against a call by the state attorney general to increase environmental penalties and chemical reporting requirements on the drilling industry.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine, who was not present in Steubenville, Ohio, Tuesday when Gov.

Six years after Tom Noe was convicted of stealing from a $50 million rare-coin and collectibles investment he managed for Ohio's workers' compensation system, the state's top watchdog said Wednesday no final report on the investigation will be issued.

Santorum upsets Romney, wins Colorado: Rick Santorum not only won in Missouri and Minnesota where polls showed him ahead, but he won in Colorado as well.

"I crammed in some quarters in order to make that happen," said Tomlinson, who will graduate with an associate degree in business management.

No one can question Gov. John Kasich's belief in Ohio. Kasich spoke for 80 minutes Tuesday about the greatness of this state, its people and its products.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday said that jobs in manufacturing, logistics and other industries are moving back, but the state needs to revamp public education and align work force training to match job openings.

Calling it "one of the best State of the State addresses I've heard in a long time," Ohio Speaker of the House William Batchelder said he was particularly pleased with what Gov.

Just two years after blowing out Democrats in the state, Republicans are looking seriously troubled in the king of Battleground States, Ohio.

State Sen. Kris Jordan, R- Powell, testified last week on a proposal to eliminate benchmarks designed to encourage the use of alternative energy in Ohio.

Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks to the media after addressing the JobsOhio meeting at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Wednesday February 1, 2012 in downtown, Cincinnati.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stopped by on campaign visits, and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will swing through Tuesday.

KENTON Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Fanon A. Rucker will be the keynote speaker for the annual Hardin County Democratic Party Presidents Day lunch at noon Feb.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is a seasoned political showman who prides himself on being unpredictable.

One of Gov. John Kasich's top appointees, Greg Moody, has enthusiastically embraced a key goal of health reform: boosting quality and moving toward preventive, coordinated care.

Ohio GOP Chairman Kevin DeWine retained his job last Friday when backers of Gov.

Over two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich served two terms as House Speaker and engineered the landslide victory that brought his party to power for the first time in 40 years.