Being the first is normally a good thing. Ask Ohio natives Thomas Edison, Neil Armstrong or the Wright Brothers. But first isn’t always best. And if some Ohio lawmakers have their way, the Buckeye ...

The change proposed in the Senate budget would eliminate an exemption in place since Ohio began collecting sales taxes in 1935. Ohio’s newspapers would either need to absorb the state’s 5.75% sales ...

Note: This editorial has been updated with additional information. Our readers and advertisers should be aware that the Ohio Senate's recently passed state budget would increase their taxes.

Ohioans may soon have to pay a sales tax for newspapers, songs they play on jukeboxes and other items previously excluded. The Senate version of the two-year budget would remove sales tax exemptions ...

Youngstown State University’s student newspaper, The Jambar, placed first in overall excellence in Division A of the Ohio News Media Association’s Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition. The ...

Ohio lawmakers passed a major overhaul of the state's dangerous dog laws after publication of an investigation by this newspaper into how current laws fail victims of vicious attacks. The Ohio Senate ...

Unlike states that support local journalism with tax incentives, Ohio is going in the opposite direction. The state is about to kill an exemption from the state sales ...