Ohio Democrats Wednesday sued to overturn a nearly 100-year-old state law that has judicial candidates running in partisan primaries but appearing without party labels on general election ballots.

Judges, union leaders and the Democratic Party sued in federal court Wednesday to overturn a law that bans Ohio judicial candidates from direct fundraising and disclosing their political affiliation.

Cuyahoga County is a major contributor to a troubled criminal justice system that sends too many low-level criminals to costly prisons, a new study reports.

If Ohio is to end the ludicrous practice of letting partisan politicians draw legislative districts to suit themselves, the state legislature must approve a ballot measure in the next week, for the November election.

Rob Portman's main knock on his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, is that Ohio has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs during his watch. Portman frequently mocks Fisher as Ohio's "Job Czar," pointing out the state's net job losses since Fisher entered office in January 2007.

The last time Ohio had an election for governor, one candidate wanted to talk about another state: Florida.

As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.

Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.

The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario - and has even led parties to scout for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.