Ohio Capital Journal

The Ohio burgee. (Getty images file photo.)

Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. ...

Ohio state Sen. Jane Timken, R-North Canton. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.)

The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to put a constitutional amendment before voters requiring photo ID to vote. Senators introduced the resolution just two weeks ago. A companion proposal in the House is getting similar fast-track treatment.

If at least 6...

A boy plays with a wooden numbers puzzle. (Getty Images)

Foster care families and advocates urged an Ohio Senate committee to support a bill to create a foster-to-college pipeline.

The Senate Education Committee held its second hearing on

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. (Photo by Mike Vielhaber)

Ohio’s $4 billion capital budget is made up of millions for community projects, with much of it going to the arts and infrastructure.

Communities all across the state are set to get major boosts once the state passes the capital budget.

“To be able to help expand...

An aerial view shows an Amazon data center. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

In the past year, data center development in the United States has transformed from a topic of excitement among economic development enthusiasts to a widespread issue of concern among regular members of the public.

Honestly, I can’t go half a day without some...