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Local elections chief to retire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:56:50 GMT

The director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections is stepping down.

No bond for White House crash suspect

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:03:51 GMT

2 NEWS Investigates has learned the Kettering man charged in a White House incident will remain behind bars pending further court proceedings.

House considers jail term for military sex assault

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:32:19 GMT

The House is heading toward passage of a defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.

State: Health insurance costs to rise for Ohioans

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:27:12 GMT

Ohio's Department of Insurance released preliminary details Thursday of the health plans seeking state approval to operate in the online marketplace created by the federal health care law.

Gay marriage measure eyed for 2014 ballot in Ohio

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:46:40 GMT

Organizers seeking to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage say they're aiming to put the issue before voters in 2014.

National Security Agency collects U.S. telephone records

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:35:06 GMT

The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats."

Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:50:50 GMT

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.

Tea party activists gather for Ohio forum on IRS

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:51:21 GMT

Tea party activists have gathered near Cincinnati for a forum about the Internal Revenue Service after disclosures that agency employees singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Ohio governor inks Internet cafe, concussion bills

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:25:00 GMT

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has made two bills law.

State orders recount of Brookville levy

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:47 GMT

In a May 23 letter sent to the Board of Elections of Montgomery and Preble counties, Ohio's director of elections, Matt Damschroder, ordered a recount to be conducted no later that June 2, 2013.