APP Local & State Politics

FLORENCE, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers are trying to crack down on the sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and decrease the sale of unauthorized vaping products in stores. What You Need To Know House Bill 11 intends to keep…

LARGO, Fla. — Florida Senate Bill 1006 and its counterpart House Bill 1007 are heading toward a floor vote. The bills would limit all vape shops to only carry FDA approved products. What You Need To Know Companion bills that would…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Council has proposed a solution to the issue of gun violence.  What You Need To Know Columbus City Council's common sense local gun laws package contains various bills that address gun reform The…

When a court-appointed expert known as a special master redrew the state Senate map earlier this year, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s home was drawn out of the district he’s represented for the last decade. He ultimately elected to run in…

WASHINGTON — Recent social media ads by Tom Nelson’s campaign focus on shuttered paper mills across northeast Wisconsin. What You Need To Know Nelson currently ranks fourth in fundraising according to the Federal Election Commission…

OHIO — Multiple Ohio lawmakers, officials and organizations reacted to the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio cancer survivor and advocate pushed for copay reform since last year, and Wednesday, she celebrated a win in the Ohio Legislature. What You Need To Know House Bill 135 would outlaw not being able to use…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy Corp. to reveal who from the company paid bribes in an alleged $60 million scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio…

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio – More than 1,400 small businesses benefited from Hamilton County’s Small Business Relief Grant program, with more than two-thirds of them self-reported as minority- or women-owned businesses.  What You Need To…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy said what happened at a political event last week is being overblown. What You Need To Know At a dinner last Thursday, Kennedy allegedly talked openly about the redistricting…