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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed several bills related to capping property tax hikes, restricting marijuana and intoxicating hemp and requiring absentee ballots arrive by election day.

A bill that eliminates the four-day grace period for absentee ballots to arrive at Ohio boards of elections will become law, though Gov. Mike DeWine admits he’s not happy about that.

"We did not invite ICE into our community, and we are not trying to be hospitable hosts," said Columbus Councilwoman Lourdes Barroso de Padilla.

In a flurry of bills signed on Friday was one that makes big changes in Ohio’s law on vicious dogs.

Jones was convicted for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan. A trial court ordered a new trial in 2022 based on new evidence and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecutor's decision after an Ohio Supreme Court ruling excluding some original testimony means Jones won't be retried.

Residents gathered at the village's central square Wednesday for a vigil denouncing hate after a police report from Arkansas.

The Akron Public Art Inventory is an interactive database with more than 700 pieces of art and cultural items across the city.

A panel intended to hold hearings on violations of elections and campaign laws in Ohio met for its first session Friday, when it approved its operating rules.

General Manager Don Waddell said Evason was put in a tough situation, but the team had higher expectations this season. Waddell also said the Jackets blew leads in recent home games and lost to division rivals.

Ross is now the chair of the council's Housing, Homelessness and Building committee and vice chair of the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee. She said her first year will include a lot of listening sessions held throughout the community.