Advocates for Planned Parenthood centers in Ohio have packed a legislative hearing to show opposition to a measure that would send them to the back of the line to receive family planning money.

The plan would beef up reporting requirements for drillers, but critics say the proposal is still far too weak.

In March Penn National Gaming announced plans to move Grove City’s Beulah Park horse racing to Youngstown. The move will reduce competition for Penn National’s West-side casino project. WOSU Commentator Stacia Kock says the decision to move the horse track affects more than just the casino.

The New Albany-based retailer reports down profits and shrinking sales at existing stores in the first quarter of 2012.

Gov. John Kasich touts tough negotiations and tax breaks in helping keep Discover from taking the jobs to Arizona or South Carolina.

Police say Gabryale Campbell, 9, died at Children’s Hospital from injuries sustained last week when the motorbike she was riding on pulled into a street and was struck by a pickup truck.

A new report on Central Ohio’s economy shows the region gained more than 9,000 jobs in early 2012. The group, Columbus 2020, says despite the additional jobs the region’s unemployment rate increased from 6.8% to 7% percent as more discouraged workers give up their job search.

African American pastors, activists, and academics continue to wrestle with the complicated subject of gay marriage and the President’s newly-announced stance.

The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate is nearing approval of a pilot program that would tie welfare benefits to clean drug tests.