From Ohio Capital Journal, Jacob Fischler,  May 22: Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people said to be victims of judicial weaponization, saying the fund would aid and encourage the pro-Trump rioters who attacked that Capitol that day and still harbor desire to harm the officers. Retired U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges said in a complaint in federal court that Jan.

Excerpted from Columbus Dispatch, March 25, 2026, Amanda Bayo - A monument honoring women's contributions to Ohio history moved a step closer to reality on March 25 as state leaders, supporters and artists gathered at the Ohio Statehouse for a ceremonial groundbreaking.

The Ohio Women's Monument, planned for the Statehouse's South Plaza, has been 7 years in the making  and is expected to be completed by fall. Leaders involved in this development say the project aims to address a long-standing gap in how women are represented in public spaces.