A new GOP bill would eliminate $3.4 billion in automatic local tax funding, forcing schools and cities to get voter ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ohio ... of Allen Township, say they’ve grown used to the sight of wind turbines across Hancock County. But when new turbine construction began near their homes, the proximity ...

Zachary voters will head to the polls Saturday to decide whether to adopt an overhauled home rule charter. The document, which hasn’t been updated in 15 years, outlines city operations.

XENIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Human remains were discovered beneath a rural Ohio home on Tuesday. According to WKEF, a homeowner and contractor made a shocking discovery beneath the porch of an ...

CLAY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — After five people, including three children, were found dead in a southern Ohio home Tuesday morning, the preliminary cause of death has been determined.

While counties and townships face the ban, cities and villages can continue their programs due to their home rule authority, upheld by a 2017 Ohio Supreme Court ruling. A prior 2015 law already ...

“The Ohio constitution has a provision in there that we call home rule, which would prevent us from being able to legislate something in those cities,” said Cutrona. The Township contracts ...

County commissioners want to change the current form of government to a home rule county. That would give the county more power over the area's governance and push back against what they consider ...

“My constituents that travel through those townships ... In 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court found laws restricting cities’ use of traffic cameras violated their home rule authority.

EAST MOLINE, Illinois (KWQC) - Residents in East Moline are considering whether to become a home-rule city. Home rule allows cities to make many of their own rules without restrictions set by the ...

The trustees are holding two separate readings on the resolution since it is being considered under the township’s limited home rule authority, and they can vote on it at their next meeting on ...

OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — There’s a widespread water outage in Ohio Township due to a large water main break. The Ohio Township Police Department says a 12-inch line broke on Grandview Road between ...