And that, my friends, was my last story for The Blade.

Want to save money on your electricity bill? New bill would give u the option of letting utilities remotely adjust smart thermostats during peak demand. toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Yesterday my Statehouse colleagues wished me luck in retirement. Much appreciated. Ohio, you are in good hands.

The Ohio Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by a Sylvania Twp trustee to have a fellow trustee removed because he argued the process that led to her appointment was not properly followed. toledoblade.com/local/courts…

Sam Randazzo died more than a year ago, but he's still very much of a focus in the case of the two remaining defendants in FirstEnergy former exec's corruption case. toledoblade.com/local/courts…

Before school vaccinations against illnesses like measles have been declining in Ohio and nationally. State’s health director trying to reverse that toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said he wanted to focus on fitness in schools. That started today toledoblade.com/local/educat…

From my last House session last month and last reporters' gaggle with House Speaker Matt Huffman and my talented colleagues at the Statehouse.

Readers. After 44 years in the business--35 of them covering state governments and politics and 26 of them in Ohio for The Blade, I am retiring as of Sept. 1. Thank you all for reading all these years and trusting me to tell you the truth to the best of my ability.

Former Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo is running for secretary of state, joining Dr. Bryan Hambley in the hunt for the Democratic nomination. She argues the office has been used too much for partisan gain. toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Protesters argue Gov. DeWine's sending of Ohio National Guard to Washington makes him complicit in President Trump's "made for TV manufactured crisis." toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Ohio's voter-approved Health Care Freedom Amendment was originally promoted by conservatives to block Obamacare here. That failed. Now it's being used by the other side to successfully block conservative laws on abortion and transgender medical care. toledoblade.com/local/courts…

The Equal Districts Coalition is back ahead of Ohio's constitutionally mandated reopening of its congressional map. toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Ohio elections officials are waiting to see the potential impact of President Trump's March executive order on election integrity and security. Will it mean Ohio will have to buy new voting machines? toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Ohio Supreme Court rules a player in a Toledo drug ring can be charged in another county for sales he wasn’t directly involved in toledoblade.com/local/courts…

All the attention right now in on Texas and California, but Ohio has been headed for a new congressional map this fall after failing to pass one with bipartisan support four years ago. Toledo's 9th District likely in the crosshairs after tight 2024 race. toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary since the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in Ohio. So far there have been just over $700 million in sales, a slower start than the industry had expected. toledoblade.com/local/politi…