Sarah Donaldson
Reporter/ProducerContact Sarah at sdonaldson@statehousenews.org.
Sarah Donaldson covers government, policy, politics and elections for the Ohio Public Radio and Television 爆料吃瓜 News Bureau. Sarah regularly files from Columbus for National Public Radio and is a frequent guest on WOSU-FM's All Sides with Anna Staver, WVXU's Cincinnati Edition, and Ideastream's Sound of Ideas.
Prior to joining the bureau in 2023, she worked for a year as a digital reporter/producer for WCMH-TV鈥攚here she covered Columbus city government, regional business and technology, and growth in Licking County. She鈥檚 been published in national and local outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and the Columbus Dispatch.
Sarah is an Ohio University alumna, but was born and raised north of Pittsburgh. During her four years in Athens, she worked for southeast Ohio affiliate WOUB Public Media.
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Gov. Mike DeWine wants money for certain grants, however, and said he will go straight to the source, the Ohio Controlling Board, before budgeting begins next year. -
Ohio students who face expulsions for 鈥渋mminent and severe endangerment鈥� would have to undergo psychological assessments prior to being allowed back to school. -
House Bill 73 would have given physicians more ability to prescribe drugs for conditions they weren鈥檛 tested for, like ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. -
With time ticking before the two-year legislative session ends, lawmakers in both chamber鈥檚 GOP caucuses are rolling bills into one another to see what sticks. -
House Bill 274 nearly doubles the state鈥檚 homestead exemption, expanding it to the first $50,000 of a home鈥檚 fair market value from about $26,200 under current law. -
With the holidays on the horizon, the November election is likely in most Ohioans鈥� rearview mirrors by early December. -
The Ohio legislature sent Gov. Mike DeWine a bill on Wednesday increasing the sentencing range under certain conviction circumstances. -
A long-stalled overhaul of recreational marijuana could see new life next year as outgoing Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) prepares for his likely speakership.
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Even as the federal government hands out its long-awaited CHIPS and Science Act money to projects in Ohio and other states, Intel鈥檚 chief executive officer is out the door after only four years in charge. -
Under the bill, Ohio parents could pull their children out of 鈥渟exuality鈥� content and school personnel would have to disclose big changes in a student鈥檚 health.
