Ohio has not gone through with an execution since July 2018, closing in on eight years, and extending the entirety of Gov. Mike DeWine’s tenure.

The director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation said typically, less than half of registered Black voters cast ballots in midterms.

The ban on ranked choice voting in Ohio has both a Republican and a Democratic sponsor, but the vote in both chambers has split largely along party lines.

The sports operations have requested a share of the $1 billion fund in the state budget, according to information obtained by the Statehouse News Bureau.