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The Ohio Capital Journal is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to connecting Ohioans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Journal combines Ohio state government coverage with incisive investigative journalism, reporting on the consequences of policy, political insight and principled commentary.

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Book bans, censorship and funding fears challenge Ohio public school librarians

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Education ● July 15, 2026

Proposed legislation to filter the reading choices students can make has brought concern, and budget reductions make some worry about the future of public school librarians as a mainstay in schools.

A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Health & Wellness ● June 27, 2026

Recognizing the ripple effects of one population’s health outcomes can be a powerful message for other Ohioans whose attention might be elsewhere.

Ohio Supreme Court rules against parental rights for woman in same-sex custody case

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Families ● May 1, 2026

The state’s highest court debated whether or not a “would-have-been-married” test would decide whether the parental rights were allowed.

Want to tell Ohio legislators how you feel about policy? Here’s one way to do it.

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Policy/Legislation ● April 24, 2026

Testifying in Ohio legislative committees vital to democracy, advocates say.

‘Everyone deserves a warm bed.’ Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter is opening in Youngstown

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Community ● March 2, 2026

According to a 2020 study, 17% of LGBTQ people surveyed said they had experienced homelessness at a point in their life.

An Ohio lawmaker claimed ‘parental alienation’ denying accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor [COMMENTARY]

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Commentary ● February 25, 2026

Two other Ohio Republican lawmakers are looking to write the term into Ohio Revised Code to protect parents who reject their trans children.

‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Ohio college students experiencing effects of new higher education law

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Education ● August 27, 2025

Diversity and LGBTQ+ centers across Ohio’s public universities have closed because of the new higher education law.

Kent State University to close LGBTQ+ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Education ● June 4, 2025

The Living-Learning Community will cease to exist because of Senate Bill 1 going into effect, according to a statement from KSU.

Ohio library systems, advocates push back on House provision to hide LGBTQ+ materials

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Policy/Legislation ● May 24, 2025

A provision in the Ohio budget proposal would require libraries to place LGBTQ+ content out of view of minors.

HIV testing and prevention important to young adult health, Ohio study states

By Ohio Capital Journal ● HIV & AIDS ● May 17, 2025

Study comes as federal research grants eliminated, funding cuts loom.