NewsLab Reporting

An experiential news commons linking Kent State University School of Media and Journalism student work with professional media partners in Ohio.

Ohio Senate bill would limit the use of noncompete agreements

By Kaleb Clark, Kent State NewsLab Ohio Senate Bill 11 would eliminate noncompete agreements at most workplaces. Proponents say this

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab S.B. 109, a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch to public and chartered

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab When Derek Calkins woke up in the hospital in January 2021, he couldn’t see or

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab Ohio’s House Bill 8, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” will take effect April

By Vanessa Davidson/Kent State NewsLab Around 1,000 more people moved into Ohio than moved out of it in 2023, according

By Vanessa Davidson/Kent State NewsLab “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” is a saying that rang true for many

By Hevin Wilkey/Kent State NewsLab Ohio students are urging their universities to increase campus wages. Earlier this year, Ohio raised

By Vanessa Davidson/Kent State NewsLab Ohio Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) in August proposed the STORK Act, which would allow expecting

By Eduardo Miranda Strobel/Kent State NewsLab Adults 55 and older compose 23% of Ohio’s workforce, according to the Ohio Department

By Hevin Wilkey/Kent State NewsLab Kamala Harris has extensively used social media during her presidential campaign to target a key