NewsLab Reporting

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

Tuition continues to increase at Ohio public universities

By John Hilber/Kent State NewsLab In the last 21 years, in-state undergraduate tuition and fees for some public universities in

By John Hilber for Kent State NewsLab In the first two days after sports betting was legalized, Ohio saw over

By John Hilber for Kent State NewsLab. Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would phase

By Eduardo Miranda Strobel for Kent State NewsLab Concerns of transgender Ohioans and advocates have heightened since the passage of

By Ashley Caudill/Kent State NewsLab If you’ve talked to any recent graduates lately, you’ve probably heard about how difficult it

By Mara O’Malley/Kent State NewsLab The Ohio Nurses Association has undertaken a so-called Code Red campaign to call attention to

By Mara O’Malley/Kent State NewsLab According to the Ohio Department of Aging’s Summary Assessment of Older Adults, deaths by suicide

By Mara O’Malley/Kent State NewsLab Though it is now legal for Ohioans to use cannabis, the 2023 passage of Issue

By Sophie Young, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream The train derailment in East Palestine in February was high-profile because of its environmental

By Sophia Lucente, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream When a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine on Feb. 3, the village’s