Columbus Dispatch

A panel reviewing Ohio's tough new high-school graduation requirements Wednesday was schooled in changing workforce demands and the increased educational skills students need to succeed.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

A Powell man wants to renovate and expand his home at 80 E. Olentangy St. into a bed and breakfast, which would become the only lodging option in the city’s downtown.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Time Warner Cable officially became Spectrum on Wednesday under its new owners, Charter Communications, but customers are being assured they can keep their old television, internet and phone plans if they want.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Don't just toss out Obamacare — replace it with a system similar to what Ohio already has, Gov. John Kasich will tell congressional leaders today in Washington.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The two-year legal battle between Ohio State University and former marching-band director Jonathan Waters is over. Ohio State said today that Waters "has voluntarily dismissed all of his claims against the University, including all appeals, in exchange for the University not seeking to recover its costs from him."adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Sen. Sherrod Brown has been a very vocal critic of some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees — he was one of the very first to come out against attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions — but in a conference call today, he insisted that he will likely vote yes on a handful of the Republican’s cabinet picks.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

If Ohio regulators are going to oversee submeter companies, then those businesses want to retain their ability to add charges as they see fit. This is according to filings from two central Ohio submeter companies, Nationwide Energy Partners and American Power & Light, in an ongoing Public Utilities Commission of Ohio case.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};

Much of the wrangling over land, cost-sharing and control of a new Dublin library has been resolved, and an architect’s rendering of a gleaming new structure has been released. Two years ago, Columbus Metropolitan Library Director Pat Losinski called the project "significantly behind schedule.” But he and Dublin officials say the wait will be worth it when a new branch and parking garage are completed.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Columbus officials have agreed to pay $20,000 in damages and legal fees after the Ohio Supreme Court found the city's police division illegally refused to release public records.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

A man accused of killing four people in the basement of a South Linden house in June 2015 pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to avoid the death penalty.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};