Ohioans will be able to cast absentee ballots in drop boxes at their county boards of elections, but Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned voters against waiting to request their ballots.Ballots requested at the last minute are "highly unlikely" to be counted, LaRose said during a Wednesday news conference.LaRose previously has said he was unsure if he had the authority to mandate drop boxes, as the Ohio General Assembly did for the 2020 primary, conducted mostly by mail because of the COVID-19 pandemic.But he has not received a response to his request for a legal opinion from Ohio...… Ohioans will be able to cast absentee ballots in drop boxes at their county boards of elections, but Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned voters against waiting to request their ballots.Ballots requested at the last minute are "highly unlikely" to be counted, LaRose said during a Wednesday news conference.LaRose previously has said he was unsure if he had the authority to mandate drop boxes, as the Ohio General Assembly did for the 2020 primary, conducted mostly by mail because of the COVID-19 pandemic.But he has not received a response to his request for a legal opinion from Ohio...WW…

 Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case, but multiple sources confirmed Householder's arrest.Former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth, and lobbyists Neil Clark and Juan Cespedes also were arrested, the sources confirmed.All are expected to be arraigned in Columbus today via remote magistrate in Cincinnati.DeVillers' Office and the FBI plan to announce charges later today...… Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case, but multiple sources confirmed Householder's arrest.Former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth, and lobbyists Neil Clark and Juan Cespedes also were arrested, the sources confirmed.All are expected to be arraigned in Columbus today via remote magistrate in Cincinnati.DeVillers' Office and the FBI plan to announce charges later today...WW…

 Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case, but multiple sources confirmed Householder's arrest.Former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth, and lobbyists Neil Clark and Juan Cespedes also were arrested, the sources confirmed.All are expected to be arraigned in Columbus today via remote magistrate in Cincinnati.DeVillers' Office and the FBI plan to announce charges later today...… Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case, but multiple sources confirmed Householder's arrest.Former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth, and lobbyists Neil Clark and Juan Cespedes also were arrested, the sources confirmed.All are expected to be arraigned in Columbus today via remote magistrate in Cincinnati.DeVillers' Office and the FBI plan to announce charges later today...WW…