Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, ending a yearslong unofficial death penalty moratorium. Attorney General Dave Yost made the remarks at a news conference about the bill, sponsored by Republican state Reps. Brian Stewart and Phil Plummer. It follows Alabama’s pioneering use last week of nitrogen hypoxia for an execution. The Ohio bill...

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said that despite recent challenges including the deadliest mass shooting in state history and coastal storms that caused millions of dollars in damage, “our state is getting stronger every day.” Mills cited individual income growth, low unemployment and business openings Tuesday in the first part of her State of the State address, which she delivered in writing to state lawmakers. The second part, to...

Illinois’ election board on Tuesday overruled an objection to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to be on the state’s primary ballot. The unanimous vote by the Illinois State Board of Elections, which is split evenly between Republicans and Democrats, comes after a recommendation that Trump be removed for inciting an insurrection. The board voted 8-0 that it did not have jurisdiction to determine whether Trump is constitutionally ineligible...