Ohio records its most expensive August ever for gasoline amid Trump’s war with Iran
Trump vowed gas below $2 a gallon, but Ohio hit $4.18 in August as the Iran war disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and refiners posted higher profits.
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Whistleblower ruling hits Vivek Ramaswamy at worst possible time, reviving ‘conman’ attacks weeks before voting begins
A federal judge’s refusal to dismiss a whistleblower claim against Vivek Ramaswamy is dragging allegations about his business practices back into the center of the competitive Ohio governor race.
Gary Click voted to limit local control over power-hungry crypto mines
The Ohio Republican voted for legislation restricting local governments from adopting rules specifically targeting large cryptocurrency-mining operations, then added his name as a cosponsor.
Where have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says.
Analyst Eric Pachman says native-born men are not filling the vacated jobs, undermining Trump's claim that immigrants displace American workers.
SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Since 5.6 million people lost SNAP nationally, schools with mixed income levels risk losing federal funding formulas tied to enrollment, even in universal meal states.
Court records unveil explosive claims inside ongoing lawsuit against Vivek Ramaswamy
TiffinOhio.net reviewed more than 150 pages of court records showing how Ramaswamy fought for years to kill the case — and why a federal judge just refused.
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20-year-old Haitian honors student dies after ICE ankle monitor left him feeling ‘shame and humiliation,’ family says
Pierre Damas Bel had just begun studying neuroscience at Wright State University. His father says the aspiring doctor was humiliated by a GPS monitor, bullied over it and repeatedly asked immigration officials to remove it.
As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdown
Ohio regulators rejected a 94-megawatt solar farm despite evidence of fabricated opposition comments, and never referred the case for prosecution.
Federal judge refuses to toss whistleblower case alleging Vivek Ramaswamy demanded employees break securities laws
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the whistleblower claim against Ohio’s Republican nominee for governor, ruling the former Strive executive alleged enough to keep Ramaswamy personally in the case.
Sandusky County’s Republican scandal machine has one constant: Justin Smith
The Toledo Blade editorial board says Sandusky County is “sliding into political cesspool status.” The scandals behind that judgment span nearly the entire 18 years Justin Smith has run the county Republican Party.
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Millions of Social Security recipients say they would not survive if the program was cut.
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
If Florida and Texas win their lawsuit citing the 150-year-old Comstock Act, mifepristone could become unavailable nationwide regardless of state abortion laws.
Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
Amazon denies the seven-year fake-bid scheme, calling the FTC's case a misreading of 1.5 million pages of internal records amid a $68 billion ad business.
New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling
Officials from 24 states and D.C. argue the finalized USPS rule tramples state authority over elections, as a judge sets an Aug. 31 briefing deadline.
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Vivek Ramaswamy is a cheater, a scam artist, and a liar — and Ohio is running out of patience with him
After blaming Amy Acton for a death in Kentucky and turning a childhood sexual abuse survivor’s trauma into political ammunition, Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is getting uglier as the race gets tighter.
Ohio voters need 20/30 vision for the next round of redistricting
Republicans' 2010 REDMAP strategy shows how state legislative races years before a census can lock in decades of redistricting control.
Data center debate exposes Ohio’s uneven energy landscape
Ohio law lets counties ban wind and solar projects and adds local votes and rules gas plants avoid, steering data centers toward fossil fuel power.
Ohio lawmakers must prevent Kroger’s surveillance pricing scam
While 11 states and Congress advance surveillance-pricing bills, Ohio has introduced none, despite Kroger earning $500 million yearly selling shopper data.
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