Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office
Ohio's ethics law exempts campaign cash from conflict-of-interest rules, but Common Cause calls Heartland Bank's donations to Husted nearly legalized bribery.
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Data centers are on the November ballot in these 18 Ohio communities
One petition organizer in Piqua turned health fears from a battery plant into a mayoral recall bid after Meta proposed a 1,400-megawatt facility there.
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Domestic violence advocates warn that GOP-backed limits on no-fault divorce could trap abuse survivors, months after a Virginia murder-suicide spotlighted delays.
Ramaswamy runs to 'fix Ohio' after 30 years of Republican dominance in state government
The GOP nominee attacks Ohio’s COVID response and promises to fix Medicaid, property taxes, electric bills, universities and data-center policy. Republicans have dominated Ohio state government since the mid-1990s, and his running mate now leads the Senate.
Tiffin police capture wanted man after nearly hour-long search downtown
Ryan Aiden Hatcher was already wanted on a statewide warrant with $10,000 bond before Friday's chase, and now faces $20,000 combined bail on three new charges.
Jon Husted political director out over Nazi SS photo, second campaign exit in two months
Woytek's firing marks the second Husted staffer to depart after journalists, not the campaign, surfaced damaging information it apparently never vetted.
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Vivek Ramaswamy pushed baseless 9/11 conspiracy theories, then falsely claimed he was misquoted
The Republican nominee for Ohio governor said Americans should question whether federal agents were aboard the planes that struck the Twin Towers. There is no evidence they were. When confronted about the remarks, Ramaswamy falsely claimed he had been misquoted.
Aaron Jones calls for bipartisan limits on Flock cameras, AI surveillance in Ohio
The Democratic candidate for Ohio House District 88 says government should not be tracking people who are suspected of no crime. Republican incumbent Gary Click has not publicly taken a position.
Seneca East FFA installs new sign at entrance to Attica
The chapter says additional signs are planned for Republic as part of an effort to highlight FFA’s longstanding presence in the Seneca East community.
DeWine rejects Ramaswamy plan to consolidate, shut down Ohio universities: ‘Not a good idea’
The Republican governor who endorsed Ramaswamy is publicly rejecting the nominee’s proposal after Ramaswamy said Ohio has “too many” universities, called for consolidation and argued taxpayers should not fund “subpar” schools.
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Vance blasts Dem ‘crazies’ in convention speech seen as possible 2028 audition
The DNC's Kendall Witmer called Vance Trump's most loyal puppet, as the Ohioan wove tributes to Charlie Kirk and his newborn son into the Dallas speech.
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Collective bargaining states added three times as many union members as right-to-work states, with pay averaging $3 more per hour after cost-of-living adjustments.
Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals
Groundwork Collaborative found that packing school lunches will cost families $400 more this school year than last.
States are left to fill the gap without federal paid leave law
Only 14 states have laws mandating paid family leave programs.
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Lowering Medicare eligibility age would be a lifeline for Ohioans
Laid-off Ohioans 55-64 stay jobless roughly 33 weeks on average, while ACA marketplace premiums jumped 20% after subsidies lapsed.
New Ohio Senate bill would legislate higher ed viewpoints, further power of SB 1
Sen. Jerry Cirino says SB 461 closes a loophole, but the bill hands five unelected board members exclusive control over civics course content statewide.
AI’s natural gas addiction could be deadly for Ohio’s communities
A Virginia study found one gas-powered data center could cause up to $99 million yearly in health damages, while Ohio fast-tracks similar plants.
Ohio politicians welcomed unregulated data centers by the hundreds. Ohio citizens are fighting back.
Ohio lost $1.5 billion in 2025 tax breaks to Amazon, Meta and Google, nearly 12 times projections, prompting DeWine to pause new deals.
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