Vivek Ramaswamy deletes mocked batting-cage video; eyewitness says he made contact on just 5 of 25 pitches
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Derek Merrin says the cost of living is ‘coming down.’ In Ohio, food, power and gas still cost more.
The Republican congressional candidate made the claim on Labor Day as Midwest consumer prices remained 3.5% higher than a year ago and Ohio gasoline hovered around $4 a gallon.
Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Ohio farmers need help after tariffs, foreign competition bring big struggles
USDA cuts, tariffs and a stalled Farm Bill are colliding, farmers say, as more than 40 ag leaders' letters to Congress go unanswered for months.
Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings
Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says Jesus is not ‘the Son of God’ in resurfaced video, drawing Christian backlash
Pastors and Christian commentators say Ramaswamy's Hindu framing of Jesus conflicts with the Nicene Creed, even as he courts evangelical voters at upcoming Ohio events.
Federal racketeering lawsuit accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of stealing idea behind his ‘anti-woke’ investment firm
The lawsuit alleges Ramaswamy was offered a 30% stake and CEO role in GloriFi’s planned anti-ESG investment business before launching Strive months later.
9 Seneca County food facilities cited for critical violations in August
Inspectors found repeat food-storage violations, improperly held food and expired baby food during August inspections, but every critical citation was corrected on-site.
Fleetwood Mac tribute concert coming to Downtown Tiffin to benefit Seneca County Humane Society
GW's owner Bob Stine organized the free Sept. 24 show, with more than 50 sponsors backing a beer garden, 50/50 drawing and supply drive for shelter animals.
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Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
The Cherokee, Seminole and Kickapoo nations have banned data centers on tribal land, saying developers target sovereign nations to skirt state and local rules.
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These vulnerable Republicans have targeted Social Security
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New Trump rules upend legal student visas. The consequences for Ohio will bring lasting pain
New federal caps and a 30-day exit window threaten Ohio's 36,000 international students, whose $1.3 billion economic impact supports nearly 11,000 jobs 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.
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.
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