Tiffin University to welcome new students at convocation
The Class of 2030 ceremony falls midway through RISE Week, a required welcome program running Aug. 20-28 with a downtown walk and student org fair.
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Steve Kraus challenges Caleb Stidham to public debate in Ohio House District 89 race
LaRose certified Stidham the same day Kraus's debate challenge went public, and Kraus now faces an Aug. 24 deadline to qualify his write-in bid.
Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $700,000 leasing private jets for Ohio campaign events
Records show most of that money went to a leasing company registered at a house Ramaswamy owns, an arrangement a watchdog says could let him pay himself with donor funds.
Ohio immigrant group adds to its list of criminally charged federal agents
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance's tally nearly tripled to 152 cases, with about 90% involving sexual abuse or gender-based violence allegations.
Ohio Supreme Court allows certification of out-of-state wind farms
A dissenting justice accused PUCO of clear violations of state recordkeeping law, but the 5-2 ruling still clears Avangrid to sell wind power from four noncontiguous states.
Haslams to host Ramaswamy fundraiser after running mate pushed $600M Browns stadium deal
A Haslam Sports Group executive who led the stadium negotiations has already donated over $43,000 to Ramaswamy while the $600 million grant stays frozen in court.
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Man killed after being struck by train in Seneca County
Deputies, railroad personnel and the Seneca County coroner’s office remained at the scene for several hours Wednesday night.
Columbus sues Trump administration over plan tying anti-terrorism funding to election changes
Columbus stands to lose over $700,000 in FEMA funds for equipment like anti-drone tech and bomb robots if it refuses DHS's election overhaul demands.
Ohioans criticize Ohio US Rep. Mike Carey for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and education
District data shows 220,200 residents on Medicaid and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk as Carey faces Democrat Don Leonard in November.
‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE offices
Since TPS ended, Springfield-area Haitians report weekly to a Blue Ash ICE office, where interfaith clergy have joined a months-long volunteer network preparing for possible family separations.
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
Forest Service and OSU research contradict USDA's wildfire-prevention rationale, and Earthjustice says it plans to sue to block the repeal.
DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada
Iowa Democrats blasted their exclusion from the calendar as broken promises, while New Hampshire kept its early slot and two new Southern states joined the lineup.
Dozens of cities and counties sue fire truck makers over soaring costs, delivery delays
Three manufacturers control up to 80% of the market as prices nearly doubled since 2020, and the companies moved this week to dismiss two of the lawsuits.
Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions
California, Connecticut, Maine and New York have among the nation's highest vaccination rates and lowest measles counts, unlike states allowing broad exemptions.
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Voting rights are under fire in Ohio. Casting a ballot is how you fight back.
The author notes LaRose warned against voter registration groups while also sharing 8 million Ohioans' data with the Trump DOJ after an FBI raid on a Cleveland nonprofit.
Fracking is not ‘responsible development’ of Ohio’s state parks and public lands
22,000 fracked acres of Ohio public land since 2022 and four Washington County injection wells have been shut down over contaminated groundwater.
Launching the Somaliland Ohio Association: Building a stronger, more engaged community in Ohio
Columbus City Council Member Mark Sigrist joined the July 18 launch, as new leaders Suubane, Fu.ad, Mohammad and Burale set priorities on education and business.
Ohio government doesn’t have to ban speech on campus to silence it
A Kent State survey found a third of faculty already altered lessons under Senate Bill 1, which is also costing universities up to $2 million yearly to enforce.
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