Wealthy interests in Ohio and America entrench power in the name of philanthropy, report says
The Lilly Endowment, boosted by Eli Lilly's GLP-1 profits, paid out just 3% in 2024 while an Ohio voting-rights group faced an FBI search.
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Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing
The Center for Responsible Food Business found overcharges outnumbered undercharges nearly 3-to-1 across 389 Ohio inspections, hitting minority and senior shoppers hardest.
Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation
The lawsuit comes a year after the Chamber sided with UnitedHealth against pharmacy-backed legislation targeting drug-middleman practices in Ohio.
As Ohio Haitians worry, violence in their home country spreads
Gang violence in Kenscoff killed 47 and displaced dozens as Ohio deportation flights land Haitians in Cap-Haitien, near areas many fled originally.
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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As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable
Institute for Policy Studies finds Low Wage 100 CEOs earn 614 times worker pay while their lobby groups stayed silent on Medicaid, SNAP and ICE crackdowns.
Who works for whom? Ohio man’s podcast explores data centers, AI.
Danny Caine's podcast finds bipartisan opposition nationwide, secret Ohio tax breaks worth $2.3 billion, and warehouse workers already monitored by GPS and biometric cameras.
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.
Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.
With 161,000 Ohioans already gone, insurers say the remaining pool is sicker and costlier to cover, driving 2027 premium hikes averaging 14.7%.
As he worked to advance the Intel project, Jon Husted’s wife was invested in it
Husted also took campaign cash from Intel lobbyist Josh Rubin, whom DeWine named JobsOhio chairman while it steered millions to the company.
Ohio economists split on benefits of year-round daylight saving time
Fifteen economists surveyed were nearly evenly split, recalling how 1974's permanent daylight saving experiment collapsed amid dark school bus stops and stalled energy savings.
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.
