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Ohio Capital JournalAfter President Trump’s shutdown-related suspension of SNAP payments, Ohio has now restored food benefits to more than 1.4 million residents, easing pressure on food pantries and completing distribution for November.
Ohio officials expect full SNAP benefits to reach 1.4M residents this week after a federal delay, even as major cuts in recent legislation could strip aid from hundreds of thousands.
A Cleveland Fed model shows elevated recession odds as tariffs, rising debt, weak hiring, and falling consumer sentiment fuel mounting economic concerns in Ohio and nationwide.
A new report shows FirstEnergy wrongly claimed millions in lobbying and political spending as construction costs—and now wants ratepayers to cover the $108M error despite its ongoing corruption fallout.
As President Donald Trump continues to defy court orders to fund SNAP during the government shutdown, Ohio’s food pantries are reaching a breaking point. Nonprofits report record demand and dwindling supplies as millions of residents lose their federal food assistance.
As freezing weather grips Ohio, the Trump administration’s shutdown has put federal heating assistance in jeopardy. The state is keeping its crisis program open with leftover funds, but advocates warn they could soon run dry — leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable families at risk of losing heat as winter begins.
Ohio now ranks fifth nationally for rising credit card debt, as inflation, job cuts, and Trump’s tariff-driven price hikes squeeze families. Nearly one in three credit card payments in Ohio are overdue — a sign of deepening strain on working households already hit by high utility bills and a slowing job market.
As Ohio’s electricity prices climb with growing energy demand from data centers, a panel of economists says expanding nuclear power could help—but opinions are divided. While most believe more supply would lower costs, others warn that high construction costs, safety concerns, and past scandals make nuclear energy a risky bet.
Ohio food pantries report sharp increases in demand as Trump administration cuts SNAP benefits affecting 1.45 million Ohioans. Pantries warn strained resources may not last without federal assistance.
Ohio author Beth Macy, known for Dopesick, returns to her hometown of Urbana in her new memoir Paper Girl to explore what hollowed out America’s small towns. Through family stories and community interviews, she reveals how economic decline, misinformation, and lost local journalism fractured working-class life — and what it will take to heal it.
Advocates on both sides stumbled momentarily Wednesday when the Ohio Supreme Court considered whether big increases in certain utility charges…
As nearly 1.5 million low-income Ohioans face the loss of food assistance in the coming days, two statewide Republicans appear…
