As economic opportunities have been eroded in rural Ohio, rural activists propose reforms
Almost a quarter of Ohio’s residents live in rural areas, and it’s no secret that many have been losing ground…
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Amid tariffs, costs and prices are increasing, Cleveland Fed says
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has imposed a vast, shifting array of tariffs. Many economists predicted that…
Huge crowds turn out in Ohio to protest Trump
All over Ohio on Saturday, crowds turned out to protest the many controversies of the administration of President Donald Trump.…
After bailing on Ohio and Michigan, Rite Aid closes completely
A wave of pharmacy closures in Ohio and elsewhere appears to be deepening. Once the third-largest pharmacy chain in the…
Poll: Huge majorities support extension of ACA subsidies affecting 400K Ohioans
Much of the federal government has been closed for business since last week. A poll released last week indicates that…
Economists: Ohio school funding cuts would hurt economy, increase inequality
In a survey released Monday, the overwhelming majority of economists said cuts to public education funding proposed by Republican Ohio…
Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates, pharmacy drug middlemen
Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. On a visit to Columbus…
Ohio economists strongly agree that sliding-scale public benefits are best
It seems like it should be common sense: When you provide a benefit only up to a certain, hard income…
Ohio election chief’s own numbers say fraud is extremely rare. He says that’s a ‘bogus narrative’
When Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s latest effort to prosecute voter fraud last week showed once again that voter…
Experts: Don’t necessarily expect to know the winner on Election Night
Anybody who lived through the 2020 election probably doesn’t want to hear this, but a panel of experts last Thursday…
Another private equity group is buying an Ohio coal plant. Will anything change?
Another private equity group is in the process of buying a coal-fired generation plant along the Ohio River that is…
Report: Billionaire investors driving homelessness, housing costs
A shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. is driving up rents and mortgages and keeping many without homes. A…
