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Ohio Capital JournalMary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine was among 10 Ohio hospitals flagged for potential closure in a national report on Medicaid cuts. The hospital says it returned to profitability in 2024 but warns further reductions could affect care.
A new Institute for Policy Studies analysis finds the average American taxpayer sent $1,870 to defense contractors last year — more than they paid for food assistance, housing, disaster relief, and national parks combined.
The U.S. Justice Department settled its antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for $280 million — equal to about four days of the company's 2025 revenue — and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is among 34 state AGs continuing to fight the deal in federal court.
Gov. DeWine is pushing to put H2Ohio water-quality bonds on Ohio's November ballot after Republicans cut the program's budget by roughly 40%. A Scioto Analysis survey found economists largely agree the bonds would lower water treatment costs but are divided on broader economic benefits.
Rep. Greg Landsman now backs ending the Iran war after opposing an earlier resolution, as economic fallout grows and pressure mounts on Trump.
Ohio State University confirmed it is investigating a $100,000-per-year consulting arrangement between gynecologist Mark Landon and Jeffrey Epstein — with emails showing Epstein billed Landon's payments to Les Wexner, the billionaire donor whose name adorns the university's medical center.
An ACLU of Ohio report finds Ohio counties with ICE jail contracts tripled in 2025, while 12 local law enforcement agencies — including one in Seneca County — gained authority to conduct immigration enforcement, raising public safety concerns.
A new Urban Institute report projects that Medicaid work requirements in the Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip health coverage from up to 356,000 Ohioans — on top of 113,000 who have already lost coverage after ACA tax credits expired.
Protests against the Trump administration will be held in communities across Ohio on Saturday as part of the third national No Kings day of action, with organizers expecting at least 15,000 at the Statehouse rally.
A federal lawsuit by the ACLU of Ohio alleges ICE agents arrested people without warrants, detained U.S. citizens, and received bonuses for locking people up. The suit seeks class-action status covering 670 Ohio detainees.
A federal audit found CVS's pharmacy middleman overbilled a program covering 9 million federal employees by $615 million over four years — echoing similar findings from Ohio's own 2018 investigation.
New work requirements under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill are projected to cause at least 900 premature deaths in Ohio by 2040 — rising to 23,000 if Ohio abandons SNAP entirely under a nearly $400 million cost burden the law imposes on states.
