Ohio gets a failing mark on sex education policy from national group
Ohio's teen birth rate tops the national average as lawmakers push abstinence-focused mandates like the success sequence law and Baby Olivia bill.
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Ohio’s 2026 governor race: Where the candidates stand on fracking
Ramaswamy touts a 15,000-acre fracking approval on public land while Acton and Kissick back a Washington County injection well moratorium over water contamination fears.
Ohio ICE detentions of Haitians have more than doubled after Trump ended protected status
An attorney found none of 15 detained Haitians he interviewed at Butler County Jail had criminal records, despite valid work authorization for all.
Worker files lawsuit one year after orphan well explosion in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
ODNR's investigation blamed Monroe Drilling for improper well control barriers on the unplugged well that killed two contractors and burned Chazz Bates.
2,776 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest leased for more than $11 million for fracking
Ohio Environmental Council attorney Nathan Johnson says the sale violates environmental law and is preparing a federal court challenge over the first Wayne lease sale since 2017.
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Ohio report cards show 38 school districts need help to meet state standards
Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Canton are among districts scoring lowest, even as statewide reading and math proficiency hit five-year highs.
Ohio GOP lawmaker says university centers are not right-wing indoctrination. Professor pushes back.
Sen. Jerry Cirino is pushing new legislation to mandate student attendance after less than 1% of Ohio State students enrolled in the university's civics center in 2025.
Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings
Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.
Ohio has a 15% daily school bus driver shortage as schools works to fill vacancies
Columbus parents describe kids arriving nearly two hours late as the district works to fill 105 driver vacancies below its target of 500.
Nearly half of households using Ohio food banks have had to choose between paying for rent or food
The survey also found 63% chose between transportation or food and 52% skipped meals, as SNAP cuts strip benefits from over 100,000 Ohioans.
More than 40% of Ohio school districts have active LifeWise Academy chapters, with more on the way
A Secular Education Association organizer says students who opt out face bullying and isolation, comparing the program's spread to cancer.
‘Springfield is under siege right now.’ ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors.
Detainees include a pastor whose congregation is now without leadership, as advocates say ankle monitors and jail transfers to Butler County are inhumane.
