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U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman's No Harm Data Center Act would require large data center operators to cover power grid upgrades, ban NDAs with public officials and protect ratepayers from cost shifts. Ohio's consumer watchdog backs the goals but raises concerns about federal overreach on rate-setting.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is promising to roll Ohio property taxes back to pre-pandemic levels — but a new Innovation Ohio analysis warns the plan would gut $6.6 billion from schools, fire departments, libraries, and public health agencies.
Reps. McClain, Click, and Newman want to ban mobile sports betting, limit wagers, end prop and parlay bets, and prohibit college sports wagering — citing addiction, suicide risk, and game integrity concerns.
Ohio regulators and PJM highlight rising power demand, stalled solar projects, and growing debate over who pays for new energy infrastructure.
Six Ohio professional sports teams are urging lawmakers to exempt visa-holding athletes and staff from proposed legislation that would bar citizens of designated "foreign adversary" nations from owning land in Ohio.
Ohio House Bill 577 would invalidate absentee ballots submitted without a photo ID copy — but lawmakers from both parties are skeptical, questioning whether the requirement would actually prevent the fraud its backers claim to be targeting.
Ohio Senate Bill 163, which would criminalize AI-generated child sexual abuse material and expand identity fraud laws, has been held up in committee for nearly a year over business groups' objections to its private right of action provision.
Ohio House Democrats want to freeze utility rates for 12 months and give every customer a $150 annual electric bill credit, funded by raising the state's oil and gas severance tax to 7%.
After a podcast scandal forced out Ohio State's president and revealed a $60,000 JobsOhio sponsorship, a bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers are pushing legislation to require public audits, financial disclosures, and legislative approval over the state's secretive economic development corporation.
An Ohio House bill would require absentee voters to include a front-and-back photocopy of their photo ID with their ballot — a proposal that drew skepticism from both parties over its logistical feasibility.
The Ohio House passed a $12.5 million SNAP stopgap that splits funds equally across all 88 counties — leaving Cuyahoga County facing a $7.5 million shortfall while smaller counties are made whole — after Democrats' needs-based amendment was voted down.
Ohio lawmakers approved a data center study commission but postponed action on a controversial tax exemption, with possible changes ahead in the Senate.