Ohio House votes to stamp out ranked choice voting before it begins
Ohio House lawmakers passed a bill banning ranked choice voting and tying local government funding to compliance, drawing debate over voter choice and local control.
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‘Everyone deserves a warm bed.’ Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter is opening in Youngstown
Full Spectrum Rainbow House opens March 16 in Youngstown as Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter, addressing housing gaps and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ residents.
Polling shows Ohio public libraries have vast voter support
New polling shows 90% of Ohio voters view public libraries as essential community services, as funding changes raise concerns among advocates.
Columbia Gas parent gave Gary Click $3,000 before his pro-data center bill
Records show NiSource’s PAC gave $3,000 to Rep. Gary Click before he sponsored a data center bill, as rising utility costs intensify scrutiny over who pays for growth.
Evergreen Recycling closes Clyde plant, 163 jobs cut in Sandusky County
Evergreen Recycling LLC has permanently closed its Clyde, Ohio facility, eliminating 163 jobs in Sandusky County after its lender unexpectedly seized company funds and halted financing in February 2026.
TMD Tiffin plant to close permanently, 407 jobs cut
First Brands Group will permanently close its TMD Tiffin manufacturing facility on April 30, 2026, eliminating all 407 jobs. The Cleveland-based company cited Chapter 11 bankruptcy and failed efforts to sell or refinance the plant.
Amid drastic Medicaid cuts, Ohio Department of Health director lays out rural program funding plans
Ohio health officials outlined plans for a $202 million rural health award as $33 billion in projected Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals, maternity care, and long-term stability.
32 Ohio High School Athletic Association student-athletes have name, image, or likeness deals
Ohio House Bill 661 would ban NIL deals for high school and middle school athletes, as supporters cite guardrails and opponents warn of lost opportunities and student migration.
Husted backed the corrupt HB 6 bailout. Ohio households now pay $663 more a year.
Records link Sen. Jon Husted to Ohio’s HB 6 scandal as electric bills climb $663 a year since 2019. The issue is emerging as a key factor in the 2026 Senate race.
Ohio lawmaker proposes land value tax amendment as alternative to property tax elimination
An Ohio lawmaker proposes replacing traditional property taxes with a land value tax, aiming to spur development and stabilize revenue as voters weigh eliminating property taxes statewide.
Economists: Cutting immigration will harm Ohio’s economy
A survey of Ohio economists finds broad agreement that cutting immigration would reduce tax revenue, slow small-business growth, and potentially raise prices across the state economy.
Ohio’s child care oversight ‘ongoing,’ but still strong, state leader tells lawmakers
Ohio child care officials defended fraud safeguards as lawmakers debate new enforcement bills, data transparency, and funding for the state’s child care cred pilot program.
Ohio GOP mayor resigns after allegedly sniffing minor relative's underwear
Republican Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus resigned Feb. 24 after facing felony assault charges and 2 misdemeanor voyeurism counts after a minor recorded him entering her bedroom and sniffing her underwear.
Vivek Ramaswamy silent after taking $500 from Nazi reenactor
Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio gubernatorial campaign has not returned or commented on a $500 donation from Richard Iott, a former congressional candidate who participated in Nazi SS reenactments and said Nazi Germany "accomplished incredible things."
Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law
An Ohio House bill would link university funding to compliance with Senate Bill 1, prompting debate over diversity bans, academic freedom, and state oversight of higher education.
Ohio bill seeks to address child care for military families as access crisis continues
Ohio Senate Bill 218 would exempt federally certified military child care providers from state licensing rules, seeking to improve access and affordability for military families.
Trump axed a probe into grocery collusion. Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates won’t talk about it
Unsealed FTC allegations claim Pepsi gave Walmart pricing advantages that hurt competitors and may have raised grocery prices, but the case was dropped after Trump took office.
Increased mental health demands extend to Ohio medical professionals
Ohio faces rising mental health demand and provider shortages, while health systems expand support for nurses and doctors amid burnout and Medicaid cuts.
Report: Ramaswamy tax plan would gut Ohio schools, Medicaid
A new Innovation Ohio report warns that Vivek Ramaswamy's proposal to eliminate Ohio's personal income tax would create a $9.8 billion annual budget shortfall, threatening public school funding, Medicaid coverage for 3 million Ohioans, and forcing higher property or sales taxes on working families.
Luxury travel, 5-star resorts, and corporate money: Inside Gary Click's campaign finance records
Gary Click built his political brand on being a pastor, a servant-leader, a man of the people. His campaign finance records tell a different story — one that runs from a AAA Five Diamond Arizona resort to a Christian nationalist compound in Texas to hotel stays his own filings called "Non legislative," charged to donors and never paid back.
