Circuit court allows Ohio BMV to require proof of citizenship for voter registration
The 2-1 ruling comes days before Ohio's registration deadline, with a Biden-appointed dissenter warning the majority created a Catch-22 for voters.
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Max Miller promised to protect taxpayers from ‘waste.’ Then taxpayers paid for an ad praising his work.
Twenty-two days after announcing plans to loan his reelection campaign $1 million, the Ohio Republican aired a taxpayer-funded radio ad featuring a constituent praising him by name. The ad ran just seven days before federal rules shut off such mass communications ahead of Election Day.
Fact check: Ramaswamy claimed to ‘lead’ on gas tax relief. Acton beat him to it by nearly 7 hours.
The Republican nominee declared “Vivek Leads” after calling for a gas tax suspension hours after Amy Acton called for one.
Lobbyists call on Rob McColley while he campaigns as Vivek Ramaswamy’s running mate
The Senate president – the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor – held meetings and calls with dozens of lobbyists this year, his official calendar shows.
Ohio GOP lawmakers tee up votes for gas tax holiday after Acton, then Ramaswamy, back idea
State officials say ODOT has no surplus cash for the $640-700 million plan, and Democrats want it funded by money earmarked for Jimmy Haslam's NFL stadium.
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.
Wealthy interests in Ohio and America entrench power in the name of philanthropy, report says
The Lilly Endowment, boosted by Eli Lilly's GLP-1 profits, paid out just 3% in 2024 while an Ohio voting-rights group faced an FBI search.
ICE deportation flights surge at Ohio’s Akron-Canton Airport as unpaid landing fees mount
Three charter airlines owe the airport $46,513 in overdue fees while ICE and contractors decline records requests, leaving oversight almost entirely to observation.
Ohio GOP House candidate Mike Kahoe censured by his own school board
The Republican Ohio House candidate was publicly censured less than a year after winning his first elected office. Revere’s board said his conduct failed to meet the standards expected of a school board member.
What’s going on with your power bill and what Ohio’s candidates for governor will do about it
A former PUCO commissioner calls Ramaswamy's free-power pledge doomed to fail, while a consumer advocate says $10 billion in transmission costs go unreviewed.
Ramaswamy called market crash ‘medicine,’ ‘good thing’ as Ohio public pensions lost $32 billion
The Republican candidate for governor wrote that the 2022 market crash would “ultimately be a good thing for the country.” Elsewhere in the same book, he acknowledged a crash could hit middle-class and poor Americans harder while his own life remained “mostly the same.”
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.
Sandusky County’s all-Republican commission freezes spending, hiring amid projected $4.3M shortfall
County records show budget warnings were already surfacing in August, including Job and Family Services payments from the General Fund running more than $404,000 over the amount budgeted by Aug. 27.
Tiffin's $2,000 sewer-backup grant stalls after 3-3 council split
Council President Bridget Boyle broke a tie Monday to table the proposal after council members raised concerns about sewer funding, the operation of backflow-prevention devices and potential city liability.
Tiffin police issue trespass warning after woman reports 'disappearing' comments near former Big Lots
Hours later, the woman took her concerns to City Council, where officials discussed whether Tiffin should explore additional camping rules while acknowledging limits on what the city can enforce on private property.
Click, Jones, Frankart and Ziegler to face voter questions at Tiffin candidates forum
The Sept. 23 League of Women Voters forum will bring candidates for Ohio House District 88 and Seneca County commissioner together at Tiffin Middle School ahead of the November election.
Tiffin to celebrate Dolly Day with downtown festivities, movie and literacy fundraiser
The Sept. 25 community celebration will feature Dolly Parton-inspired activities, food trucks, karaoke, a screening of "Steel Magnolias" and fundraising for a local children's literacy program.
Amy Acton calls for emergency Ohio gas tax holiday as fuel prices surge
Ohio's Democratic candidate for governor is calling for the state to temporarily suspend its gas tax as regular gasoline averages about $4.52 a gallon and diesel reaches a record $6.77 statewide.
Crypto super PAC drops $30M to keep Sherrod Brown out of Senate
Fairshake is launching at least $30 million in spending against the Ohio Democrat just days after the Senate blocked the crypto industry's top legislative priority.
Husted accepted $10,000 from Nazi SS reenactor before firing aide over Nazi social media posts
Iott's SS reenactments made national news in 2010, years before Husted's campaign accepted his donations, records show.
