Unemployment ticks down, labor market remains strong, latest numbers show
A month before voters cast their ballots, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing a strong labor…
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Housing: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. WASHINGTON…
Tim Walz and J.D. Vance tangle in wonky, largely cordial vice presidential debate
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance squared off Tuesday night in a vice presidential…
Top moments from the Walz-Vance veep debate
The vice presidential candidates outlined vastly different visions for the country and traded barbs about their qualifications Tuesday during their…
Haitian immigrants find new footholds, and familiar backlash, in the Midwest, South
Fortified with work authorizations and a new freedom, Haitian immigrants are moving out of their longtime strongholds in Florida and…
The nation’s last refuge for affordable homes is in Northeast Ohio
At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years…
Kamala Harris offers clear plan to lower costs, while Trump’s Project 2025 would wreck working and middle-class families
As Americans head into the 2024 election, the stakes could not be higher for working- and middle-class families. Vice President…
Harris unveils comprehensive plan to tackle housing crisis; Trump’s plan lacks details
As housing prices soar and rental costs become unmanageable for many working families across Ohio, presidential candidate Kamala Harris has…
Inflation has slowed, but the economy remains a big issue for voters in picking a president
Inflation hit a three-year low last month, just as the presidential election is heating up. But the high cost of…
Why the far right lies about immigrants
When my dad moved to southwest Ohio in the early 1970s, the Dayton-Springfield area’s second city was home to over…
Trump floods debate with lies and distortions: 13 of his most outrageous claims
Ex-president Donald Trump once again took the national debate stage Tuesday night, and instead of offering real plans or solutions…
Trump and Harris to meet in long-anticipated debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday…
Vance, Yost targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply
Sometimes the disgusting sewer of presidential year politics hits a little too close to home, and you end up watching…
Is Trump-Vance the “law and order” ticket? Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost thinks so
Donald Trump is the first major-party candidate to seek the presidency despite being convicted of 34 felonies. Those convictions relate…
Kamala Harris wants to make it easier to afford housing in Ohio
In the face of Ohio's growing housing crisis, Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has unveiled a comprehensive plan aimed…
The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans
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A look at how federal plans could make the costs of housing more affordable
As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address…
Climate investments should be celebrated — and protected
There’s lots to celebrate this August in Ohio. Lebron James brought home the gold for Team USA in the Olympics,…
Harris unveils plan to curb price gouging, boost child tax credit, tackle rent hikes
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released her first detailed economic policy proposal Friday, laying out how she’d like to ease…