Ramaswamy called for cameras in classrooms, then pitched year-round school for Ohio children
Neither proposal spells out costs, privacy safeguards or how cash-strapped Ohio districts like Tiffin would pay for expanded hours or camera systems.
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Domestic violence noted as ‘most prevalent violent crime in Ohio’ as state boosts funding
Ohio recorded 134 domestic violence deaths in 2025, with nearly half the victims killed while trying to leave, as the state adds $5 million in grants.
Ohio economists split on gas tax replacement
Economists disagree on tracking costs, privacy and whether vehicle weight should factor into any per-mile fee replacing Ohio's paused gas tax.
Seneca County EMS used government Facebook page to promote Frankart's Republican rally
Six days before Election Day, Seneca County Emergency Services celebrated a Republican rally hosted by Commissioner Bill Frankart on its official Facebook page, then added an explanation about its emergency response role after media questions. Its chief denies campaign coordination.
Early voting surges in midterm elections as millions cast their ballots
Ohio's Husted-Brown Senate race is one of seven toss-ups nationally as early voting nears 1.2 million ballots statewide with a week left.
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Final Ohio campaign finance report shows Acton raising more, spending less than Ramaswamy
Ramaswamy's $51.1 million in spending includes nearly $870,000 on private jets, while his campaign debt climbs to $41.3 million after another loan.
Ohio Democrats outraised Republicans in home stretch of key U.S. House races
Rep. Max Miller self-funded $1 million after abuse allegations yet still trails his challenger in cash on hand, the only incumbent in that position statewide.
Ohio’s Kroger gets $3 million ‘MAHA’ grant. Critics call it taxpayer-funded marketing.
Kroger's own data subsidiary, which already sells customer surveillance data for billions in profit, will grade the federal program's success.
DeWine refuses to campaign with Ramaswamy, won't include him among GOP's ‘really good people’
Ohio's Republican governor is keeping his endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy but refusing to campaign alongside him, after condemning his attack on Democrat Amy Acton and publicly defending her honesty.
Ramaswamy pushed Acton attack ad despite warnings from his own campaign, reporters say
Two accounts place the decision on Ramaswamy himself. A pre-release survey explicitly examined Amy Acton's childhood sexual abuse, and his campaign has since removed disputed claims from the $4 million attack.
Elected Seneca County Republican official says Gary Click 'doesn't work for the people'
Cary Theis, who defeated a county elections board member in the Republican primary, criticized the incumbent state representative beneath a Coalition of Patriots post accusing Click of trying to undermine its Vivek Ramaswamy event.
Frankart boasts about landfill deposition where he admitted making false claims
An October 24 questionnaire omits what the May deposition actually revealed: Frankart admitted under oath to false claims he never corrected.
Bob Latta voted against giving child sex abuse survivors a second chance to sue
In 2006, Latta helped defeat legislation that would have allowed survivors to pursue decades-old sexual abuse claims. Twenty years later, Ohio lawmakers are trying again.
Jon Husted pulls in over $837,000 of AIPAC cash, while Sherrod Brown hasn't taken any
New federal records show another $289,118.93 in AIPAC-linked contributions to Husted in three months. His opponent received no money from AIPAC PAC or earmarked through its fundraising operation.
DeWine demands Ramaswamy pull $4 million attack on Acton, defends her honesty — but keeps endorsement
Ohio's Republican governor says the ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother is wrong and should come down. He defended Acton's truthfulness from their years working together but refused to withdraw his support for Ramaswamy.
Merrin took $10,500 tied to data center financiers, including Blackstone CEO behind $10 billion Ohio project
New federal campaign records show $7,000 from Blackstone chief Stephen Schwarzman and his wife, plus $3,500 attributed to an AI infrastructure investor, as the Republican candidate disputes criticism of his data center record.
Ramaswamy has business ties to China’s Communist Party
CITICPE, which backed two Ramaswamy-founded biotech firms, kept ties to a CEO whose father reportedly helped censor Uyghur genocide coverage online.
Ramaswamy campaigns on election integrity after his presidential campaign submitted forged signatures of dead voters
Rhode Island election officials found deceased voters’ names on petitions collected for Ramaswamy in 2024. An Ohio woman involved had 17 forgery convictions, and his campaign acknowledged deliberate forgery by a contractor’s worker.
Trump set to campaign in tight US Senate contests in Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Michigan
Trump's Chillicothe stop comes as polls show his approval at 32-36% and forecasters shift Senate races toward Democrats with early voting already topping 16 million.
High-profile sex abuse case brings test for new Ohio anti-grooming law
A Catholic Foundation executive accused of a six-month online relationship with a teen is among the first charged under Ohio's misdemeanor grooming law.
