State AGs expand consumer work as prices rise and Trump guts federal protections
Bipartisan coalitions of state AGs won a Ticketmaster monopoly verdict and a $45 million CashApp settlement after Trump's CFPB dropped or scaled back both cases.
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Acton would back a data center moratorium unless 6 conditions are met. Ramaswamy says Ohio needs more of them, not fewer.
Ramaswamy wants to sort good data center projects from bad ones and keep building, while Acton would bar new facilities that miss any of six conditions.
Jon Husted defended Google's $43.5 million Ohio tax break. Now he's taken $69,750 from data center and utility interests.
The donations from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and AEP are a small share of Husted's $14.35 million haul but fuel Brown's ad attacking his tax-break record.
Suit alleges Homeland Security targeted people observing, protesting immigration agents
Plaintiffs say DHS used facial recognition and license plate readers to identify observers, then revoked their TSA Precheck and Global Entry status.
Flood of poll watchers, observers, monitors to descend on midterm voters
Both parties are expanding poll-watching programs for 2026, while election officials in Ohio and Florida testify they've seen no partisan interference so far.
Trump imposes new host of tariffs on trading partners, alleging they use forced labor
Critics call the forced-labor justification predetermined, as Yale researchers estimate the new tariffs could cost households about $1,100 a year.
USDA union leaders rally against proposed DC downsizing
Union leaders say only 7% of polled Forest Service workers would relocate, warning firefighting response and rural aid could suffer as unions seek a court injunction.
Democratic panel recommends South Carolina lead 2028 presidential nominating calendar
The panel also dropped Iowa from the early lineup and expanded early states to six, including New Mexico and Virginia, pending a full DNC vote in August.
‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
About 14% of Ohio students receive special education services, and advocates warn shifting oversight to HHS could push a medical model over educational access.
Ohio governor candidate suggested consolidating universities. Economists think it’s a bad idea.
Facing backlash, Ramaswamy has softened his March proposal as a Scioto Analysis survey found economists split on savings but united that fewer degrees would result.
More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge
AEP Ohio's disconnection rate hit 15%, quadruple FirstEnergy's, as the utility's CEO earned $36 million last year while bills climbed 53% since 2021.
Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The law ties CDBG funding to housing growth starting in 2029, but a 24% HUD staffing cut has officials doubting the agency can implement it.
Tiffin councilman says Gary Click falsely portrayed him as a supporter
Roessner says he only wore a campaign-supplied shirt at a 250th celebration and never endorsed Click, whose post has stood unedited for three weeks.
Jill Simpson leaving United Way of Sandusky County to run for county commissioner against Justin Smith
Smith reached the commissioner post through a party committee vote, not an election, seven years after resigning a court job amid a reprimand over personal calls.
Tiffin mayor says developer turned to annexation after Hopewell Township refused to rezone 149 acres
A 1999 sewer agreement, not zoning plans the mayor calls preliminary, is why the annexation process bars neighbors from any hearing or appeal.
Tiffin's fire, EMS calls are up 25% since 2018. Its newest station turns 61 this year, and a replacement would cost $12 million
Chief Rob Chappell says a $250,000 addition is a stopgap while Station 2's cramped bays already forced $55,000 in repairs on a truck due for the scrapyard.
Jon Husted votes against Iran withdrawal measure a day after telling CNN he wants the war to end
The 47-49 vote split Ohio's delegation, with Rep. Warren Davidson breaking from fellow Republicans to back withdrawal in the House hours earlier.
US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise
The Senate resolution failed 47-49 as two Republicans skipped the vote, while Hegseth put the war's cost so far at $37.5 billion with $67 billion more requested.
US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems
New Sen. Darline Graham's arrival restores a 12-10 GOP edge on the panel, as swing votes Tillis and Cornyn, both sidelined by Trump, remain undecided.
Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid
KFF found 65% of voters see Trump's Medicaid fraud crackdown as political, while just 13% blame patients versus 53% who point to providers.
