Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
Denver and voting rights groups have already sued over DHS claims ICE can serve warrants at polling sites, citing incidents in three states this year.
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Ramaswamy Tiffin town hall downsized from 500-seat venue to 50-seat party room after weeks of promotion
A source said organizers expected very low turnout, and Ramaswamy later misidentified Risingsun, where he held a second event, as being in Seneca County.
Congressional Republicans want permitting reform. An Ohio project shows how tricky that could be.
Darke, Shelby, Miami and Champaign county officials all back the $1.1 billion power line, as long as it crosses someone else's land instead.
5 Haitians from Springfield, Ohio, have been deported after Trump ended protected status
Deportees arrive in Haiti amid a State Department Do Not Travel advisory, as a 20-year-old Wright State student's death by suicide has shaken Springfield's community.
How is Ohio doing amid safety-net cuts? Trump hasn’t released the data
Advocates say the Census Bureau's delayed poverty data and USDA's scrapped food-insecurity survey mask fallout from SNAP and ACA cuts that hit Ohio hardest.
Ohio’s average public school teacher salary ranks 23rd in the nation, according to report
Ohio starting teacher pay ranks 46th nationally at $42,222, as gubernatorial rivals Ramaswamy and Acton both pitch raising salaries from a $35,000 base.
Ramaswamy-owned business left Ohio for Texas
Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Enterprises and was listed as majority owner when the company moved to Dallas in 2024.
For second time, Gary Click claims support from elected official who says he isn’t endorsing him
Democratic state Rep. Darnell Brewer says his bipartisan work with Click should not be treated as an endorsement and says he stands by the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus' endorsement of Aaron Jones. It is the second such dispute involving Click this campaign.
Ohio lawmakers approve 90-day gas tax holiday just weeks ahead of election
Democrats say the $725 million measure, pushed by governor candidate Ramaswamy, was rushed through with no amendments allowed and only $3 weekly savings.
Husted blamed government benefits for ‘out-of-wedlock birth,’ said they ‘drive the father out of the household’
The 2025 podcast remarks preceded Husted's January bill to overhaul federal benefits, part of a pattern of comments on poverty dating back to 2016.
Ohio job growth is slowing, analysis says
Ohio's falling unemployment masks a shrinking workforce, 95,000 fewer Ohioans working or job-hunting than a year ago despite population growth, Policy Matters says.
Sandusky County budget crisis, Flock cameras and Ickes fallout dominate Fremont NAACP candidate forum
Ontko pressed why Ickes stays on the ballot despite his removal, while Click urged Jones to ban cameras Tiffin never actually deployed.
Gas tax holiday proposal gets first hearing in Ohio Senate
Democrats call the $725 million plan an election-season gimmick for governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, questioning why the GOP waited until now to act.
Husted’s data center bill would help industry, not consumers, critics say
Sen. Jon Husted’s Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider protections for consumers.
Fact check: Ramaswamy’s company left Ohio for Texas while he was its majority shareholder
Vivek Ramaswamy has repeatedly distanced himself from Strive Enterprises’ decision to leave Ohio for Texas, saying he was “just a shareholder” and portraying the move as one of the experiences that motivated him to run for governor. Strive’s own regulatory filings tell a much fuller story: Ramaswamy was the company’s majority shareholder when the move was announced.
Head of JobsOhio board to be deposed in federal civil lawsuit against FirstEnergy
Josh Rubin advised FirstEnergy executives before Sam Randazzo's $4.3 million bribe was negotiated, then went on to chair DeWine's JobsOhio board.
Race for Ohio Treasurer decides who invests the state’s billions and how
Democrat Seth Walsh wants the office to fight a stadium-funding lawsuit over unclaimed funds, while Republican Jay Edwards wants Ohio banks over Wall Street investors.
House candidate Derek Merrin reports capital gains of at least $1,200 on Nvidia stock
Chipmaker Nvidia is funding the development of a large-scale data center in Pike County.
‘Social Security is on the ballot’: Former Social Security chief warns Ohio retirees about Ramaswamy
Martin O’Malley brought Vivek Ramaswamy’s own record to Toledo, including his support for investing Social Security money in the stock market and his statement that privatization or partial privatization is a “reasonable conversation to have.”
Ohio treasurer candidate Seth Walsh visits Tiffin, pitches investing more state money in Ohio
Walsh wants Ohio to stop new foreign investments and instead boost lending at community banks ahead of his November race against Jay Edwards.
