
Data center opponents give Ohio lawmakers an earful
Residents demanded a data center moratorium, citing water contamination risks, secrecy through NDAs, and inadequate state oversight during the committee's only public hearing.
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Residents demanded a data center moratorium, citing water contamination risks, secrecy through NDAs, and inadequate state oversight during the committee's only public hearing.

A court blocked the same waiting period after voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, but the Medical Board drafting rules includes an anti-abortion activist.

A Brookings Institution analysis finds 40% of Ohio households can't make ends meet, a crisis dating to 2014 with steeper impacts on families of color and single parents.

DeWine exempted the Cologix project from his moratorium announced days earlier, after the tax break's cost ballooned to $1.57 billion in 2025.

Google, Meta, and Amazon have deployed 51 lobbyists and spent $10,000 on ads as Gov. DeWine pauses tax breaks after discovering the exemption cost the state $1.6 billion in 2025.

GOP senators threatened to block a $72 billion immigration bill unless Trump scraps the fund, which could pay Jan. 6 rioters and grant Trump tax immunity.

The $250,000 donation came to light only by accident, 11 days after Jordan voted for a bill that would dramatically expand ICE detention.

The $10 million pilot program has already issued nearly 1,200 pairs of glasses to K-3 students, with plans to expand statewide using $200 million in federal rural health funds.

The remark, which fact-checkers say misrepresents Planned Parenthood's history, resurfaces as Ramaswamy faces Democrat Amy Acton in Ohio's governor race.

Byrnes was arrested on a warrant from Kirtland police, allegedly over text messages to state Sen. Jerry Cirino, a frequent target of his online criticism.

A federal judge halted the $1.776 billion fund after lawsuits from Jan. 6 police officers and others, as academics warn it mirrors the 19th-century spoils system.

The proposal exempts military and overseas voters and excludes primaries, even as five lawsuits challenge the order ahead of November midterms.

Democrats say Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump's knowledge and blamed acting AG Blanche, while a DOJ lawyer sat in on the unsworn, off-camera interview.

Voting rights groups and voting-restriction advocates both opposed the amendment at a hearing, citing concerns the measure lacks a free ID provision and leaves absentee voters unprotected.

The Center for Christian Virtue wants federal prosecutors to enforce a 150-year-old law to ban abortion pills by mail, defying Ohio voters' 2023 approval of abortion rights.

Seven in 10 Americans oppose nearby data center construction, while dozens of cities enact moratoriums citing electricity costs and environmental concerns.

Judge Brinkema temporarily halted the $1.8 billion fund, which critics say violates the Constitution and could reward Trump's political allies.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the fund on May 29, and GOP senators are withholding votes on immigration bills unless guardrails are added.

Seven in ten Americans oppose data centers in their neighborhoods, but Ohio regulators are weighing how to allocate costs as 77 new facilities are planned by 2030.

Ohio lawmakers predict Ramaswamy will beat Acton 64%-29%, but view Brown's Senate comeback as a long shot at 35% against Husted.