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The White House is calling $4-a-gallon gas a "short-term disruption" as the U.S.-Iran war enters its fifth week, with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz driving global oil prices above $119 a barrel and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refusing to rule out ground troops.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Trump's executive order directing agencies to cut all funding to NPR and PBS is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment — though Congress has separately moved to eliminate $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding.
Ohio House Bill 577 would invalidate absentee ballots submitted without a photo ID copy — but lawmakers from both parties are skeptical, questioning whether the requirement would actually prevent the fraud its backers claim to be targeting.
An ACLU of Ohio report finds Ohio counties with ICE jail contracts tripled in 2025, while 12 local law enforcement agencies — including one in Seneca County — gained authority to conduct immigration enforcement, raising public safety concerns.
At least 4 states introduced legislation this session protecting anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers from government regulation — centers that have received $491 million in taxpayer funds since Dobbs and face criticism from medical experts for endangering public health.
Rep. Gary Click cosponsored 2 laws now costing Tiffin City Schools $1.2M annually and introduced a third bill to kill all continuing levies by 2030 — after his bid to fund his own church's private school with public dollars died 3 times.
Ohio Gun Owners gave State Rep. Gary Click a C-minus and challenger Eric Watson its highest rating ahead of the May 5 Republican primary in Ohio's 88th House District. End Abortion Ohio, former Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb, and other right-wing organizations have also endorsed Watson over the 3-term incumbent.
An 8-1 Supreme Court ruling found Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors likely violates the First Amendment — a decision that could unravel similar protections in more than 20 states.
A Public Citizen report identifies 9 Ohio hospitals at heightened risk of closing or cutting services due to $911 billion in Medicaid cuts enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including facilities in Coshocton, Lorain, Conneaut, and Xenia.
Most TSA officers received 4 weeks of back pay Monday after a presidential order redirected funds, but the 45-day partial DHS shutdown — now the longest in U.S. history — continues as Congress remains deadlocked on a solution.
A new Urban Institute report projects that Medicaid work requirements in the Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip health coverage from up to 356,000 Ohioans — on top of 113,000 who have already lost coverage after ACA tax credits expired.
Ohio's Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved fracking leases on more than 8,500 acres across Egypt Valley Wildlife Area and Salt Fork State Park during a meeting that lasted less than 20 minutes, drawing protests and condemnation from conservation advocates.
Ohio Senate Bill 163, which would criminalize AI-generated child sexual abuse material and expand identity fraud laws, has been held up in committee for nearly a year over business groups' objections to its private right of action provision.
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the Trump administration's use of funding cutoffs, military deployments, and executive overreach is pushing state-federal relations to a breaking point not seen in modern history.
Two Ohio House bills would mandate cameras with live state access in all child care centers, track parents via phone location data, and strip providers of appeal rights. Among the cosponsors: Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech.
The U.S. Department of Education will vacate its Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building in August, relocating to a smaller former USAID building as the Trump administration accelerates efforts to dismantle the 46-year-old agency.
Ohio child care providers and local officials told a House committee that HB 647 and HB 649 would create new burdens on an already fragile system — solving a problem that doesn't exist in the state.
Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor told an Ohio House committee her office has never received a child care fraud referral — directly contradicting a Republican legislator's claim that prosecutors were "unwilling" to act.
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of HB 68, which bans hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender minors. A decision is expected in the coming months.
Daniel Kalmbach, a 2024 Republican candidate for Ohio House District 69 who received a $1,000 donation from State Rep. Gary Click, was arrested in Miami on two felony domestic violence charges including battery by strangulation, according to court records.
