Judge blocks Trump shutdown layoffs, citing political retribution
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot carry out layoffs that it announced after the government shutdown began Oct. 1 and is barred from issuing any new layoff notices under a…
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Ohio lawmaker proposes monetary damages be awarded to citizens challenging local gun regulations
An Ohio lawmaker wants to punish cities for passing local gun ordinances by forcing them to pay monetary damages to any citizens who successfully challenge them. State Sen. Terry Johnson,…
Trump claims immunity, seeks to erase felon status with appeal in NY court
President Donald Trump sought to remove his status as the only felon to be elected president by appealing his conviction on 34 New York state charges just before midnight Tuesday,…
US Senate in bipartisan vote rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil as coffee prices spike
WASHINGTON — Five Republican U.S. senators joined Democrats Tuesday to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency that triggered steep tariffs on goods from Brazil. The vote came ahead of a…
As some Republicans balk at Trump’s calls for gerrymandering, Ohio Republican politicians go along
Silver linings are so rare in the grim story being written on the death watch of self-governance in Ohio and our democratic republic writ large that any glimmer of hope…
Court extends temporary pause on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban on intoxicating hemp products
Ohio stores and restaurants can continue to sell intoxicating hemp products through at least early December. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni extended the temporary restraining order…
How big a difference will Ohio’s property tax proposals make?
Ohio lawmakers have been busy this month working on property tax reforms. It’s notable for an issue both complicated theoretically and challenging politically. The recent flurry of activity comes thanks,…
Ohio lawmakers advocate for bill that would fund SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues
Ohio SNAP recipient Peaches Calhoun is worried what will happen to her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal government shutdown stretches into November. Calhoun, a single mother…
Thousands of preschoolers could lose access to Head Start due to shutdown
WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to…
Upcoming federal food assistance pause intensifies shutdown fight
WASHINGTON — The stakes of the ongoing government shutdown rose Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture doubled down on its position that food benefits for November could not be…
Amid tariffs, costs and prices are increasing, Cleveland Fed says
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has imposed a vast, shifting array of tariffs. Many economists predicted that they would raise costs and prices, and that seemed to…
Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliates challenge Ohio Department of Medicaid’s ban from Medicaid
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region are challenging the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s decision to ban them from Medicaid. Both Planned Parenthood centers are requesting…
Ohio Senate passes ‘success sequence’ bill, which would require schools teach when to have kids
Ohio schools would be required to teach students to graduate high school, get a job and get married — in that order — before having a baby, according to a…
Ohio House approves bills limiting property tax increases to inflation
GOP lawmakers rushed through a property tax overhaul that shields investors and vacation property owners while putting school funding at risk, offering a political talking point instead of real relief for working Ohioans.
Ohio House passes bill regulating intoxicating hemp products, changes state’s marijuana laws
The Ohio House passed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to the state’s marijuana laws and add regulations to intoxicating hemp products. Ohio Senate Bill 56, which is in…
Poll shows Ohio labor union households lean liberal, but Dems need to engage more
Labor unions exist to negotiate legally binding collective bargaining agreements, which cover the wages, benefits, and working conditions of represented employees. But they also involve themselves in politics because they…
Ohio congressional Democrats keep up fight for health care as government shutdown continues
Congressional Democrats from Ohio say they’re still fighting to keep health care for Ohioans as a government shutdown and stalemate continues on Capitol Hill. The weeks-old government shutdown does not…
Ohio Democrats pitch congressional map, GOP redistricting commissioners shrug
Activists pressed the Ohio Redistricting Commission for a new congressional map, but the panel adjourned without progress as Democrats pushed their proposal and Republicans declined to offer an alternative.
Dr. Amy Acton, candidate for governor, to visit Tiffin
Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will visit Tiffin for a campaign reception and public meet and greet on Oct. 23.
Ohio local school leaders press for changes in latest property tax reform bills
School officials from around Ohio pleaded with lawmakers this week to pump the brakes on two more property tax reforms. Both proposals tie increases in property tax collections to inflation.…
