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The Trump administration is expanding H-2A farm visas, lowering guest-worker wages, and quietly reducing agricultural ICE raids as growers face labor shortages and rising costs, drawing criticism from farmworker advocates.
Republican Sen. Jon Husted is trying to reinvent himself on health care just as more than half a million Ohioans brace for steep premium hikes that health-policy analysts warn were made more likely by the very policies he has long supported.
After President Trump’s shutdown-related suspension of SNAP payments, Ohio has now restored food benefits to more than 1.4 million residents, easing pressure on food pantries and completing distribution for November.
Ohio utility regulators ordered FirstEnergy to pay about $250 million for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, including $180 million in customer restitution and major penalties tied to ex-PUCO chair Sam Randazzo.
Senate Bill 299 would regulate natural kratom and restrict synthetic forms, while Gov. Mike DeWine pushes for a full statewide ban amid rising safety concerns and overdose deaths linked to kratom products.
A new Stories from the States episode follows Ayman Soliman, an Ohio chaplain detained by ICE despite previously winning asylum, as reporters examine rising immigration raids and wrongful detentions across the country.
Trump escalates tensions by accusing six Democratic lawmakers of sedition and amplifying calls for violence after they released a video urging troops to reject illegal orders, prompting sharp Democratic warnings about political violence.
The Ohio House approved SB 56, a plan to ban intoxicating hemp products and tighten marijuana regulations, sparking debate over voter intent and the future of Ohio’s adult-use cannabis market.
The Ohio House passed HB 486, allowing schools to teach the “positive impacts” of Judeo-Christian religion on U.S. history, drawing Democratic concerns over church-state violations despite sponsors’ claims of historical focus.
Ohio lawmakers approved SB 293, ending the absentee ballot grace period and adding voter registration purges, moves critics say will increase provisional voting and risk disenfranchising eligible voters.
The Ohio House passed HB 485, requiring schools to show an anti-abortion fetal development video critics call medically inaccurate, despite objections over science, age-appropriateness, and ideology.
The Ohio House passed HB 324, a drug regulation bill critics say could restrict medication abortion access by relying on non–peer-reviewed data and imposing new in-person requirements.
The Ohio Senate approved a bill requiring classrooms to display selected historical documents, including the Ten Commandments, despite constitutional concerns and Democratic pushback.
Ohio lawmakers debate a proposal to restrict noncompete contracts for health care workers, capping them at six months and 15 miles while broader reforms stall in the Senate.
Students and faculty across Ohio report chilled speech, reduced diversity resources, and shrinking academic programs as the state’s new higher education law reshapes campus life.
Columbus Metropolitan Library employees are pushing to unionize, citing low pay, safety concerns, and rising demands on frontline staff as they seek stronger wages, benefits, and a voice in workplace policies.
Ohio officials expect full SNAP benefits to reach 1.4M residents this week after a federal delay, even as major cuts in recent legislation could strip aid from hundreds of thousands.
Opponents of Ohio’s Baby Olivia Act say the mandated fetal-development video is medically inaccurate and highlights the state’s lack of comprehensive sex-education standards.
An Ohio proposal would bar AI systems from legal rights and make humans fully liable for AI-caused harm, drawing pushback from tech groups and calls for tighter definitions and revised liability rules.
A new report shows FirstEnergy wrongly claimed millions in lobbying and political spending as construction costs—and now wants ratepayers to cover the $108M error despite its ongoing corruption fallout.
