Wealthy interests in Ohio and America entrench power in the name of philanthropy, report says
The Lilly Endowment, boosted by Eli Lilly's GLP-1 profits, paid out just 3% in 2024 while an Ohio voting-rights group faced an FBI search.
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Families of ICE victims tell panel that falsehoods, obstruction amount to ‘dual assassinations’
Democrats say they've documented over 1,000 abuses and 20 shootings by ICE, with no subpoena power to force administration officials to testify.
Ohio GOP House candidate Mike Kahoe censured by his own school board
The Republican Ohio House candidate was publicly censured less than a year after winning his first elected office. Revere’s board said his conduct failed to meet the standards expected of a school board member.
Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states
Treasury plans to release rules by month's end for the 2027 program, which at least 30 states have already joined despite Democrats' repeal push.
What’s going on with your power bill and what Ohio’s candidates for governor will do about it
A former PUCO commissioner calls Ramaswamy's free-power pledge doomed to fail, while a consumer advocate says $10 billion in transmission costs go unreviewed.
Medical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Enrollees with cancer, HIV and mental illness argue a June rule narrows medical frailty exemptions, burdening cities that cover the uninsured.
Ramaswamy called market crash ‘medicine,’ ‘good thing’ as Ohio public pensions lost $32 billion
The Republican candidate for governor wrote that the 2022 market crash would “ultimately be a good thing for the country.” Elsewhere in the same book, he acknowledged a crash could hit middle-class and poor Americans harder while his own life remained “mostly the same.”
CNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban
A Trump-appointed judge will hear arguments Wednesday, as other TV networks refuse to fill CNN's pool coverage role in solidarity.
Ohio ICE detentions of Haitians have more than doubled after Trump ended protected status
An attorney found none of 15 detained Haitians he interviewed at Butler County Jail had criminal records, despite valid work authorization for all.
Grants coming to Head Start programs in Ohio, other states after years of funding struggles
The $2.05 million for 17 Ohio programs follows a government shutdown that closed sites and a GAO finding that Trump officials illegally withheld Head Start funds.
Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species
A leaked memo lets hunters, developers and loggers off the hook if killing endangered species wasn't the stated purpose of their action, experts warn.
Sandusky County’s all-Republican commission freezes spending, hiring amid projected $4.3M shortfall
County records show budget warnings were already surfacing in August, including Job and Family Services payments from the General Fund running more than $404,000 over the amount budgeted by Aug. 27.
Click, Jones, Frankart and Ziegler to face voter questions at Tiffin candidates forum
The Sept. 23 League of Women Voters forum will bring candidates for Ohio House District 88 and Seneca County commissioner together at Tiffin Middle School ahead of the November election.
Amy Acton calls for emergency Ohio gas tax holiday as fuel prices surge
Ohio's Democratic candidate for governor is calling for the state to temporarily suspend its gas tax as regular gasoline averages about $4.52 a gallon and diesel reaches a record $6.77 statewide.
Crypto super PAC drops $30M to keep Sherrod Brown out of Senate
Fairshake is launching at least $30 million in spending against the Ohio Democrat just days after the Senate blocked the crypto industry's top legislative priority.
Husted accepted $10,000 from Nazi SS reenactor before firing aide over Nazi social media posts
Iott's SS reenactments made national news in 2010, years before Husted's campaign accepted his donations, records show.
Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict.
A poll shows just 11% of Americans back local data centers, as Trump attacks critics and Senate Democrats block Husted's ratepayer bill.
Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’
Judge Brinkema gave DOJ 30 days to produce documents on who structured the deal, questioning whether a functional equivalent to the fund still exists.
Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls
Nine groups including the NAACP and SEIU cite a federal law barring armed men at polls, as DHS denies any plan to target polling locations.
Childcare affordability among the top issues for Ohio voters
A GOP bill offering free childcare to workers in the industry has sat in committee for a year, with lame-duck session the last chance to pass it in 2025.
