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Ohio food banks and children’s hunger programs report major demand increases after federal SNAP disruptions and funding cuts, prompting expanded holiday meal support and renewed calls for stronger public investment.
Ohio lawmakers trimmed House Bill 1’s land-ownership limits and added exemptions, but civil rights groups say the measure still targets immigrants from certain countries, threatens equal protection, and risks damaging Ohio’s economy.
A majority of Ohio economists say Gov. DeWine’s new Child Care Cred Program could boost children’s long-term outcomes, though some cite low funding and warn that work requirements would hinder access.
A federal court blocked Trump’s bid to dismantle the nation’s library funding agency, but Ohio’s State Library still faces state budget cuts threatening core services.
Ohio advocates warn S.B. 293 ends absentee ballot grace periods and risks purging eligible voters, urging Gov. DeWine to veto the bill before it becomes law.
Ohio lawmakers approved a bill limiting NIL contracts but added major last-minute budget items, prompting bipartisan concern over transparency and rushed lawmaking.
Farmers and food distributors warn that Trump-era tariffs are raising grocery prices, shrinking farm profits, and hurting food banks while calling for long-term policy fixes.
State Rep. Gary Click is facing a GOP primary challenge from Eric Watson of Tiffin, who is running to his right with a platform centered on Christian-nationalist themes and opposition to digital IDs, property taxes, and “unchecked data centers.” Click publicly dismissed the challenge.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio has finalized 17 staff cuts and will close its Franklinton clinic in 2025 after major federal and Medicaid funding losses, marking the second workforce reduction this year.
Ohio’s Senate unanimously passed a bill offering free intervention services for students scoring below proficient on state tests, with new requirements targeting math improvement as learning loss persists.
Anti-abortion groups and GOP officials are pursuing new efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding and 340B drug discounts, moves that have already closed clinics and reduced access to basic health care nationwide.
Ohio lawmakers passed five property tax reform bills capping levy growth, revising school tax rules, and shifting valuation authority. Gov. Mike DeWine will decide whether to sign the measures, guided by his property tax working group.
Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill to add partisan labels to school board races and eliminate all elected State Board of Education seats, shifting the entire board to governor appointments and prompting renewed debate over education governance.
Ohio lawmakers approved a bipartisan bill guaranteeing free menstrual products and improved hygiene access for incarcerated women, aiming to ensure dignity and consistent treatment in correctional facilities.
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.
