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Ohio primary preview: Two Republicans want to earn the nomination for state treasurer
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican primary for state treasurer has been a somewhat unexpectedly hot one, with a former state lawmaker running against a current legislator. Former… Read More
The number of tick-related illnesses in Ohio is skyrocketing. Here’s why
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In 2010, there were 40 reported cases of Lyme disease in Ohio. That soared by nearly 1,000% to 415 in the next ten years…. Read More
Ohio primary preview: Two GOP candidates are battling to oversee Ohio’s elections as Secretary of State
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In 2026, three of Ohio’s state executives—each of whom have hit their term limits—are seeking new roles. Secretary of State Frank LaRose is vying… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says he didn’t know of a 2019 police call to former Ohio health director Amy Acton’s home
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A report uncovered this weekend by NBC News showed that in 2019, police came to now-Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton’s home for what’s… Read More
A permanent ban on synthetic kratom sales in Ohio goes into effect in May
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A ban on synthetically modified versions of the Asian botanical herb kratom will take effect May 14, replacing a temporary ban set to expire… Read More
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By: Mark Kennedy | AP
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NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along… Read More
Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough
By: Joshua A. Bickel I AP
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CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Through the window of his combine, Wayne Greier watches his teenage son Blake drive a tractor across an empty field, towing a plow into position for… Read More
Could data centers boost Appalachian Ohio? Experts say it’s complicated
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last month, what could become the country’s largest data center was announced with great fanfare in Pike County. Hundreds gathered under a tent filled… Read More
Ohio primary preview: The Democratic secretary of state race features a lawmaker and a cancer doc
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans affiliated with both major political parties will decide next month who will run in the fall to be the next secretary of state…. Read More
The state says higher safety is the goal with Ohio’s intoxicating hemp ban and new marijuana rules
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A ban on intoxicating hemp has been in place in Ohio for three weeks, outlawing products containing that synthetic cannabinoid, most notably THC beverages. Those… Read More
Democratic secretary of state candidate wants details on Ohio voter data given to the DOJ
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the Democrats who wants to be Ohio’s next secretary of state wants the current occupant of that office, Republican Frank LaRose, to answer… Read More
Ohio governor race: Republican Ramaswamy says more growth means income and property tax cuts
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Both leading candidates for governor have been pushing the issue of affordability for a few weeks. Dr. Amy Acton has no opponent in the… Read More
Ohio governor race: Acton releases lots of affordability ideas, but few specifics on funding them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After weeks of talking in vague terms about her ideas on policies that help Ohioans with rising costs, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton unveiled her… Read More
Ohio bills would end all sports betting outside of casinos and wagers on college games
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three conservative state lawmakers, backed by faith-based and mental health advocates, said Wednesday they want to dramatically reform Ohio laws regulating sports betting, a multi-billion… Read More
A bill seeks to add a college entrance exam favored by conservatives to the SAT and ACT in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An alternative to the SAT and ACT college entrance exams that’s been favored by conservatives could be coming as an option in Ohio. A… Read More
A proposed ban on big data centers in Ohio clears hurdle, with a ways to go
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several rural southwest Ohio residents trying to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot banning large-scale data centers have cleared a hurdle…. Read More
The executive director of Athens County Job and Family Services is arrested and charged with theft in office
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The executive director of Athens County Job and Family Services was arrested Friday morning on a charge of theft in office. Jean Demosky was arraigned on… Read More
Ohio colleges’ compliance with the state’s ban on DEI is being called into question
By: Zack Carreon | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — The first full academic year under Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 is coming to a close. The controversial bill, which became law last summer, banned programs at public universities… Read More
ACLU of Ohio finds more police departments and sheriffs are signing agreements with ICE
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Contracts between Ohio police departments and sheriff’s offices with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have increased since President Donald Trump’s second term in office began. An American Civil… Read More
The US Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling prompts Columbus and other Ohio cities to review bans
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Columbus, Westerville and Whitehall leaders are all reviewing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that struck down a state law in Colorado banning conversion therapy on… Read More
The bribery and corruption trial of former FirstEnergy executives in Akron results in a hung jury
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A jury in Akron hearing bribery and corruption charges against former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former senior vice president Michael Dowling is unable… Read More
Ohio Democrats are proposing bills on affordability, but Republicans have different ideas
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In this election year, Democrats are talking about affordability, including the 33 Democrats in the Ohio House. Last week, Democrats talked up two bills… Read More
Advocates say Ohio ‘can’t ignore’ the ratio of executed to exonerated death row inmates
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state of Ohio has executed 56 men in death row since 1981, and in the same timeframe, vacated the convictions of 12 other… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine rejects the idea of consolidating Ohio universities, as concerns that could happen circulate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A video posted on social media by the leading Republican candidate for governor on his ideas to deal with college costs has raised fears that… Read More
A judge orders the FirstEnergy bribery trial jury back to work after they say they’re at ‘impasse’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Jurors in the bribery and corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy executives are back at their deliberations in Summit County Court in Akron, after telling… Read More
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