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Trump claims Ohio’s economy is ‘booming.’ The November election might show if Ohio voters agree.
Polling shows most Ohioans rate the economy poorly and disapprove of Trump at 35%, despite his booming claim made days before 1,400 layoffs.
Commentary & Analysis
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What does it really cost Ohio households to lose power for a day?
A bipartisan Ohio House bill would force utilities to pay households at least $50 after 16-hour outages, with no rate hikes to cover the cost.
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The promise of a free education is fundamental to our democracy
ACLU of West Virginia's new lawsuit cites per-pupil spending gaps up to $14,000 between counties, arguing the funding system is worse than when courts struck it down decades ago.
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Can Ohio do better than a gas tax suspension?
Economists note the $725 million gas tax holiday skips 370,000 no-car households and would give at-risk families more relief through rebates or tax credits.
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Will gas tax gimmick make Ohioans forget why we are in this mess and who got us here?
DeWine calls the $700 million plan a very bad idea as GOP leaders rush a special session days before early voting begins in Ohio.
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Ohio farmers are getting crushed by our politicians’ failure to fight for us
Ashland County farmer Joe Stimmell says Husted and Miller's war votes and tariffs pushed fertilizer near $850 a ton and cut cattle values by 20%.
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Ohio families are paying the price for the government-induced energy crisis
Analysis ties Sen. Husted's 14 votes and the Iran war to $2,175 in added costs per Ohio household this year, plus $190 more annually by 2035 from clean energy cuts.
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Ohio lawmakers turn their backs on public schools again
A Cleveland Heights education coalition says lawmakers sat on a $2.4 billion surplus instead of closing the Fair School Funding Plan's $2.75 billion gap.
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Politicians continue campaign of dehumanizing trans people as affordability crisis crushes families
Ohio Democrats like Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur have shifted toward anti-trans messaging in tight races, drawing backlash from transgender activists who feel abandoned.
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ICE’s culture of fear in Ohio is an un-American betrayal of our fundamental values
An Oberlin historian who lived through Pinochet's Chile compares ICE tactics, including a $16.7 million shock-glove contract, to authoritarian fear campaigns.
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30 years of Republican dominance of Ohio politics: The results
Ohio's median income rank fell from 23rd to 39th since 1999, while K-12 schools dropped from 5th to 21st nationally, the analysis finds.
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Ohio taxpayers face a $1,670 deportation bill, and a smaller workforce
Federal data show 47% of Ohio ICE detainees had no criminal history, while immigrants fill outsized shares of Ohio's care, farm and factory jobs.
