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Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee
The bills respond to Trump administration scrutiny of childcare fraud, though providers and prosecutors criticized the fraud measures during committee debate.
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Ohio Supreme Court further whittles public records laws
In a 6-1 decision, the Republican-dominated court limited discovery in a case where the Center for Media and Democracy sought records of then-AG Yost's involvement with pro-Trump legal groups.
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High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
Connecticut, Washington and other states are divided on whether to cap THC potency as research links high-strength products to psychosis and addiction.
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Ohio has committed at least $2.3 billion in sales tax breaks for data centers
Google, Meta and Amazon each get sales tax exemptions worth $600 million apiece over 40 years, according to new data obtained by Signal Statewide. The long-term total could be “significantly higher,” officials say.
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Ohio will again send all voters absentee ballot applications as mail voting continues to plunge
A state spending panel voted Monday to approve spending $2.5 million on the universal absentee ballot application mailing, which Ohio has done in every even-year, general election since 2012.
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Ohio sheriff to deploy helicopters for illegal marijuana grows with fresh $70,000 grant
The Ohio Controlling Board released money for the Ohio Attorney General’s office to contract with the Butler County Sheriff Office’s aviation unit to look for illegal marijuana grows.
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Ramaswamy kept paying security firm after bodyguard arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 132,000 Ohioans
The campaign paid $2,000 to ARK Protection Group four days after publicly firing the firm over the bodyguard's arrest.
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Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy
Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to fund coal plants and mines across nine states, drawing praise from GOP governors and fire from environmental groups who call it a polluter bailout.
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Big tech defends data centers before Ohio lawmakers
Tech giants faced skeptical lawmakers and fierce public opposition over nondisclosure deals, tax breaks, and power grid impacts.
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Telehealth access to abortion pill is lifesaving for domestic violence survivors, some say
The 5th Circuit temporarily blocked the FDA rule in May, but the Supreme Court paused that decision while the case proceeds—and the rule could still fall.
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Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders
The Ninth Circuit ruled the 22 young plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the orders, saying the scope was too broad for courts to oversee.
