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Race for Ohio Treasurer decides who invests the state’s billions and how
Democrat Seth Walsh wants the office to fight a stadium-funding lawsuit over unclaimed funds, while Republican Jay Edwards wants Ohio banks over Wall Street investors.
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The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight.
Ohio now requires wholesalers to disclose they may resell contracts below market value, joining 15 states cracking down on deals critics call predatory.
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‘Social Security is on the ballot’: Former Social Security chief warns Ohio retirees about Ramaswamy
Martin O’Malley brought Vivek Ramaswamy’s own record to Toledo, including his support for investing Social Security money in the stock market and his statement that privatization or partial privatization is a “reasonable conversation to have.”
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69% of Ohioans struggle to afford at least one basic need, new report says
Families are finding it difficult to pay for food, housing, healthcare, and childcare, the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality analysis says.
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National security leaders endorse Acton, blast Ramaswamy over FBI shutdown plan, public safety
A coalition of more than 1,600 former military, diplomatic and national security officials is backing Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor — while taking direct aim at Republican Vivek Ramaswamy over his proposal to shut down the FBI and what the group says are policies that would weaken public safety.
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Republican tells Ramaswamy to ‘park the damn jet’ after nearly $700K in campaign aircraft spending
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has spent nearly $700,000 leasing private aircraft, including for roughly 30-minute flights between Ohio cities. Now criticism of that spending is coming from inside his own party.
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Ohio’s work to lower infant mortality rate shows progress, but certain communities still struggle
Black infants in Ohio die at more than double the rate of white infants, as state funding for maternal programs shrinks and a paid leave bill stalls in committee.
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Ohio gets a failing mark on sex education policy from national group
Ohio's teen birth rate tops the national average as lawmakers push abstinence-focused mandates like the success sequence law and Baby Olivia bill.
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Ohio economists: Abatements may attract data centers, but is that a good thing?
One economist calls the incentives a race to the bottom with few local jobs, while another says Ohio's $2.3 billion likely bought data centers it would have gotten free.
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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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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
A 2025 federal law forces 15 states, including Michigan, to cut Medicaid payments up to 25% by 2028, which researchers say could shrink patient access.
