Cincy Current - Local News for Cincinnati and Southwest OhioLocal news for Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio: city hall, schools, events, business, public safety, weather, sports, and arts.https://cincycurrent.com/Whistleblower ruling hits Vivek Ramaswamy at worst possible time, reviving ‘conman’ attacks weeks before voting beginshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-revives-strive-whistleblower-case-ramaswamy-election-timing/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-revives-strive-whistleblower-case-ramaswamy-election-timing/A federal judge’s refusal to dismiss a whistleblower claim against Vivek Ramaswamy is dragging allegations about his business practices back into the center of the competitive Ohio governor race.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:43:10 GMTWhere have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/2-1-million-foreign-born-men-left-country-analysis/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/2-1-million-foreign-born-men-left-country-analysis/Analyst Eric Pachman says native-born men are not filling the vacated jobs, undermining Trump's claim that immigrants displace American workers.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:55:45 GMTNew Ohio Senate bill would legislate higher ed viewpoints, further power of SB 1https://cincycurrent.com/posts/cirino-sb-461-ohio-civics-board-viewpoint-control/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/cirino-sb-461-ohio-civics-board-viewpoint-control/Sen. Jerry Cirino says SB 461 closes a loophole, but the bill hands five unelected board members exclusive control over civics course content statewide.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:30:26 GMTSNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunchhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/snap-cuts-threaten-free-school-meals-for-kids/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/snap-cuts-threaten-free-school-meals-for-kids/Since 5.6 million people lost SNAP nationally, schools with mixed income levels risk losing federal funding formulas tied to enrollment, even in universal meal states.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:25:41 GMTCourt records unveil explosive claims inside ongoing lawsuit against Vivek Ramaswamyhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-loses-bid-to-dismiss-strive-whistleblower-lawsuit/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-loses-bid-to-dismiss-strive-whistleblower-lawsuit/TiffinOhio.net reviewed more than 150 pages of court records showing how Ramaswamy fought for years to kill the case — and why a federal judge just refused.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:36:03 GMT20-year-old Haitian honors student dies after ICE ankle monitor left him feeling ‘shame and humiliation,’ family sayshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/pierre-damas-bel-haitian-student-dies-ice-monitor/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/pierre-damas-bel-haitian-student-dies-ice-monitor/Pierre Damas Bel had just begun studying neuroscience at Wright State University. His father says the aspiring doctor was humiliated by a GPS monitor, bullied over it and repeatedly asked immigration officials to remove it.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:54:47 GMTOhio GOP lawmaker accused of child sex abuse posts critic’s number, asks supporters to ‘blow up’ phonehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/creech-posts-critic-number-blow-up-phone/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/creech-posts-critic-number-blow-up-phone/Rep. Rodney Creech posted a critic’s phone number after receiving a “We believe your daughter” text and urged supporters to “blow up” the person’s phone.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:08:27 GMTThese vulnerable Republicans have targeted Social Securityhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/vulnerable-republicans-target-social-security/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/vulnerable-republicans-target-social-security/Millions of Social Security recipients say they would not survive if the program was cut.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:44:10 GMTNew report: Trump’s food safety cuts are making people sickhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-food-safety-cuts-linked-to-rising-illness-outbreaks/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-food-safety-cuts-linked-to-rising-illness-outbreaks/More than 15,000 Americans have contracted cyclosporiasis since May.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:40:49 GMTUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail orderhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/usps-whistleblower-trump-mail-ballot-system-catastrophic-elections/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/usps-whistleblower-trump-mail-ballot-system-catastrophic-elections/The whistleblower says a single misread barcode could cause USPS to reject entire batches of ballots, potentially disenfranchising millions of voters.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:11:44 GMTFederal court blocks Ohio’s proof of citizenship requirements for voter registrationhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/federal-court-blocks-ohio-citizenship-voter-registration/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/federal-court-blocks-ohio-citizenship-voter-registration/LaRose is appealing the ruling and asked the judge to let the requirements stand while the case continues, citing a Franklin County noncitizen voting case as justification.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:43 GMTAs Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdownhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-fake-comments-clean-energy-crackdown/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-fake-comments-clean-energy-crackdown/Ohio regulators rejected a 94-megawatt solar farm despite evidence of fabricated opposition comments, and never referred the case for prosecution.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:50:26 GMTA summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety nethttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/summer-food-recalls-expose-gaps-food-safety-net/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/summer-food-recalls-expose-gaps-food-safety-net/A cyclospora outbreak tied to Mexican lettuce has sickened over 17,000 people, as experts question CDC and FDA staffing cuts that slowed the response.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:30:55 GMTAI’s natural gas addiction could be deadly for Ohio’s communitieshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ai-data-centers-natural-gas-ohio-pollution-health/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ai-data-centers-natural-gas-ohio-pollution-health/A Virginia study found one gas-powered data center could cause up to $99 million yearly in health damages, while Ohio fast-tracks similar plants.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:30:15 GMTFederal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm electionshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-pauses-mifepristone-case-until-december/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-pauses-mifepristone-case-until-december/If Florida and Texas win their lawsuit citing the 150-year-old Comstock Act, mifepristone could become unavailable nationwide regardless of state abortion laws.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:25:26 GMTFeds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising schemehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ftc-22-states-sue-amazon-deceptive-advertising/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ftc-22-states-sue-amazon-deceptive-advertising/Amazon denies the seven-year fake-bid scheme, calling the FTC's case a misreading of 1.5 million pages of internal records amid a $68 billion ad business.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:20:00 GMTLGBTQ+ adults more likely to miss or forgo healthcare, survey findshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/lgbtq-adults-skip-healthcare-kff-survey/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/lgbtq-adults-skip-healthcare-kff-survey/KFF's survey found transgender adults and the uninsured fared worst, with over three-quarters of uninsured LGBTQ+ adults reporting missed care.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:15:57 GMTFederal judge refuses to toss whistleblower case alleging Vivek Ramaswamy demanded employees break securities lawshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-refuses-dismiss-ramaswamy-whistleblower-securities-case/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/judge-refuses-dismiss-ramaswamy-whistleblower-securities-case/A federal judge has refused to dismiss the whistleblower claim against Ohio’s Republican nominee for governor, ruling the former Strive executive alleged enough to keep Ramaswamy personally in the case.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:39:28 GMT‘How is Vivek Ramaswamy not in prison?’ Ohio governor candidate accused of multibillion-dollar ‘pump-and-dump’ schemehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-pump-and-dump-axovant-securities-violations/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-pump-and-dump-axovant-securities-violations/His mother helped rework failed Alzheimer's trial data as Ramaswamy sold nearly $40 million in stock before the drug failed its decisive Phase 3 test.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:27:34 GMTDeWine study: Ramaswamy’s tax promise could mean new taxes on groceries and health carehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/dewine-study-ramaswamy-zero-property-tax-plan-could-mean-groceries-health-care/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/dewine-study-ramaswamy-zero-property-tax-plan-could-mean-groceries-health-care/The DeWine budget office warns replacing Ohio's $24 billion in local property-tax revenue could require a 15% to 18% sales tax, among the nation's highest.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:59:46 GMT‘Springfield is under siege right now.’ ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ice-detains-haitian-pastors-springfield-siege/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ice-detains-haitian-pastors-springfield-siege/Detainees include a pastor whose congregation is now without leadership, as advocates say ankle monitors and jail transfers to Butler County are inhumane.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:15 GMTOhio Supreme Court rejects judge’s claim abortion amendment hinders jobhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-rejects-judge-abortion-amendment-claim/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-rejects-judge-abortion-amendment-claim/The ACLU of Ohio and the attorney general argued Trumbull County Judge David Engler offered no evidence the amendment caused his bypass caseload to drop to zero.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:55:45 GMTOhio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-aca-enrollment-drops-15-percent-premium-hike-2027/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-aca-enrollment-drops-15-percent-premium-hike-2027/With 161,000 Ohioans already gone, insurers say the remaining pool is sicker and costlier to cover, driving 2027 premium hikes averaging 14.7%.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:50:32 GMTMore rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric carehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/rural-hospital-obstetric-closures-long-drives-pregnant-women/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/rural-hospital-obstetric-closures-long-drives-pregnant-women/KFF researchers say Trump's tax law could push more thin-margin rural hospitals to close obstetric units, with Ohio currently among states with the shortest drive times.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:30:59 GMTDemocrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state powerhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/democrats-build-state-power-alec-model/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/democrats-build-state-power-alec-model/GOP lawmakers still hold nearly 55% of state seats, and experts say Democrats lack decades of coordinated infrastructure that groups like ALEC built.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:20:40 GMTVivek Ramaswamy took $50K identity-based fellowship while already wealthy — then paid to scrub it from Wikipediahttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-soros-fellowship-identity-affirmative-action/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-soros-fellowship-identity-affirmative-action/The anti-DEI Republican accepted a $50,000 fellowship he could only receive because he was the child of immigrants — after already earning hundreds of thousands of dollars on Wall Street.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:08:44 GMTRamaswamy sells a public school origin story. His campaign bio airbrushes out years of elite private school.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-hides-st-xavier-private-school-campaign-biography/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-hides-st-xavier-private-school-campaign-biography/St. Xavier, the unnamed private school in his bio, currently costs $19,500 a year and can accept the same EdChoice vouchers Ramaswamy wants expanded statewide.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:26:44 GMTTrump turns to foreign beef as Ohio cattle producers warn of harm to American farmershttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-expands-beef-imports-ohio-cattle-producers-warn-of-harm/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-expands-beef-imports-ohio-cattle-producers-warn-of-harm/Ohio Cattlemen's Association president Lindsey Hall warns the move discourages herd rebuilding, as economists question whether it will even lower grocery prices.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:52:11 GMTFact check: What Amy Acton actually said about ICE and immigration enforcementhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/fact-check-acton-ice-cooperation-headlines/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/fact-check-acton-ice-cooperation-headlines/Headlines portrayed Acton as embracing ICE and breaking with Democrats. Her actual remarks — and statements dating back to January — show a consistent position on lawful enforcement, public safety and professional standards for law enforcement.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:38:04 GMTReport: Trump and Big Oil see financial windfall as Americans pay more at pumphttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-big-oil-profit-gas-prices-rise/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-big-oil-profit-gas-prices-rise/President Donald Trump’s holdings of oil and gas stocks have gained millions of dollars in value since he began US military attacks on Iran, according to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee minority staff.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:32:36 GMTAs he worked to advance the Intel project, Jon Husted’s wife was invested in ithttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-wife-intel-stock-while-senator-advances-project/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-wife-intel-stock-while-senator-advances-project/Husted also took campaign cash from Intel lobbyist Josh Rubin, whom DeWine named JobsOhio chairman while it steered millions to the company.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:55:01 GMTFamily asks National Republican Senatorial Committee to remove pro-Husted ad showing deadly crashhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/soposki-family-asks-nrsc-remove-husted-ad-deadly-crash/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/soposki-family-asks-nrsc-remove-husted-ad-deadly-crash/The photographer never authorized its use either, and FactCheck.org found the ad draws weak ties between Brown's 1996 vote and the driver who caused the crash.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:50:03 GMTOhio politicians welcomed unregulated data centers by the hundreds. Ohio citizens are fighting back.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-data-centers-community-backlash-oxford-township/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-data-centers-community-backlash-oxford-township/Ohio lost $1.5 billion in 2025 tax breaks to Amazon, Meta and Google, nearly 12 times projections, prompting DeWine to pause new deals.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:58 GMTHow will a trade war with Canada affect Ohio?https://cincycurrent.com/posts/canada-retaliatory-tariffs-ohio-economy/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/canada-retaliatory-tariffs-ohio-economy/Ohio's automobile supply chain faces tariffs on goods crossing the border in both directions, threatening a market that took $17.5 billion in state exports last year.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:28 GMTBehind Jack Windsor’s 'investigative reporter' persona: abuse allegations, bankruptcy and a $185K judgmenthttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/jack-windsor-protection-order-bankruptcies-185k-judgment/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/jack-windsor-protection-order-bankruptcies-185k-judgment/Windsor called scrutiny of his 2018 domestic case a “grotesque obsession” and said claims were disproven or retracted. The docket contains no such finding. Separate court records show a $150,000 loan to his media company ended in a six-figure judgment before he filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:31:28 GMTJon Husted voted to cut food aid for hungry families. Ohio now has 50,000 fewer children on SNAPhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-votes-cut-food-aid-50000-ohio-children-lose-snap/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-votes-cut-food-aid-50000-ohio-children-lose-snap/More than 107,000 fewer Ohioans receive food assistance, including 50,477 fewer children, as new restrictions Husted backed take effect.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:56:42 GMTNew challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court rulinghttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-voting-rights-groups-challenge-trump-mail-in-ballot-rule/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-voting-rights-groups-challenge-trump-mail-in-ballot-rule/Officials from 24 states and D.C. argue the finalized USPS rule tramples state authority over elections, as a judge sets an Aug. 31 briefing deadline.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:26:53 GMT‘Ohio’s become incredibly expensive.’ Democratic lawmakers blame One Big Beautiful Bill for priceshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-democrats-blame-one-big-beautiful-bill-for-rising-costs/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-democrats-blame-one-big-beautiful-bill-for-rising-costs/Landsman's GOP opponent calls the affordability claims hypocritical, as marketplace premiums nearly double and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:15 GMTOhio economists split on benefits of year-round daylight saving timehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-economists-split-year-round-daylight-saving-time/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-economists-split-year-round-daylight-saving-time/Fifteen economists surveyed were nearly evenly split, recalling how 1974's permanent daylight saving experiment collapsed amid dark school bus stops and stalled energy savings.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:55:11 GMTData center developers donate millions to Ohio utility assistance program as national backlash growshttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/data-center-companies-donate-18-5-million-utility-assistance-ohio/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/data-center-companies-donate-18-5-million-utility-assistance-ohio/Critics call the $18.5 million in donations a PR move timed to a GOP memo warning data centers could cost Husted his Senate seat.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:50:57 GMTOhio voters need 20/30 vision for the next round of redistrictinghttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-voters-need-20-30-vision-2030-redistricting/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-voters-need-20-30-vision-2030-redistricting/Republicans' 2010 REDMAP strategy shows how state legislative races years before a census can lock in decades of redistricting control.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:30:31 GMTNew court filings reveal more details of undercover agents’ surveillance of anti-ICE protestershttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/court-filings-reveal-dhs-surveillance-anti-ice-protesters/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/court-filings-reveal-dhs-surveillance-anti-ice-protesters/A defense attorney's filing shows agents used chat-capturing software on Signal groups and subpoenaed website registrars to unmask anti-ICE organizers.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:00:55 GMTRamaswamy’s property tax plan could trigger layoffs of over 50,000 teachers, 32,000 first respondershttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-property-tax-plan-50000-teacher-layoffs/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-property-tax-plan-50000-teacher-layoffs/Fiscal officials warn income or sales taxes would need to nearly triple to replace lost revenue.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:31:24 GMTRamaswamy backed Trump’s tariffs. Ohio manufacturers and farmers got the bill.https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-backed-trump-tariffs-ohio-manufacturers-farmers-pay-price/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-backed-trump-tariffs-ohio-manufacturers-farmers-pay-price/Tosoh SMD lost $4 million in six months while Ohio soybean exports to China fell 85%, as Ramaswamy's campaign defended Trump's trade approach instead of the specific tariffs.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:06:35 GMTTennessee’s Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and givinghttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/dolly-parton-dies-80-music-philanthropy/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/dolly-parton-dies-80-music-philanthropy/Parton, worth an estimated $650 million, gave away millions through her Imagination Library and disaster relief funds, and asked to be buried in a cotton field.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:15:09 GMTActive court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mailhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/court-order-blocks-trump-mail-voting-restriction/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/court-order-blocks-trump-mail-voting-restriction/A separate Massachusetts case still blocks USPS from acting on Trump's order, even after the Supreme Court lifted a related injunction Monday.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:09:46 GMTLes Wexner stepping down as chair of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boardhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/les-wexner-steps-down-osu-medical-center-board-chair/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/les-wexner-steps-down-osu-medical-center-board-chair/Wexner keeps an honorary board seat as M/I Homes CEO Robert Schottenstein is set to take over, while 500 requests to remove Wexner's name from campus buildings remain pending.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:55:18 GMTData center debate exposes Ohio’s uneven energy landscapehttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-energy-rules-favor-natural-gas-over-solar-wind/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-energy-rules-favor-natural-gas-over-solar-wind/Ohio law lets counties ban wind and solar projects and adds local votes and rules gas plants avoid, steering data centers toward fossil fuel power.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:30:44 GMTWho is Linda Caudill? The Republican insider Ramaswamy chose to blame Amy Acton for her mother’s deathhttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/linda-caudill-ramaswamy-blames-acton-mothers-death/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/linda-caudill-ramaswamy-blames-acton-mothers-death/The woman blaming Amy Acton for her mother’s death has spent a decade in Republican politics — chairing Donald Trump’s Hamilton County campaign, organizing conservative activists and winning a seat on the Ohio GOP’s State Central Committee.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:41:55 GMTRamaswamy breaks silence on Max Miller, supports him fully: Preserving GOP control is ‘most important’https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-backs-miller-preserving-gop-control-most-important/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-backs-miller-preserving-gop-control-most-important/Two GOP senators on the same endorsement page as Ramaswamy have called for Miller to resign, but his name still isn't going anywhere.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:51:50 GMT