Local news for Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio: city hall, schools, events, business, public safety, weather, sports, and arts.https://cincycurrent.com/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/gop-linked-pac-spends-1-58m-boosting-levy-attacking-brown/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/gop-linked-pac-spends-1-58m-boosting-levy-attacking-brown/A newly formed political committee reported another $753,000 in advertising spending as it promotes an Ohio Senate candidate who says its campaign materials falsely impersonate him. The money trail leads to Republican consultants tied to Trump and Bernie Moreno.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:38:23 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-warns-consequences-after-trump-supporters-beat-epstein-protester/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-warns-consequences-after-trump-supporters-beat-epstein-protester/Ohio's Republican senator responded to the beating of a woman at a Trump rally held to support his campaign by warning about the consequences of political protest. Five weeks earlier, he declared that political violence "must never be tolerated."Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:22:36 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-h1b-visas-campaign-donations-ohio-governor/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-h1b-visas-campaign-donations-ohio-governor/Campaign filings show an Infinite Computer Solutions executive gave nearly $12,000, while Yass and Musk poured $35 million into a pro-Ramaswamy super PAC.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:38:51 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-biotech-crashes-cost-ohio-teachers-pension-7-5-million/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-biotech-crashes-cost-ohio-teachers-pension-7-5-million/An examination of federal securities filings traces nearly $7.5 million in stock-price declines across public retirement funds invested in Axovant and Immunovant. Ohio's teachers' pension held shares in both.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:36:38 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/no-kings-movement-stages-vote-early-day-of-action/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/no-kings-movement-stages-vote-early-day-of-action/More than 2,500 events in all 50 states will pair with efforts from Bishop William Barber and the ACLU, while the RNC accuses Democrats of manipulating maps.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:44 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-early-voting-up-absentee-requests-down/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-early-voting-up-absentee-requests-down/A political scientist says Trump's years of attacks on mail voting, not his recent reversal, explain the drop as Democrats and independents lead early returns.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:33 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-healthcare-cuts-ohio-premiums-midterm-checks/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-healthcare-cuts-ohio-premiums-midterm-checks/The $500 and $90 checks exclude most Ohio enrollees and come as 160,000 residents already lost ACA coverage and 356,000 face Medicaid cuts.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:35:05 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/public-defender-shortage-indigent-defendants-texas/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/public-defender-shortage-indigent-defendants-texas/Texas lost nearly a fourth of its indigent-defense attorneys in a decade, a crisis echoed in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Kansas and New Mexico, researchers find.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:15:07 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-backed-utility-eminent-domain-law-now-threatens-ohio-farms-for-data/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-backed-utility-eminent-domain-law-now-threatens-ohio-farms-for-data/A 2022 Ohio Supreme Court case shows AEP already invoked the 2007 law to claim presumptions favoring condemnation, with a hearing on new Piketon-area lines set for October 27.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:20:34 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-campaign-removes-convicted-sex-offender-from-ad/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-campaign-removes-convicted-sex-offender-from-ad/His sexual predator registry photo appears to show the same patriotic shirt Ramaswamy complimented at a county fair before the ad was produced.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:53:48 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/merrin-promises-ohio-jobs-while-distributing-bangladesh-made-shirts/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/merrin-promises-ohio-jobs-while-distributing-bangladesh-made-shirts/When pressed on the Bangladesh-made shirts, Merrin deflected by calling Kaptur pro-China and pro-Mexico, despite her votes against NAFTA and China trade relations.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:38:28 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-loans-5-million-more-as-acton-outraises-him/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-loans-5-million-more-as-acton-outraises-him/Despite trailing in donor fundraising for three straight months, Ramaswamy has now sunk more than $36 million of his own money into the governor's race.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:55:32 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-age-limits-helmet-rules-e-bikes-scooters/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-age-limits-helmet-rules-e-bikes-scooters/Sponsors cite Akron Children's Hospital already topping its 2025 e-bike injury total by July and a fatal Columbus crash as lawmakers push a spring deadline.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:50:43 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/urban-rural-hospitals-closing-similar-rates-study/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/urban-rural-hospitals-closing-similar-rates-study/Harvard researchers found 432 hospitals closed since 2010, mostly for-profit or safety-net facilities serving high-poverty counties with limited transportation.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:15:26 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/sherrod-brown-cost-of-living-plan-ohio-senate/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/sherrod-brown-cost-of-living-plan-ohio-senate/The former Democratic Ohio senator is challenging current Republican Sen. Jon Husted in the Nov. 3 election.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:31:58 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-keeps-stidham-on-ballot-sidesteps-open-meetings-ruling/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-keeps-stidham-on-ballot-sidesteps-open-meetings-ruling/Attorneys for the voter who brought the case say the decision denied Ohioans an answer about transparency in the election process.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:21:05 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/acton-small-business-bexley-campaign-stop/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/acton-small-business-bexley-campaign-stop/A Bexley cafe owner says his electric bill jumped from $1,500 to $3,400 a month, prompting Acton to pitch small-business loans and health cost negotiations.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:15 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/voters-blame-trumps-tariffs-rising-cost-living-midterms/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/voters-blame-trumps-tariffs-rising-cost-living-midterms/Polls show 74% of voters, including 66% of Republicans, blame Trump's tariffs for store price hikes, with Democrats from Ohio to Georgia campaigning to repeal them.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:32:51 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/senate-candidates-silent-social-security-2032-benefits-cliff/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/senate-candidates-silent-social-security-2032-benefits-cliff/Most candidates, including Ohio's Brown and Husted, dodged or ignored questions about the 22% benefit cut set to hit automatically in 2032.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:27:10 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/study-data-center-ban-better-for-ohio-than-status-quo/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/study-data-center-ban-better-for-ohio-than-status-quo/Scioto Analysis ran 10,000 simulations and found requiring data centers to use 90% renewable power scored best, after Ohio taxpayers covered $2.3 billion in subsidies.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:39 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-booming-economy-claim-ohio-voters-disagree/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-booming-economy-claim-ohio-voters-disagree/Polling shows most Ohioans rate the economy poorly and disapprove of Trump at 35%, despite his booming claim made days before 1,400 layoffs.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:30:06 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-suspend-fuel-taxes-election-pressure/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-suspend-fuel-taxes-election-pressure/Ohio Democratic leader Nickie Antonio calls her own chamber's gas tax holiday a late scramble tied to falling GOP poll numbers before the election.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:10:32 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-kept-click-campaign-chair-after-abuse-investigation-public/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-kept-click-campaign-chair-after-abuse-investigation-public/The Ohio senator's campaign identified Click as its Sandusky County chairman a month after police allegations became public, then touted his endorsement months later.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:30:43 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/voting-rights-groups-deploy-poll-monitors-amid-intimidation-fears/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/voting-rights-groups-deploy-poll-monitors-amid-intimidation-fears/Vote Safe volunteers will deploy in Ohio first, where Husted faces Brown and fears of ICE targeting Black and Haitian voters are running high.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:52:41 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/senate-majority-pac-targets-9-states-eyes-republican-strongholds/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/senate-majority-pac-targets-9-states-eyes-republican-strongholds/The group is watching Kansas, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina as possible expansion states even as Republicans hold a massive cash advantage.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:46:20 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-analyst-says-10-diesel-possible/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-analyst-says-10-diesel-possible/Analyst Eric Pachman says near-record-low reserves, delayed refinery maintenance and an Iran-driven export squeeze could push diesel past $10 a gallon.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:20 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/election-integrity-unit-clears-ramaswamy-credit-card-reporting/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/election-integrity-unit-clears-ramaswamy-credit-card-reporting/Sen. Kent Smith questions whether LaRose, who has endorsed Ramaswamy, is letting the campaign skate after it logged nearly $500,000 in obscured credit card spending.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:55:25 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-hb-1014-power-outage-compensation/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-hb-1014-power-outage-compensation/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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/water-bills-rising-faster-than-inflation-groceries/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/water-bills-rising-faster-than-inflation-groceries/Food and Water Watch found West Virginia households paid $1,383 for water last year versus $286 in Idaho, with for-profit utilities charging more than public systems.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:10:38 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/democrats-could-win-majority-governors-offices-first-time-16-years/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/democrats-could-win-majority-governors-offices-first-time-16-years/Even Texas and Florida governor races have moved toward Democrats, as analysts tie the shift to Trump's approval ratings and economic discontent.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:05:04 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/kff-poll-democrats-trusted-healthcare-costs-midterms/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/kff-poll-democrats-trusted-healthcare-costs-midterms/KFF poll finds 63% of Democrats feel more motivated to vote than in past elections, versus 38% of Republicans, ahead of November midterms.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:35:24 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/aclu-west-virginia-sues-over-unconstitutional-school-underfunding/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/aclu-west-virginia-sues-over-unconstitutional-school-underfunding/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:20 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/abortion-access-improving-ohio-opponents-push-restrictions/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/abortion-access-improving-ohio-opponents-push-restrictions/Ohio lawmakers unanimously passed a tax credit for anti-abortion pregnancy centers while Sen. Husted and religious groups push to restrict the abortion pill nationally.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:50:31 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/kratom-7-oh-laws-diverge-synthetic-products-spread/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/kratom-7-oh-laws-diverge-synthetic-products-spread/Poison center reports jumped nearly 1,200% since 2015, and 36 states introduced regulations this session after two Ole Miss students died with synthetic kratom nearby.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:30:35 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-reversal-mail-voting-gop-trailing-polls/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-reversal-mail-voting-gop-trailing-polls/Despite his reversal, the Supreme Court already blocked his order restricting mail ballots, and the League of Women Voters says it still plans to sue.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:54:53 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-calendar-blacked-out-hb-6-signing-day/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/husted-calendar-blacked-out-hb-6-signing-day/FirstEnergy executives described Jon Husted as “highly engaged” and “fighting to the end” for House Bill 6, the utility-backed bailout at the center of Ohio’s $61 million bribery scandal. Every meeting shown on Husted’s official calendar is redacted on the day Gov. Mike DeWine signed it into law.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:47:04 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-appears-with-radio-host-jack-windsor-domestic-violence-order/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-appears-with-radio-host-jack-windsor-domestic-violence-order/Jack Windsor's ex-wife accused him of threats, confinement and violence. Windsor later agreed to a domestic violence civil protection order. On Friday, he was onstage interviewing Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:33:59 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-super-pac-kept-100k-dubin-epstein-associate/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-super-pac-kept-100k-dubin-epstein-associate/Ramaswamy repeatedly promised to expose Jeffrey Epstein's network and publish the "full Epstein client list." His running mate, Rob McColley, separately accepted $5,000 from Les Wexner, whom an FBI document named as an Epstein "co-conspirator."Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:19:19 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/pierre-damas-bel-haitian-student-remembered/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/pierre-damas-bel-haitian-student-remembered/Gov. DeWine attended the Springfield funeral as advocates said ICE's ankle monitor requirement after Trump ended Haitian protected status drove the 20-year-old's death.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:47 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/marist-poll-brown-acton-lead-ohio-races/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/marist-poll-brown-acton-lead-ohio-races/A GOP memo warns data center backlash is dragging down Husted, while 41% of Ohio voters say their midterm ballot is a statement against Trump.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:50:46 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-gas-tax-suspension-alternatives/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-gas-tax-suspension-alternatives/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.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:30:06 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/prediction-markets-spend-3-million-lobbying-states-feds/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/prediction-markets-spend-3-million-lobbying-states-feds/Kalshi hired lobbyists in 41 states and funded both parties' AG groups as a federal agency with four vacancies sues states trying to regulate the industry.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:25:11 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/september-jobs-report-29k-growth-slowdown/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/september-jobs-report-29k-growth-slowdown/Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards calls it a textbook weak report as wages trail inflation and August, July job gains were revised sharply downward.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:15:55 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-prep-for-possible-trump-election-interference-midterms/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/states-prep-for-possible-trump-election-interference-midterms/Denver and voting rights groups have already sued over DHS claims ICE can serve warrants at polling sites, citing incidents in three states this year.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:24:05 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/grid-growth-transmission-line-ohio-permitting-battle/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/grid-growth-transmission-line-ohio-permitting-battle/Darke, Shelby, Miami and Champaign county officials all back the $1.1 billion power line, as long as it crosses someone else's land instead.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:44 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/five-springfield-haitians-deported-after-trump-ends-protected-status/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/five-springfield-haitians-deported-after-trump-ends-protected-status/Deportees arrive in Haiti amid a State Department Do Not Travel advisory, as a 20-year-old Wright State student's death by suicide has shaken Springfield's community.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:55:03 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-blocks-census-data-safety-net-cuts-ohio/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/trump-blocks-census-data-safety-net-cuts-ohio/Advocates say the Census Bureau's delayed poverty data and USDA's scrapped food-insecurity survey mask fallout from SNAP and ACA cuts that hit Ohio hardest.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:50:09 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-teacher-salary-ranks-23rd-nation-average-70586/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-teacher-salary-ranks-23rd-nation-average-70586/Ohio starting teacher pay ranks 46th nationally at $42,222, as gubernatorial rivals Ramaswamy and Acton both pitch raising salaries from a $35,000 base.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:55:33 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-strive-moves-ohio-texas-despite-denial/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ramaswamy-strive-moves-ohio-texas-despite-denial/Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Enterprises and was listed as majority owner when the company moved to Dallas in 2024.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:49:50 GMThttps://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-approve-90-day-gas-tax-holiday/https://cincycurrent.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-approve-90-day-gas-tax-holiday/Democrats say the $725 million measure, pushed by governor candidate Ramaswamy, was rushed through with no amendments allowed and only $3 weekly savings.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:36:21 GMT