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13,000 more Ohioans to lose food stamps for not meeting requirements under Trump law
The cuts follow 80,000 Ohioans losing SNAP benefits since July, with older adults ages 55-64 hit hardest after losing work requirement exemptions.
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Economists: Incentives for Ohio data centers are a loser. So is banning new construction
Economists say Ohio's heavy data center subsidies are a bad idea. But they say banning construction of large new centers is also a bad idea.
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Conditions in Haiti ‘grave’ as Supreme Court weighs allowing revoked legal status and deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for roughly 45,000 Haitians in Ohio, as a new report warns Haiti remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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Racial health-care problems are stubborn — and they’re particularly bad in Ohio, report says
Experts warn federal Medicaid cuts and reduced data transparency could deepen racial health disparities in Ohio, where outcomes already lag for Black and Hispanic residents.
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Ohio’s electric bills are high — and so are utility CEO salaries
As Ohio electric bills climbed 22% in February — the sharpest increase of any state but one — the CEOs of the state's four electric utilities collectively took home $81 million in 2025, including a $37 million payday for AEP's top executive.
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Giant U.S. Constitution coming to Ohio in advance of Independence Day
A massive replica of the U.S. Constitution's preamble is touring Ohio cities this spring, giving residents a chance to sign the scroll before it's displayed in Washington, D.C. on the nation's 250th anniversary.
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Regional businesses say Iran war, Trump tariffs are increasing prices, hurting the economy
The Cleveland Fed's latest Beige Book finds Ohio businesses grappling with skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer costs tied to the Middle East conflict and Trump's tariffs, while low-income residents face growing financial strain.
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Ohio AG joins call to protect state drug-pricing transparency laws
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is among 45 state attorneys general urging the federal government to strengthen oversight of pharmacy benefit managers — and to ensure a proposed federal transparency rule doesn't override state laws already on the books.
