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Ohio recovery housing has grown nearly 400%, new executive order provides more oversight
DeWine's order follows accounts of overcrowded, unregulated homes with cockroaches and failing septic systems, especially across opioid-hit southern Ohio.
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Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio’s ICE offices and wear ankle monitors
Advocates say Springfield is singled out among 30,000 central Ohio Haitians, while ICE detained four Haitians locally in a single week this month.
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Ohio’s recreational marijuana prices are higher than what Michigan customers pay
A new Ohio law criminalizes bringing Michigan marijuana home even as advocates say the price gap keeps drawing Ohioans across the border.
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Candidates highlight data center plans. Next Ohio governor will select regulators.
Innovation Ohio calls Ramaswamy's free-electricity pledge unserious, noting he holds financial stakes in AI chipmakers and data center firms.
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FIRE report gives 14 Ohio universities yellow light ratings for free speech policies
Cleveland State was Ohio's only green light school, while the national red light rate hit an all-time low of 13.2% in FIRE's 20th annual survey.
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Vinton County children endangerment case increases interest in bill to ban child marriage in Ohio
The mother of 16 children found in squalor wed at 15 in West Virginia, fueling a stalled Ohio bill that supporters hope passes during lame duck session.
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Ohio cities brace for possible uptick of ICE activity after protected status ends for Haitians
Springfield leaders say ICE is now summoning Haitians to Cincinnati field offices for ankle monitors, while a respite network preps to shelter US citizen children.
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Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking
Public comments on the September auction close Aug. 17, part of a broader federal plan to lease 40,000 acres of Wayne National Forest for shale drilling.
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‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
About 14% of Ohio students receive special education services, and advocates warn shifting oversight to HHS could push a medical model over educational access.
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Ohio renters need to earn at least $23.82 an hour to afford two-bedroom rental, new report shows
The average Ohio renter earns $19.59 an hour, $4.23 short, while the state faces a shortage of 266,000 affordable rental units.
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State audit says Ohio’s only public HBCU inaccurately charged students tuition and fees
Auditor Keith Faber also wants the former CFO and his insurer to repay over $105,000 in penalties from late retirement fund payments, plus a foundation subpoena went unanswered.
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Ohio approved $1 million in emergency funds to help 16 children from Vinton County
State officials warn foster care costs of up to $250 per child daily could bankrupt Vinton County, while four family members face 16 felony counts each.
