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Submetering boss gave Ramaswamy $25K as bill easing rules for his industry advanced
DeWine vetoed the bill weeks later, calling the submetering model fundamentally flawed and citing tenants barred from choosing suppliers or income-based aid.
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Some Ohio universities keep using Flock surveillance cameras as cities consider a pause
The technology helps universities monitor crime – but critics, including some students, worry it could also put immigrant students at risk.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says he’ll never quit on Ohio. His record tells another story
A jet-fueled record of drug failures, pandemic profits, a relocated firm and data-center investments raises questions Ohio voters must weigh before Nov. 3.
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US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Medical groups back standard time instead, and Rep. Madeleine Dean cited deadly 1974 school-commute crashes as the lone House vote against the bill.
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Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid
Faber's campaign wouldn't clarify his remarks on home-care waivers, while Democratic rival Kulewicz argues Republicans are using fraud claims to justify cutting the program.
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Ohioans received $182.5 million from the state’s unclaimed funds during 2026 fiscal year
Payouts nearly tripled after DeWine tapped $1 billion in unclaimed funds for stadiums, with 14 facilities still competing for a remaining $400 million.
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Ramaswamy under fire for taking over $10K from operative jailed in case involving 15-year-old
Havas resigned as Husted's Franklin County chair over the same 2009 case, and it's the third donor or endorser tied to misconduct in Ramaswamy's campaign.
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Book bans, censorship, and funding fears challenge Ohio public school librarians
A statewide survey found 56% of responding Ohio librarians faced censorship attempts since 2021, as lawmakers weigh new bills over library materials.
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‘The precipice of an emergency.’ Marietta residents worry drinking water could become contaminated.
ODNR has confirmed brine waste migration from seven Washington County injection wells since 2019, prompting four owners to voluntarily halt operations this July.
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘meritocracy’ campaign takes $10K from dad jailed for rigging daughter’s ACT
Hauser served two months in prison for paying $40,000 to fix his daughter's ACT score, one of dozens caught in the Varsity Blues admissions scandal.
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Ohio progressive group turns FBI raid into voter mobilization pitch
Allies of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are launching a social media ad campaign portraying the FBI investigation as an attempt at voter suppression that they say will backfire on Republicans this fall.
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Former Ohio Supreme Court justices join tour for independent, nonpartisan judiciary
Former Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and colleagues warned that partisan judicial races and a president above the law threaten courts ahead of November's midterms.
