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We asked Ohio’s death row what they think of governor’s death penalty reversal
Sixteen condemned Ohio prisoners told The Marshall Project the death penalty never deterred them, while questioning why DeWine has commuted only one sentence.
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Ohio voters buried SB 5. The anti-union operatives who fought to save it now run Ramaswamy’s campaign
Seneca County rejected SB 5 by 25 points in 2011, and the unions it targeted have mostly endorsed Ramaswamy's Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, this year.
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Jon Husted campaign chair quits after guilty plea in case involving 15-year-old
Havas served 90 days in jail after his 2009 case was reduced from sexual misconduct with a minor to misdemeanor assault, records show.
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Moreno moves to restrict birthright citizenship — the same right that made Ramaswamy a citizen
The bill's own wording would exempt Ramaswamy, whose campaign says his parents held green cards, while narrowing citizenship for others he's echoed.
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Feds, Ohio Republicans focus on individual cases of Medicaid fraud, but what about corporations?
Ohio already collected $88 million from Centene and $100 million from drug middlemen, but those cases went unmentioned at the June fraud press conference.
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In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland
Golf courses use nearly triple the farmland solar does statewide, and suburban sprawl five times more, according to a new SEIA land-use map.
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Ohioans call out Jon Husted over donations from Epstein 'co-conspirator', now in Marietta
Husted received $116,892 from Wexner between 2001 and 2025, then voted against releasing Epstein records in September before reversing course months later.
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As Ramaswamy vacations in Europe, biotech he founded collects $950M COVID vaccine payment
Ramaswamy's biotech firm is collecting $950 million from Moderna for the same COVID vaccine technology he now attacks as a gubernatorial candidate.
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Why Democrats think they can compete in this ‘sleeper’ Ohio congressional race
Miller's messy divorce and Poindexter's union roots have Democrats eyeing pickup odds in a district Trump won by 11 points.
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Ohio saw the largest drop in enrollment after Trump/Republican Affordable Care Act cuts
Ohio lost 161,385 ACA enrollees after Congress let pandemic subsidies expire, nearly triple the national average rate of decline.
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Ohio children unable to access mental healthcare because of insurance, costs, and lack of providers
A Health Policy Institute study finds nearly half of Ohio families cite insurance barriers, with out-of-network therapy costing $220 monthly versus $28 in-network.
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Ohio has made $314 million by opening state lands to fracking
Signing bonuses and early royalty payments signal Ohio’s decision to open state parks and wildlife areas to fracking means big money for the state. Environmentalists say it’s not worth the tradeoff.
