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Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee
The bills respond to Trump administration scrutiny of childcare fraud, though providers and prosecutors criticized the fraud measures during committee debate.
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Ohio has committed at least $2.3 billion in sales tax breaks for data centers
Google, Meta and Amazon each get sales tax exemptions worth $600 million apiece over 40 years, according to new data obtained by Signal Statewide. The long-term total could be “significantly higher,” officials say.
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Ohio will again send all voters absentee ballot applications as mail voting continues to plunge
A state spending panel voted Monday to approve spending $2.5 million on the universal absentee ballot application mailing, which Ohio has done in every even-year, general election since 2012.
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Ohio sheriff to deploy helicopters for illegal marijuana grows with fresh $70,000 grant
The Ohio Controlling Board released money for the Ohio Attorney General’s office to contract with the Butler County Sheriff Office’s aviation unit to look for illegal marijuana grows.
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Ramaswamy kept paying security firm after bodyguard arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 132,000 Ohioans
The campaign paid $2,000 to ARK Protection Group four days after publicly firing the firm over the bodyguard's arrest.
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Big tech defends data centers before Ohio lawmakers
Tech giants faced skeptical lawmakers and fierce public opposition over nondisclosure deals, tax breaks, and power grid impacts.
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Ohio Rep. Max Miller accused of violating restraining order against ex-wife
Moreno's legal team filed a contempt motion after Miller gave a media interview hours after a judge issued a restraining order, and withheld audio from discovery.
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Ramaswamy's tax plan rewards the wealthy and corporations while shifting the bill to working Ohioans
Ramaswamy's own financial disclosure shows $768,968 in capital gains in 2025—the exact income his proposal would exempt from state taxes.
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Ohio Republican named to lead data center hearings had undisclosed stakes in energy companies
Chavez co-chairs the panel despite an unresolved ethics complaint alleging he hid energy sector stakes while advancing related legislation as Senate Energy Committee chair.
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Jon Husted votes to block insurance accountability measures after collecting over $679K from industry
Husted opposed two amendments to investigate insurance denials and Medicaid losses, votes that came as insurers have given him $679K and are raising Ohio ACA rates up to 37%.
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Ohio property tax abolition campaign drops 2026 ballot bid
A leader with the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes said they’re instead targeting the November 2027 election after falling short of their signature gathering goals.
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Utility executives reindicted on state bribery charges
A hung jury forced a retry; prosecutors say new evidence from a civil lawsuit strengthens their case against the former executives.
