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Mike Dovilla backed Ohio data center tax breaks, collected thousands from industry lobbyists
Records show Dovilla backed three separate measures expanding the tax break before lobbyists for QTS Data Centers gave his campaign nearly $3,000.
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Husted took $630K from data center interests
Husted personally championed a sales tax exemption that helped bring a Google data center to New Albany, and his top aide has taken $94,000 in donations.
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FirstEnergy wants rate hike as consumers in Ohio face record prices
Consumer advocates say the utility tied to the state’s largest public corruption case needs to rebuild trust and be held accountable.
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Households face higher heating bills this winter amid rising electricity and oil costs
Home heating costs are anticipated to rise by almost 9% this winter, according to a recent analysis.
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Ohio now has over 125 active moratoriums on data centers. See where they are.
A BGSU poll finds 78% of Ohioans back the pauses, as developers sue Urbana, Lordstown and other cities over shifting local rules.
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Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing
The Center for Responsible Food Business found overcharges outnumbered undercharges nearly 3-to-1 across 389 Ohio inspections, hitting minority and senior shoppers hardest.
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2,776 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest leased for more than $11 million for fracking
Ohio Environmental Council attorney Nathan Johnson says the sale violates environmental law and is preparing a federal court challenge over the first Wayne lease sale since 2017.
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Should the state of Ohio ban property tax incentives for data centers?
New research suggests data center incentives sway roughly a third of siting decisions, raising questions about who bears the environmental costs versus who gets the tax breaks.
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The fight against Flock cameras in Ohio is just the beginning
An analysis found Flock cameras wrongly flagged 71% of vehicles as stolen, while Texas deputies used the network to track a woman across state lines over an abortion.
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New report: tailgating is more expensive under Trump
Ground beef is up 24% since Trump took office and gas hit $4.15 a gallon, as the report ties Canadian aluminum tariffs to pricier beer cans.
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Caleb Stidham admits voting for himself in closed-door nomination
Stidham denies the event was a GOP fundraiser even as LaRose confirms attending it the day before certifying him in a 2-2 tiebreaker.
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Republican insiders describe growing strain inside Ramaswamy-McColley campaign
A source with direct knowledge of Rob McColley’s operation tells TiffinOhio.net the Ohio Senate president and Vivek Ramaswamy do not get along and that McColley has grown resentful after being shut out of strategy, messaging and key campaign decisions.
