Local news for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio: city hall, schools, events, business, public safety, weather, sports, and arts.https://clevelandmonitor.com/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-mccolley-campaign-strain-mccolley-sidelined/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-mccolley-campaign-strain-mccolley-sidelined/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.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:27:27 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/fracking-firms-pay-11m-wayne-national-forest-leases/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/fracking-firms-pay-11m-wayne-national-forest-leases/Five out-of-state gas companies win rights to drill under 2,800 acres of the Wayne National Forest, achieving a long-sought goal for the industry.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:06:14 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/fed-raises-rates-first-time-3-years-inflation/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/fed-raises-rates-first-time-3-years-inflation/Trump blasted the quarter-point hike as gas hit $4.37 a gallon amid the Iran war, while Fed Chair Warsh insisted the central bank stays in its own lane.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:11:01 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-chamber-sues-unitedhealth-breach-contract-deception/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-chamber-sues-unitedhealth-breach-contract-deception/The lawsuit comes a year after the Chamber sided with UnitedHealth against pharmacy-backed legislation targeting drug-middleman practices in Ohio.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:10 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/38-ohio-school-districts-need-support-state-standards/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/38-ohio-school-districts-need-support-state-standards/Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Canton are among districts scoring lowest, even as statewide reading and math proficiency hit five-year highs.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:55:14 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-voters-angry-will-they-hold-politicians-accountable-november/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-voters-angry-will-they-hold-politicians-accountable-november/Polls show tossup Senate and governor races as gas hits $4.16, ACA premiums double, and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits under federal cuts.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:35:18 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-legislature-120-school-districts-fiscal-crisis-charters-vouchers/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-legislature-120-school-districts-fiscal-crisis-charters-vouchers/More than 120 Ohio districts are cutting budgets as charter and voucher spending nears $4 billion, prompting calls for citizenship rules on charter board members.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:30:47 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/miller-ad-misrepresents-poindexter-taxes-health-care/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/miller-ad-misrepresents-poindexter-taxes-health-care/Poindexter's actual record shows support for modest local levies funding libraries and a hospital now facing Medicaid cuts Miller backed in Congress.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:22:35 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-remains-defendant-strive-harassment-retaliation-lawsuit/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-remains-defendant-strive-harassment-retaliation-lawsuit/Joyce Rosely says she raised concerns about then-COO Ben Pham aggressively pursuing a newly hired subordinate. Two months later, Strive fired her. The retaliation claim tied to the harassment complaint was dismissed without prejudice last month, while separate whistleblower claims against Ramaswamy remain active.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:01:20 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/iran-war-costs-40-billion-cbo-analysis/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/iran-war-costs-40-billion-cbo-analysis/CBO warns the Pentagon's missile interceptor stockpile has been so depleted it could take years to rebuild if another conflict erupts.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:26:04 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/patel-dodges-polling-place-questions-senate-hearing/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/patel-dodges-polling-place-questions-senate-hearing/Booker called Patel an incompetent lackey, Grassley told him to shut up, and Patel wouldn't rule out sending FBI agents to Michigan polling sites.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:22:28 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/voters-favor-senate-candidates-social-security-plan/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/voters-favor-senate-candidates-social-security-plan/Nearly three-quarters of swing-state voters back a new payroll tax on income above $184,500 to head off a 22% benefit cut hitting in 2032.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:18:04 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/cirino-defends-ohio-civics-centers-against-indoctrination-claims/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/cirino-defends-ohio-civics-centers-against-indoctrination-claims/Sen. Jerry Cirino is pushing new legislation to mandate student attendance after less than 1% of Ohio State students enrolled in the university's civics center in 2025.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:41 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/faber-kulewicz-flock-camera-debate-felony-privacy/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/faber-kulewicz-flock-camera-debate-felony-privacy/Kulewicz says Faber's felony proposal doesn't go far enough, pushing broader data privacy limits as Columbus and Reynoldsburg pause their own Flock programs over misuse.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:55:57 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-schools-need-ai-proof-of-learning-standard/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-schools-need-ai-proof-of-learning-standard/The state's model policy covers privacy and ethics but leaves teachers no way to judge whether AI helped students learn or just produce polished work.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-inflation-promises-prices-rise/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-inflation-promises-prices-rise/Gas prices jumped 38% since Trump took office and 95% of Americans say they face an affordability crisis, a recent poll found.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:50:51 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/acton-challenges-ramaswamy-divest-data-center-stocks/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/acton-challenges-ramaswamy-divest-data-center-stocks/Ramaswamy has not said whether he will divest from NVIDIA, Microsoft and Amazon holdings after softening his earlier praise for Ohio's data-center boom.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:30:13 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-orders-response-stidham-ballot-removal-suit/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-supreme-court-orders-response-stidham-ballot-removal-suit/The challenge targets the closed Republican committee meeting where Stidham participated in the 4-2 vote that made him the replacement nominee. Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Erie County Board of Elections must answer the lawsuit by Thursday.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:33:34 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/self-driving-trucks-ohio-roads/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/self-driving-trucks-ohio-roads/Trucks that drive themselves are whizzing between Indianapolis and Columbus, with human backups at the ready. The fully driverless vehicles are confined to a corporate park — for now.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:28:53 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-college-students-voter-registration-oct-5-deadline/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-college-students-voter-registration-oct-5-deadline/Though potential changes around voting by mail have sparked confusion ahead of the Nov. 3 election, nothing is changing about voting in Ohio. Residents have until Oct. 5 to complete or update their voter registration.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:25:04 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/supreme-court-blocks-trump-mail-voting-restrictions/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/supreme-court-blocks-trump-mail-voting-restrictions/Kavanaugh's concurrence says the rule may be legal but too rushed for the midterms, while dissenters Thomas and Alito say it should stand for now.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:12:11 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-epa-strips-greenhouse-gas-limits-coal-natural-gas-power-plants/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-epa-strips-greenhouse-gas-limits-coal-natural-gas-power-plants/Sen. Whitehouse warns the rollback could push more states to impose their own emissions limits, while Evergreen Action disputes EPA's no-climate-impact claim.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:09:36 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/senate-dems-reveal-trump-dhs-voter-roll-operation/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/senate-dems-reveal-trump-dhs-voter-roll-operation/A whistleblower says DHS agents impersonated voters and faced quotas of five checks per hour, sometimes flagging U.S. citizens due to faulty data.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:03:33 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-haitians-fear-deportation-as-haiti-violence-spreads/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-haitians-fear-deportation-as-haiti-violence-spreads/Gang violence in Kenscoff killed 47 and displaced dozens as Ohio deportation flights land Haitians in Cap-Haitien, near areas many fled originally.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:55:03 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/recurrent-energy-149-mw-solar-battery-hamden-vinton-county/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/recurrent-energy-149-mw-solar-battery-hamden-vinton-county/A new state law and reclaimed mine land helped the Vinton County project avoid the local opposition that has blocked other Ohio solar farms under a 2021 statute.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:50:25 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-hides-tif-abatement-deals-blame-homeowners-instead/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-hides-tif-abatement-deals-blame-homeowners-instead/TIF deals and tax abatements shift the burden onto homeowners while Ohio's 2025 tax overhaul left corporate exemptions untouched, decades after courts ruled school funding unconstitutional.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:30:22 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/aipac-routes-543k-to-husted-senate-bid-brown-gets-none/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/aipac-routes-543k-to-husted-senate-bid-brown-gets-none/More than $538,000 in individual donations were routed to Husted through AIPAC's fundraising network, while AIPAC's PAC gave him another $5,000. Federal records reviewed for Brown show no comparable AIPAC money.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:04:38 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-political-committee-got-492k-from-heartland-bank/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-political-committee-got-492k-from-heartland-bank/Ohio's ethics law exempts campaign cash from conflict-of-interest rules, but Common Cause calls Heartland Bank's donations to Husted nearly legalized bribery.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:55:35 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/data-centers-november-ballot-18-ohio-communities/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/data-centers-november-ballot-18-ohio-communities/One petition organizer in Piqua turned health fears from a battery plant into a mayoral recall bid after Meta proposed a 1,400-megawatt facility there.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:50:43 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/lower-medicare-eligibility-age-ohio-healthcare/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/lower-medicare-eligibility-age-ohio-healthcare/Laid-off Ohioans 55-64 stay jobless roughly 33 weeks on average, while ACA marketplace premiums jumped 20% after subsidies lapsed.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:30:55 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/states-restrict-no-fault-divorce-family-values/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/states-restrict-no-fault-divorce-family-values/Domestic violence advocates warn that GOP-backed limits on no-fault divorce could trap abuse survivors, months after a Virginia murder-suicide spotlighted delays.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:30:26 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-says-ohio-broken-after-15-years-gop-control/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-says-ohio-broken-after-15-years-gop-control/The GOP nominee attacks Ohio’s COVID response and promises to fix Medicaid, property taxes, electric bills, universities and data-center policy. Republicans have dominated Ohio state government since the mid-1990s, and his running mate now leads the Senate.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:38:03 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-political-director-stephen-woytek-fired-nazi-ss-photo/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-political-director-stephen-woytek-fired-nazi-ss-photo/Woytek's firing marks the second Husted staffer to depart after journalists, not the campaign, surfaced damaging information it apparently never vetted.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:42:27 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-9-11-conspiracy-federal-agents-planes/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-9-11-conspiracy-federal-agents-planes/The Republican nominee for Ohio governor said Americans should question whether federal agents were aboard the planes that struck the Twin Towers. There is no evidence they were. When confronted about the remarks, Ramaswamy falsely claimed he had been misquoted.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:54:56 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/wood-county-residents-rally-husted-meta-data-center/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/wood-county-residents-rally-husted-meta-data-center/The Republican senator spent years championing Ohio’s data center buildout. At a Bowling Green rally this week, residents pointed to rising electric bills and accused Husted of helping create a problem he is now trying to rein in.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:02:54 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/vance-gop-convention-speech-2028-audition/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/vance-gop-convention-speech-2028-audition/The DNC's Kendall Witmer called Vance Trump's most loyal puppet, as the Ohioan wove tributes to Charlie Kirk and his newborn son into the Dallas speech.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:22:34 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-says-replacing-workers-with-robots-not-bad/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/husted-says-replacing-workers-with-robots-not-bad/The Ohio Republican made the comments while directing the state office responsible for workforce transformation. Husted later helped promote data centers, artificial intelligence and robotics across Ohio.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:28:34 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-data-center-investments-ohio-governor/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-data-center-investments-ohio-governor/As other states slam the brakes on hyperscale data centers, Ohio already has nearly 18 gigawatts under contract with one utility alone. Ramaswamy wants the projects to keep coming.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:44:50 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/dewine-rejects-ramaswamy-university-consolidation-plan/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/dewine-rejects-ramaswamy-university-consolidation-plan/The Republican governor who endorsed Ramaswamy is publicly rejecting the nominee’s proposal after Ramaswamy said Ohio has “too many” universities, called for consolidation and argued taxpayers should not fund “subpar” schools.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:15:53 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-urge-halt-flock-camera-permits/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-lawmakers-urge-halt-flock-camera-permits/Columbus paused its Flock program after an audit found an officer searched one plate 272 times, fueling gubernatorial candidates' shifting stances on the cameras.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:22 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ceos-rake-in-17-5m-while-low-wage-employers-ignore-worker-threats/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ceos-rake-in-17-5m-while-low-wage-employers-ignore-worker-threats/Institute for Policy Studies finds Low Wage 100 CEOs earn 614 times worker pay while their lobby groups stayed silent on Medicaid, SNAP and ICE crackdowns.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:55:36 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-data-center-forecasts-driving-up-power-bills/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-data-center-forecasts-driving-up-power-bills/PJM's capacity charges have jumped tenfold since May 2025, and Ohio has no independent review of transmission costs tied to unproven data center demand.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:55:05 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-delays-snap-ban-sugary-drinks-usda-request/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-delays-snap-ban-sugary-drinks-usda-request/Ohio was one of nearly two dozen states working to implement bans on SNAP sales for non-nutritious items such as soda or candy that were encouraged by the Trump administration.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:05:09 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-deletes-batting-cage-video-after-eyewitness-disputes-edit/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ramaswamy-deletes-batting-cage-video-after-eyewitness-disputes-edit/Ramaswamy’s carefully staged slice of campaign Americana became a national punchline before he deleted the video.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:06:39 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/lawmakers-tell-supreme-court-trump-lacks-power-mail-voting-rule/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/lawmakers-tell-supreme-court-trump-lacks-power-mail-voting-rule/A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:37:42 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-canada-tariffs-escalate-28-billion-exports/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-canada-tariffs-escalate-28-billion-exports/Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:33:54 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-farmers-tariffs-food-safety-farm-bill-crisis/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-farmers-tariffs-food-safety-farm-bill-crisis/USDA cuts, tariffs and a stalled Farm Bill are colliding, farmers say, as more than 40 ag leaders' letters to Congress go unanswered for months.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:08 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-state-three-universities-fail-free-speech-rankings/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/ohio-state-three-universities-fail-free-speech-rankings/Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:50:10 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-student-visa-rules-cost-ohio-economy/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/trump-student-visa-rules-cost-ohio-economy/New federal caps and a 30-day exit window threaten Ohio's 36,000 international students, whose $1.3 billion economic impact supports nearly 11,000 jobs statewide.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:30:55 GMThttps://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/union-membership-grows-in-collective-bargaining-states/https://clevelandmonitor.com/posts/union-membership-grows-in-collective-bargaining-states/Collective bargaining states added three times as many union members as right-to-work states, with pay averaging $3 more per hour after cost-of-living adjustments.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:10:41 GMT