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Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals
Groundwork Collaborative found that packing school lunches will cost families $400 more this school year than last.
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Federal racketeering lawsuit accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of stealing idea behind his ‘anti-woke’ investment firm
The lawsuit alleges Ramaswamy was offered a 30% stake and CEO role in GloriFi’s planned anti-ESG investment business before launching Strive months later.
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Nearly half of households using Ohio food banks have had to choose between paying for rent or food
The survey also found 63% chose between transportation or food and 52% skipped meals, as SNAP cuts strip benefits from over 100,000 Ohioans.
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Trump’s tariff moves threaten America’s struggling beef industry, rancher says
John Boyd Jr., a fourth-generation cattleman, says imported beef is a threat to ranchers and consumers.
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Ramaswamy dodges gambling question after industry money backs his campaign
The Sports Betting Alliance has given $650,000 to the super PAC working to elect Vivek Ramaswamy as Ohio governor. Asked directly where he stands on expanding gambling in the state, Ramaswamy still would not say.
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Former Ohio utility regulator calls Ramaswamy’s ‘free electricity’ pledge an election gimmick
A former Ohio utility regulator calls Vivek Ramaswamy’s pledge an election gimmick. An energy researcher says he does not know how it would work. Even the head of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which endorsed Ramaswamy, says the economics are too undefined to understand.
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New data highlights declining Affordable Care Act enrollment in Ohio
Protect Our Care released reports on declining enrollment in insurance through ACA marketplaces after premium subsidies expired at the end of last year.
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Ramaswamy wants Ohio pensions exposed to crypto. His own Bitcoin company just lost $523 million.
Ramaswamy's plan sets no limit on how much of Ohio's $284 billion pension assets could go into crypto.
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States are left to fill the gap without federal paid leave law
Only 14 states have laws mandating paid family leave programs.
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Who works for whom? Ohio man’s podcast explores data centers, AI.
Danny Caine's podcast finds bipartisan opposition nationwide, secret Ohio tax breaks worth $2.3 billion, and warehouse workers already monitored by GPS and biometric cameras.
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Ohio records its most expensive August ever for gasoline
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half and later predicted gasoline would fall below $2 a gallon. Instead, Ohio averaged nearly $4 in August and hit $4.18 as the war with Iran continued disrupting global energy markets.
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Where have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says.
Analyst Eric Pachman says native-born men are not filling the vacated jobs, undermining Trump's claim that immigrants displace American workers.
