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US employers shed 23K jobs in July
Federal revisions cut 103,000 jobs from earlier months as small businesses report a sudden labor shortage and health insurance costs squeeze hiring.
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Ramaswamy backs opening Ohio retirement funds to crypto while holding a $69M stake in a bitcoin treasury company
Strive lost $257.6 million last quarter on bitcoin markdowns, meaning HB 18's pension provisions carry no cap unlike the treasurer's 10% limit.
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Trump announces $180M for mining education as administration recommits to coal
Trump cited China's 3,000 annual mining graduates versus fewer than 170 in the U.S., plus warned half the domestic mining workforce retires within three years.
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PJM’s big new data center plan: Make the states figure it out
PJM's plan would cut data centers off the grid first during emergencies unless they secure their own power, leaving states to enforce it.
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JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio
The Ohio Ethics Commission says Rubin's continued lobbying appears to contradict promises he made to DeWine's office before joining the JobsOhio board.
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How Trump's tariffs are raising back-to-school prices
Trump administration policies are sending prices higher for parents this year.
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States begin banning ‘surveillance pricing’ that uses personal data to charge more
Maryland, New Jersey and Connecticut took different approaches as retail groups in at least 11 states pushed back, calling some proposals too broad.
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US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding
California alone would lose nearly $1.1 billion yearly, while Democrats and Republicans clash over restoring the funding in future spending bills.
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Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law
Democrats say the paused OMB rule would let political appointees cancel grants at will, and DeLauro is pushing for a permanent ban before the new Dec. 11 deadline.
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More than 1 million Ohioans aren’t getting essential safety-net benefits, analysis shows
Just 1 in 5 eligible Ohio households got energy assistance in 2023, and federal SNAP cuts of $186 billion could push participation even lower.
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Electric bills hit new highs across Ohio, state data shows
Experts point to PJM's slow approval of new power plants, data center demand, tariffs on grid steel and aging infrastructure as prices climb toward 2030.
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The biggest battery east of the Mississippi is located in Ohio and will help power an AI complex
Developer Eolian bet on farmland near Amazon and Intel sites a decade ago, and now the wager could ease PJM's price spikes for AI data centers.
