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Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.
With 161,000 Ohioans already gone, insurers say the remaining pool is sicker and costlier to cover, driving 2027 premium hikes averaging 14.7%.
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Democrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state power
GOP lawmakers still hold nearly 55% of state seats, and experts say Democrats lack decades of coordinated infrastructure that groups like ALEC built.
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Vivek Ramaswamy took $50K identity-based fellowship while already wealthy — then paid to scrub it from Wikipedia
The anti-DEI Republican accepted a $50,000 fellowship he could only receive because he was the child of immigrants — after already earning hundreds of thousands of dollars on Wall Street.
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Ramaswamy sells a public school origin story. His campaign bio airbrushes out years of elite private school.
St. Xavier, the unnamed private school in his bio, currently costs $19,500 a year and can accept the same EdChoice vouchers Ramaswamy wants expanded statewide.
National News
Trump turns to foreign beef as Ohio cattle producers warn of harm to American farmers
Ohio Cattlemen's Association president Lindsey Hall warns the move discourages herd rebuilding, as economists question whether it will even lower grocery prices.
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Fact check: What Amy Acton actually said about ICE and immigration enforcement
Headlines portrayed Acton as embracing ICE and breaking with Democrats. Her actual remarks — and statements dating back to January — show a consistent position on lawful enforcement, public safety and professional standards for law enforcement.
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Report: Trump and Big Oil see financial windfall as Americans pay more at pump
President Donald Trump’s holdings of oil and gas stocks have gained millions of dollars in value since he began US military attacks on Iran, according to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee minority staff.
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As he worked to advance the Intel project, Jon Husted’s wife was invested in it
Husted also took campaign cash from Intel lobbyist Josh Rubin, whom DeWine named JobsOhio chairman while it steered millions to the company.
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Family asks National Republican Senatorial Committee to remove pro-Husted ad showing deadly crash
The photographer never authorized its use either, and FactCheck.org found the ad draws weak ties between Brown's 1996 vote and the driver who caused the crash.
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How will a trade war with Canada affect Ohio?
Ohio's automobile supply chain faces tariffs on goods crossing the border in both directions, threatening a market that took $17.5 billion in state exports last year.
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Behind Jack Windsor’s 'investigative reporter' persona: abuse allegations, bankruptcy and a $185K judgment
Windsor called scrutiny of his 2018 domestic case a “grotesque obsession” and said claims were disproven or retracted. The docket contains no such finding. Separate court records show a $150,000 loan to his media company ended in a six-figure judgment before he filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
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Jon Husted voted to cut food aid for hungry families. Ohio now has 50,000 fewer children on SNAP
More than 107,000 fewer Ohioans receive food assistance, including 50,477 fewer children, as new restrictions Husted backed take effect.
