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A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed against Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. State attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the case; plaintiffs wanted to halt any transfer of money out of the fund ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...
Judge won't block Ohio's plan for new Cleveland Browns stadium, won't dismiss case against it either • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed challenging Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. Attorneys for the state had asked the judge to dismiss…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed against Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. State attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the case; plaintiffs wanted to halt any transfer of money out of the fund ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...
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One of the most at-risk US Senators in America has a long history of damage and scandal back in Ohio…
And the voters will finally get to weigh in…
And the voters will finally get to weigh in…
Big News: Voters Finally Get To Weigh in on Husted's Trail of Failure and Scandal
A Long Record of Damage and Scandal
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December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
One of the most at-risk US Senators in America has a long history of damage and scandal back in Ohio…
And the voters will finally get to weigh in…
And the voters will finally get to weigh in…
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Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help • Ohio Capital Journal
Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
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At least 23 independent clinics that provide abortion health care services have closed this year, a report released Tuesday by Abortion Care Network shows, compared with 12 last year. Most were in states with abortion-rights protections, the report found ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/r...
Abortion patients most often rely on independent clinics, but more closed in 2025, report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
When Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinics temporarily paused abortion services in October because of a new law halting federal Medicaid reimbursements, patients turned to the state’s two independent…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At least 23 independent clinics that provide abortion health care services have closed this year, a report released Tuesday by Abortion Care Network shows, compared with 12 last year. Most were in states with abortion-rights protections, the report found ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/r...
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Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other jurisdictions say they want explicit safeguards related to immigration enforcement, AI and more before getting involved in the federal government’s push for SNAP data. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/penns...
Pennsylvania makes joint demand for SNAP data safeguards with D.C., 20 other states • Ohio Capital Journal
Governors and attorneys general from 22 jurisdictions want explicit safeguards on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other jurisdictions say they want explicit safeguards related to immigration enforcement, AI and more before getting involved in the federal government’s push for SNAP data. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/penns...
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A day after Columbus City Schools cut over $50 million from its budget to manage a deficit, the Franklin County auditor released a report showing the district lost over $84 million this year because of tax breaks given to developments.
by Cole Behrens
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
by Cole Behrens
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
As Columbus Schools cuts staff, district lost millions to tax abatements
After Columbus City Schools made $50 million in cuts, a new report shows the district lost over $84 million this year due to tax breaks.
www.dispatch.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A day after Columbus City Schools cut over $50 million from its budget to manage a deficit, the Franklin County auditor released a report showing the district lost over $84 million this year because of tax breaks given to developments.
by Cole Behrens
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
by Cole Behrens
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
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SB 293 would mean thousands of valid absentee ballots mailed on time from eligible Ohio voters could just be thrown away because of delays outside of voters' control
Urge Gov DeWine to veto this bill that hurts voters & does nothing to make elections more secure
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...
Urge Gov DeWine to veto this bill that hurts voters & does nothing to make elections more secure
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...
Urgent: STOP SB 293
🚨Urgent: Tell Governor DeWine to veto SB 293🚨
lwvohio.salsalabs.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
SB 293 would mean thousands of valid absentee ballots mailed on time from eligible Ohio voters could just be thrown away because of delays outside of voters' control
Urge Gov DeWine to veto this bill that hurts voters & does nothing to make elections more secure
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...
Urge Gov DeWine to veto this bill that hurts voters & does nothing to make elections more secure
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...
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Are they all trying to out-awful each other ffs?
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Are they all trying to out-awful each other ffs?
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Commentary: According to Data Center Map there are now 215 data centers in Ohio, and 133 in Central Ohio. Many are in residential areas. Thanks to a new law, gas fuel cell power supplies that release carbon dioxide are being built in residential areas too. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/i...
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening. • Ohio Capital Journal
According to Data Center Map, there are now 215 data centers in Ohio, of which 133 are in Central Ohio. Many are in residential areas. Thanks to a new law, gas fuel cell power supplies that release…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Commentary: According to Data Center Map there are now 215 data centers in Ohio, and 133 in Central Ohio. Many are in residential areas. Thanks to a new law, gas fuel cell power supplies that release carbon dioxide are being built in residential areas too. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/i...
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A provision in the Trump/Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the tax law enacted this summer, overhauls the federal student loan program for graduate students. Students pursuing advanced nursing degrees are not included in a new “professional” category ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/r...
New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees • Ohio Capital Journal
Zoe Clarke became a hospital registered nurse two and a half years ago, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. Clarke, an ICU nurse in Asheville, North Carolina, wants to get her…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A provision in the Trump/Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the tax law enacted this summer, overhauls the federal student loan program for graduate students. Students pursuing advanced nursing degrees are not included in a new “professional” category ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/r...
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Commentary: The top issue facing Ohio schools isn’t a shortage of bus drivers or scarce substitute teachers. It’s near-universal private school vouchers devastating the long-range viability of public education and diverting more than $1 billion annually ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/o...
Ohio School Boards Association conference reveals growing reaction against vouchers and lawmakers • Ohio Capital Journal
The top issue facing Ohio schools isn’t a shortage of bus drivers or scarce substitute teachers. It’s the expanded universal private school voucher program that is devastating the long-range…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Commentary: The top issue facing Ohio schools isn’t a shortage of bus drivers or scarce substitute teachers. It’s near-universal private school vouchers devastating the long-range viability of public education and diverting more than $1 billion annually ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/o...
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LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed • Ohio Capital Journal
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, is currently operating in more than 260 Ohio school districts.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime champion of creating legal status for immigrants brought into the country as children who will retire next year, re-introduced his trademark immigration bill for the last time Thursday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...
Retiring US Sen. Durbin makes last push for long-stalled immigration bill • Ohio Capital Journal
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime champion of creating legal status for immigrants brought into the country as children who will retire next year, re-introduced his trademark immigration…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime champion of creating legal status for immigrants brought into the country as children who will retire next year, re-introduced his trademark immigration bill for the last time Thursday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...
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Ohio Republican lawmakers continue to pass legislation mingling religion with public schools ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/o...
Ohio Republican lawmakers continue to pass legislation mingling religion with public schools • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican senators have passed a bill that would allow and put a display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. This is just one of the recent pieces of legislation that would add…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ohio Republican lawmakers continue to pass legislation mingling religion with public schools ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/o...
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Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants to ban dual citizenship ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/o...
Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants to ban dual citizenship • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno wants to ban dual citizenship, arguing that it could raise questions about where someone's loyalty lies. One triple citizen disagreed, warning that this…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants to ban dual citizenship ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/o...
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Watchdog for electric grid in Ohio, other states wants a pause on data centers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/w...
Watchdog for electric grid in Ohio, other states wants a pause on data centers • Ohio Capital Journal
An oversight group for Ohio’s electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is asking federal officials to weigh in on the future of data centers. It contends reliability should be PJM’s north star.…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Watchdog for electric grid in Ohio, other states wants a pause on data centers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/03/w...
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Commentary: What should Ohio’s poverty line be? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/w...
What should Ohio’s poverty line be? • Ohio Capital Journal
What is the best way for government to measure poverty in Ohio? As some suggest using the cost of goods weighed against family income, the approach would fail to differentiate between families…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Commentary: What should Ohio’s poverty line be? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/w...
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A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...
Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers • Ohio Capital Journal
A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...
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The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...
Dozens of cities, states hiking minimum wages in 2026 amid federal inaction • Ohio Capital Journal
The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/r...