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New investigation says group linked to Jim Jordan got $250K from private prison company
The $250,000 donation came to light only by accident, 11 days after Jordan voted for a bill that would dramatically expand ICE detention.
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Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio
A Roosevelt Institute study shows long-term care costs force even wealthy families to spend down assets to Medicaid limits, while Trump's healthcare law threatens to cut another $150 billion from nursing home payments.
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Another lawsuit filed over treatment of ICE detainee at Ohio jail
An Ecuadoran detainee alleges a Butler County jailer punched him so hard he was hospitalized, part of a pattern advocates say extends to other immigration detainees at the jail.
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Ohio ICE detentions soar in Trump’s second term
Nearly 95% of Ohio's detained immigrants have no violent crime convictions, yet ICE moves them frequently across state lines, separating them from lawyers and families.
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Experts warn that regional Fed independence is vital to fighting inflation
The Cleveland Fed convened experts on independence as Trump's Fed nominee signals conflict over rate cuts and inflation hits a three-year high.
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Income inequality persists in Ohio, and new report says GOP tax law will make it worse
A new flat income tax taking effect in Ohio will eliminate recent equality gains and increase inequality back to 2018 levels, according to Scioto Analysis.
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Trump childcare rule that will cost Ohioans goes final
Some Ohio families will pay up to $15,000 more annually for childcare—nearly four times more than any other state—after the rule takes effect July 13.
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Top Husted aide lobbied for Ohio utility that profited from corrupt law
Husted's new senior advisor lobbied for AES, which made $77 million from the corrupt utility law at the heart of Ohio's biggest bribery scandal.
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The deadline for Trump to get approval for his war has passed. Ohio’s US senators are mum
Husted and Moreno voted five times to block war-powers resolutions as the conflict costs $1 billion daily and drives Ohio gas above $4.78 a gallon.
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13,000 more Ohioans to lose food stamps for not meeting requirements under Trump law
The cuts follow 80,000 Ohioans losing SNAP benefits since July, with older adults ages 55-64 hit hardest after losing work requirement exemptions.
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Economists: Incentives for Ohio data centers are a loser. So is banning new construction
Economists say Ohio's heavy data center subsidies are a bad idea. But they say banning construction of large new centers is also a bad idea.
