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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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Data center developers donate millions to Ohio utility assistance program as national backlash grows
Critics call the $18.5 million in donations a PR move timed to a GOP memo warning data centers could cost Husted his Senate seat.
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Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton unveils anti-corruption agenda
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Acton told reporters at a Columbus event. “But I think walking in the door and saying, ‘Look, there is a cost that we are all paying for corruption. We all know it. We’re famous for it.”
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Columbus sues Trump administration over plan tying anti-terrorism funding to election changes
Columbus stands to lose over $700,000 in FEMA funds for equipment like anti-drone tech and bomb robots if it refuses DHS's election overhaul demands.
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Ohio court case eliminates limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates
The case began when J.D. Vance and Steve Chabot sued after being outraised by Democratic opponents, with Vance getting $15.2 million to Tim Ryan's $56.4 million.
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Ohio grocer Kroger announces $1.65 billion deal to purchase Giant Eagle
The deal needs federal approval, but experts warn consolidation could mean store closures, job losses, and higher food prices for consumers.
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Ohio Supreme Court upholds utility commission decision allowing coal plant bailout fee
The court rejected arguments from manufacturers and environmental groups that utilities overcharged customers $115 million for unprofitable coal plants.
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Citizens Utility Board of Ohio questions programs that keep aging power plants running
The report says cost-recovery programs hide inefficiency from consumers, but PJM defends them as necessary for grid reliability amid data center growth.
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Ohio nixed absentee ballot grace period before US Supreme Court ruling, but court went the other way
Ohio eliminated its grace period last year to preempt the ruling, but the Supreme Court upheld grace periods 5-4, leaving nearly 7,800 Ohio voters affected.
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Ohio GOP candidate for governor has put $500,000 on the campaign credit card
Campaign finance experts say Ramaswamy is violating Ohio law by refusing to itemize $509,000 in credit card spending, while the GOP-led Secretary of State's office has yet to enforce it.
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Ohio Democrats urge Gov. DeWine to veto submetering bill
Seven Ohio Senate Democrats joined House members in the veto push, citing a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last month that submetering firms must be regulated as utilities.
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Ohio lawmakers introduce sweeping new data center legislation
The bill cuts a $1.6 billion tax break in half and targets NDAs, but Sen. DeMora warns the rapid one-day timeline to a Senate floor vote will produce bad law.
