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Ohio taxpayers face a $1,670 deportation bill, and a smaller workforce
Federal data show 47% of Ohio ICE detainees had no criminal history, while immigrants fill outsized shares of Ohio's care, farm and factory jobs.
Commentary & Analysis
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Ohio needs economic development accountability and a workforce system that works for workers
A confidential RFP marked for recipients only underlies JobsOhio's $300 million training plan, drawing scrutiny amid fraud findings in other state workforce programs.
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Ohio data center tax boondoggles just one example of Kasich corporate giveaways
Kasich's 2011 JobsOhio scheme also gutted Clean Ohio, a bipartisan brownfield program that generated $1.16 billion for the state before its 2021 partial revival.
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Back-to-school isn’t just for Ohio’s kids. It’s also for tomorrow’s teachers.
As Ohio districts struggle with teacher shortages, flexible online degree programs are helping working adults with families and jobs enter the classroom.
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Should the state of Ohio ban property tax incentives for data centers?
New research suggests data center incentives sway roughly a third of siting decisions, raising questions about who bears the environmental costs versus who gets the tax breaks.
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The fight against Flock cameras in Ohio is just the beginning
An analysis found Flock cameras wrongly flagged 71% of vehicles as stolen, while Texas deputies used the network to track a woman across state lines over an abortion.
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Ohio voters are mad as hell, but will they actually hold any politicians accountable in November?
Polls show tossup Senate and governor races as gas hits $4.16, ACA premiums double, and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits under federal cuts.
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Note to the Ohio legislature: Many school districts are in fiscal trouble.
More than 120 Ohio districts are cutting budgets as charter and voucher spending nears $4 billion, prompting calls for citizenship rules on charter board members.
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Ohio’s school AI policies need a proof-of-learning standard
The state's model policy covers privacy and ethics but leaves teachers no way to judge whether AI helped students learn or just produce polished work.
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Ohio buried its own court ruling. Now it wants you to blame the tax bill instead.
TIF deals and tax abatements shift the burden onto homeowners while Ohio's 2025 tax overhaul left corporate exemptions untouched, decades after courts ruled school funding unconstitutional.
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Lowering Medicare eligibility age would be a lifeline for Ohioans
Laid-off Ohioans 55-64 stay jobless roughly 33 weeks on average, while ACA marketplace premiums jumped 20% after subsidies lapsed.
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New Trump rules upend legal student visas. The consequences for Ohio will bring lasting pain
New federal caps and a 30-day exit window threaten Ohio's 36,000 international students, whose $1.3 billion economic impact supports nearly 11,000 jobs statewide.
