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As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdown
Ohio regulators rejected a 94-megawatt solar farm despite evidence of fabricated opposition comments, and never referred the case for prosecution.
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Federal judge refuses to toss whistleblower case alleging Vivek Ramaswamy demanded employees break securities laws
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the whistleblower claim against Ohio’s Republican nominee for governor, ruling the former Strive executive alleged enough to keep Ramaswamy personally in the case.
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‘How is Vivek Ramaswamy not in prison?’ Ohio governor candidate accused of multibillion-dollar ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme
His mother helped rework failed Alzheimer's trial data as Ramaswamy sold nearly $40 million in stock before the drug failed its decisive Phase 3 test.
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DeWine study: Ramaswamy’s tax promise could mean new taxes on groceries and health care
The DeWine budget office warns replacing Ohio's $24 billion in local property-tax revenue could require a 15% to 18% sales tax, among the nation's highest.
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‘Springfield is under siege right now.’ ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors.
Detainees include a pastor whose congregation is now without leadership, as advocates say ankle monitors and jail transfers to Butler County are inhumane.
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects judge’s claim abortion amendment hinders job
The ACLU of Ohio and the attorney general argued Trumbull County Judge David Engler offered no evidence the amendment caused his bypass caseload to drop to zero.
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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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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.
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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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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.
