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Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio
A new state law and reclaimed mine land helped the Vinton County project avoid the local opposition that has blocked other Ohio solar farms under a 2021 statute.
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AIPAC backed Jon Husted with nearly $550K; Sherrod Brown got none
More than $538,000 in individual donations were routed to Husted through AIPAC's fundraising network, while AIPAC's PAC gave him another $5,000. Federal records reviewed for Brown show no comparable AIPAC money.
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Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office
Ohio's ethics law exempts campaign cash from conflict-of-interest rules, but Common Cause calls Heartland Bank's donations to Husted nearly legalized bribery.
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Data centers are on the November ballot in these 18 Ohio communities
One petition organizer in Piqua turned health fears from a battery plant into a mayoral recall bid after Meta proposed a 1,400-megawatt facility there.
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Ramaswamy runs to 'fix Ohio' after 30 years of Republican dominance in state government
The GOP nominee attacks Ohio’s COVID response and promises to fix Medicaid, property taxes, electric bills, universities and data-center policy. Republicans have dominated Ohio state government since the mid-1990s, and his running mate now leads the Senate.
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Jon Husted political director out over Nazi SS photo, second campaign exit in two months
Woytek's firing marks the second Husted staffer to depart after journalists, not the campaign, surfaced damaging information it apparently never vetted.
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Vivek Ramaswamy pushed baseless 9/11 conspiracy theories, then falsely claimed he was misquoted
The Republican nominee for Ohio governor said Americans should question whether federal agents were aboard the planes that struck the Twin Towers. There is no evidence they were. When confronted about the remarks, Ramaswamy falsely claimed he had been misquoted.
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Wood County residents rally against Jon Husted as $800 million Meta data center rises near Bowling Green
The Republican senator spent years championing Ohio’s data center buildout. At a Bowling Green rally this week, residents pointed to rising electric bills and accused Husted of helping create a problem he is now trying to rein in.
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Jon Husted said replacing workers with robots is ‘not a bad thing’ in resurfaced video
The Ohio Republican made the comments while directing the state office responsible for workforce transformation. Husted later helped promote data centers, artificial intelligence and robotics across Ohio.
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Vivek Ramaswamy could turn Ohio into America’s data center capital, all while holding investments across the industry
As other states slam the brakes on hyperscale data centers, Ohio already has nearly 18 gigawatts under contract with one utility alone. Ramaswamy wants the projects to keep coming.
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DeWine rejects Ramaswamy plan to consolidate, shut down Ohio universities: ‘Not a good idea’
The Republican governor who endorsed Ramaswamy is publicly rejecting the nominee’s proposal after Ramaswamy said Ohio has “too many” universities, called for consolidation and argued taxpayers should not fund “subpar” schools.
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Bipartisan lawmakers urge Ohio Dep. of Transportation to halt, revoke Flock permits
Columbus paused its Flock program after an audit found an officer searched one plate 272 times, fueling gubernatorial candidates' shifting stances on the cameras.
