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Questionable data center forecasts are driving up Ohio power bills
PJM's capacity charges have jumped tenfold since May 2025, and Ohio has no independent review of transmission costs tied to unproven data center demand.
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Ohio delays SNAP ban on sugary drinks
Ohio was one of nearly two dozen states working to implement bans on SNAP sales for non-nutritious items such as soda or candy that were encouraged by the Trump administration.
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Vivek Ramaswamy deletes mocked batting-cage video; eyewitness says he made contact on just 5 of 25 pitches
Ramaswamy’s carefully staged slice of campaign Americana became a national punchline before he deleted the video.
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Ohio farmers need help after tariffs, foreign competition bring big struggles
USDA cuts, tariffs and a stalled Farm Bill are colliding, farmers say, as more than 40 ag leaders' letters to Congress go unanswered for months.
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Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings
Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says Jesus is not ‘the Son of God’ in resurfaced video, drawing Christian backlash
Pastors and Christian commentators say Ramaswamy's Hindu framing of Jesus conflicts with the Nicene Creed, even as he courts evangelical voters at upcoming Ohio events.
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'Vivek is here to SELL US OUT': Parts of the Republican base still aren't buying into Ramaswamy's governor bid
Former primary rival Casey Putsch says he won't support Ramaswamy, while months of confrontations with conservative voters reveal persistent fractures on the right.
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Federal racketeering lawsuit accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of stealing idea behind his ‘anti-woke’ investment firm
The lawsuit alleges Ramaswamy was offered a 30% stake and CEO role in GloriFi’s planned anti-ESG investment business before launching Strive months later.
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Man accused of lunging toward Ohio Democrat Amy Acton to be arraigned in Mahoning County
Patrick Havas was found carrying a taser, two pistols and brass knuckles, and is related to a Husted campaign chair who resigned over a past sex offense.
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Ohio has a 15% daily school bus driver shortage as schools works to fill vacancies
Columbus parents describe kids arriving nearly two hours late as the district works to fill 105 driver vacancies below its target of 500.
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AEP Ohio, submetering company trade barbs as PUCO decides what’s next
AEP wants Nationwide Energy Partners banned from its territory while the Consumers' Counsel warns 1,171 apartment residents shouldn't lose payment plan protections.
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Fact check: Right-wing figures spread false, unsupported claims about Amy Acton incident
Law enforcement says an armed man forced his way through a crowd toward Amy Acton and knocked people down before troopers stopped him.
