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US House panel approves $95B GOP-only budget blueprint
The 20-14 party-line vote rejected all Democratic amendments and sets up $60 billion for defense, $12 billion for farmers and $10 billion for voter ID grants.
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Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks
Nearly 100 acres sit under Beatty Park near a historic cemetery, and the city hasn't decided how it will spend the money, resident Greg Burrier says.
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Medicaid funding returning to Ohio’s reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown
Southwest Ohio saw family planning visits drop 55% and two permanent clinic closures, with communities of color hit hardest during the funding freeze.
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Ohio Power Siting Board asks court to punt on high-stakes solar case
Advocates say the board's own missed deadlines helped expire Kingwood Solar's grid agreement, the same lapse it now cites to ask the court to dismiss the case.
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Democrats have a shot at flipping state legislatures across the country
Democrats have flipped 30 legislative seats since Trump's second term began without Republicans flipping any, spending a record $50 million this cycle.
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Feds increasingly leave local governments hanging when climate disasters hit, report finds
FEMA covered $210 million for individuals after Milwaukee's record August floods but denied the $34.7 million local governments needed to repair roads and schools.
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Elon Musk drops $5M behind Vivek Ramaswamy as billionaires bankroll Ohio governor bid
Musk's gift is his first to former DOGE partner Ramaswamy, part of $42 million from a handful of billionaires backing a super PAC in a race Cook Political Report now calls a toss-up.
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Jon Husted’s former campaign chair gave him thousands before quitting over case involving 15-year-old child
Federal and state filings show Havas gave Husted's campaigns and DeWine's ticket $24,250.79 since 2018, including weeks before his resignation this month.
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Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious
Google used shell companies and NDAs with commissioners to secretly assemble the site before securing $600 million in tax breaks, while House Speaker Matt Huffman stays silent nearby.
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US senators grill Blanche over ‘slush fund’ deal as he seeks attorney general confirmation
GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis pressed Blanche to formally kill the $1.776 billion fund, while Democrats challenged his refusal to meet Epstein survivors himself.
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US House Republicans take ‘first step’ toward dismantling Department of Education
The 10-bill package skips special education and civil rights functions, as Democrats accuse Republicans of covering for transfers McMahon already made without Congress.
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CNBC rated Ohio ‘Top State for Business.’ Here’s what that means — and what it doesn’t.
CNBC's own reporter says the ranking measures state marketing pitches, not worker wellbeing, where Ohio ranks 35th for workforce and last for cost of living.
