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In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland
Golf courses use nearly triple the farmland solar does statewide, and suburban sprawl five times more, according to a new SEIA land-use map.
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Food stamp changes will cost states billions, raising fears about SNAP’s future
Ohio is among 36 states facing new SNAP cost-sharing rules starting fall 2027, tied to payment error rates that advocates call unfair and unworkable.
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States try new measures to get chronically absent students back to class
Vermont can now fine parents up to $1,000 and Utah threatens misdemeanor charges, part of over 70 bills nationwide as chronic absenteeism sits at 28%.
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Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs
Massachusetts researchers found the meals cut hospitalizations 31% and saved $3,433 per person, nearly offsetting the program's full cost to taxpayers.
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Affordable Care Act premiums likely to surge again next year
The proposed 14% median hike follows expired subsidies that pushed healthier enrollees out, leaving costlier patients in a shrinking Marketplace pool.
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Ohioans call out Jon Husted over donations from Epstein 'co-conspirator', now in Marietta
Husted received $116,892 from Wexner between 2001 and 2025, then voted against releasing Epstein records in September before reversing course months later.
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As Ramaswamy vacations in Europe, biotech he founded collects $950M COVID vaccine payment
Ramaswamy's biotech firm is collecting $950 million from Moderna for the same COVID vaccine technology he now attacks as a gubernatorial candidate.
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Why Democrats think they can compete in this ‘sleeper’ Ohio congressional race
Miller's messy divorce and Poindexter's union roots have Democrats eyeing pickup odds in a district Trump won by 11 points.
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Republicans in Congress struggle with internal squabbles as time runs out on 2026
With just 24 days in session before November elections, Republicans clash over a voter ID bill while stalling work on government funding and defense policy.
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Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package
Trump is using the housing bill as leverage to force the Senate to pass his election security measure, which lacks the votes it needs.
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Ohio saw the largest drop in enrollment after Trump/Republican Affordable Care Act cuts
Ohio lost 161,385 ACA enrollees after Congress let pandemic subsidies expire, nearly triple the national average rate of decline.
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Ohio children unable to access mental healthcare because of insurance, costs, and lack of providers
A Health Policy Institute study finds nearly half of Ohio families cite insurance barriers, with out-of-network therapy costing $220 monthly versus $28 in-network.
