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Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs, survey shows
KFF poll finds 63% of Democrats feel more motivated to vote than in past elections, versus 38% of Republicans, ahead of November midterms.
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Access to abortion care is improving in Ohio, but abortion opponents continue efforts against it
Ohio lawmakers unanimously passed a tax credit for anti-abortion pregnancy centers while Sen. Husted and religious groups push to restrict the abortion pill nationally.
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Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls
Despite his reversal, the Supreme Court already blocked his order restricting mail ballots, and the League of Women Voters says it still plans to sue.
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Ramaswamy super PAC kept $100,000 from Epstein associate; running mate also took Wexner money
Ramaswamy repeatedly promised to expose Jeffrey Epstein's network and publish the "full Epstein client list." His running mate, Rob McColley, separately accepted $5,000 from Les Wexner, whom an FBI document named as an Epstein "co-conspirator."
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Poll: Dems open lead in two Ohio races
A GOP memo warns data center backlash is dragging down Husted, while 41% of Ohio voters say their midterm ballot is a statement against Trump.
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
Denver and voting rights groups have already sued over DHS claims ICE can serve warrants at polling sites, citing incidents in three states this year.
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Ohio’s average public school teacher salary ranks 23rd in the nation, according to report
Ohio starting teacher pay ranks 46th nationally at $42,222, as gubernatorial rivals Ramaswamy and Acton both pitch raising salaries from a $35,000 base.
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Ramaswamy-owned business left Ohio for Texas
Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Enterprises and was listed as majority owner when the company moved to Dallas in 2024.
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Ohio lawmakers approve 90-day gas tax holiday just weeks ahead of election
Democrats say the $725 million measure, pushed by governor candidate Ramaswamy, was rushed through with no amendments allowed and only $3 weekly savings.
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Husted blamed government benefits for ‘out-of-wedlock birth,’ said they ‘drive the father out of the household’
The 2025 podcast remarks preceded Husted's January bill to overhaul federal benefits, part of a pattern of comments on poverty dating back to 2016.
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Gas tax holiday proposal gets first hearing in Ohio Senate
Democrats call the $725 million plan an election-season gimmick for governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, questioning why the GOP waited until now to act.
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Husted’s data center bill would help industry, not consumers, critics say
Sen. Jon Husted’s Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider protections for consumers.
