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Vivek Ramaswamy’s luxury jet travel continues to fuel criticism in Ohio governor’s race
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is using a new private jet to travel to public and private appearances across the country.
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DeWine says he loves Ohio state parks, so what will he do with Senate Bill 219?
S.B. 219, sponsored by Sen. Al Landis, would cut fracking review timelines and limit ODNR's enforcement powers, giving DeWine 10 days to sign, veto, or let it become law.
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A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain
Federal officials have offered no public justification for the sweep, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights says the DOJ is targeting Trump's political opponents.
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Haitians in Ohio with temporary protected status prepare for upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision
TPS attorneys filed a Supreme Court motion to dismiss this week citing newly discovered evidence, as Springfield braces for potential ICE raids and a $400 million economic loss.
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Ohio Democrats urge Gov. DeWine to veto submetering bill
Seven Ohio Senate Democrats joined House members in the veto push, citing a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last month that submetering firms must be regulated as utilities.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to get rid of the state’s death penalty
House Speaker Matt Huffman says he disagrees, and Senate President Rob McColley doubts Republicans have the votes, as DeWine leaves office term-limited with 113 inmates on death row.
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Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price.
A Save Ohio Parks analysis finds Ohio blocked 5.3 GW of clean energy over 12 years, as Senate Bill 294 moves to make solar and wind approvals even harder.
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Ramaswamy wants data centers all over Ohio — and he's invested in nearly every tier of the industry he'd regulate
Innovation Ohio's May 2026 report found his holdings span chip makers to AI firms, and as governor he'd appoint every board that funds, sites, and taxes the industry.
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Jon Husted received a $60K payout in bank merger stock deal as he opposes congressional stock-trading ban
Husted's office called the payout ordinary business, but Brown has made banning congressional stock trading a centerpiece of their neck-and-neck Nov. 3 race.
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Ohio lawmakers pass bill that would increase penalties for passing a stopped school bus, add cameras
The bill heads to Gov. DeWine after passing with only two no votes, raising fines to $250–$1,000 and allowing bus cameras, but stops short of requiring seat belts.
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The Ohio Supreme Court set safeguards for renters’ electric bills. Republican lawmakers rolled them back
In a late-night vote Wednesday, lawmakers rolled back legal protections for submetered renters’ electric bills that were established by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Ohio lawmakers send math intervention bill to Gov. Mike DeWine with science of reading exemption
The carveout exempts Ohio's eight Hillsdale College-affiliated classical schools from a curriculum DeWine has called one of his most important achievements.
