Eric Conroy predicted Iran war would end ‘very soon.’ Now he backs more military spending.
As the war approaches six months with $37.5 billion spent and gas prices up 29%, Conroy's rival Landsman now calls for ending U.S. involvement entirely.
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Ohio lawmaker pushes for local hearings before PUCO decides on Dayton utility purchase
Rader warns BlackRock's stake in data centers could create conflicts of interest, while Dayton demands 20-year job and headquarters guarantees before PUCO approves the $10.7 billion sale.
Will Vivek Ramaswamy run for president in 2028 — or is 2032 the real plan?
The New York Times listed the Ohio governor candidate as a "potential prospect" for president in 2028.
Jon Husted was a no-show at Ohio’s disability forum. Hours later, he posted photos shooting clay targets.
Husted has told Ohioans repeatedly that his Medicaid vote wouldn't hurt disabled people, a claim advocates and his own record as House speaker contradict.
Ex-wife accused right-wing Ohio radio host Jack Windsor of threats, confinement and violence
Court records contradict Windsor's claim the allegations were disproven, showing he consented to the protection order weeks after their divorce was finalized.
Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $700,000 leasing private jets for Ohio campaign events
Records show most of that money went to a leasing company registered at a house Ramaswamy owns, an arrangement a watchdog says could let him pay himself with donor funds.
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Ohio immigrant group adds to its list of criminally charged federal agents
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance's tally nearly tripled to 152 cases, with about 90% involving sexual abuse or gender-based violence allegations.
Ohioans criticize Ohio US Rep. Mike Carey for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and education
District data shows 220,200 residents on Medicaid and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk as Carey faces Democrat Don Leonard in November.
‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE offices
Since TPS ended, Springfield-area Haitians report weekly to a Blue Ash ICE office, where interfaith clergy have joined a months-long volunteer network preparing for possible family separations.
Ramaswamy wanted young Americans to pass a citizenship test before voting. His own father never took it.
Ramaswamy falsely told voters both parents passed the naturalization test his voting-age plan required.
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
Forest Service and OSU research contradict USDA's wildfire-prevention rationale, and Earthjustice says it plans to sue to block the repeal.
DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada
Iowa Democrats blasted their exclusion from the calendar as broken promises, while New Hampshire kept its early slot and two new Southern states joined the lineup.
Dozens of cities and counties sue fire truck makers over soaring costs, delivery delays
Three manufacturers control up to 80% of the market as prices nearly doubled since 2020, and the companies moved this week to dismiss two of the lawsuits.
Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions
California, Connecticut, Maine and New York have among the nation's highest vaccination rates and lowest measles counts, unlike states allowing broad exemptions.
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Voting rights are under fire in Ohio. Casting a ballot is how you fight back.
The author notes LaRose warned against voter registration groups while also sharing 8 million Ohioans' data with the Trump DOJ after an FBI raid on a Cleveland nonprofit.
Fracking is not ‘responsible development’ of Ohio’s state parks and public lands
22,000 fracked acres of Ohio public land since 2022 and four Washington County injection wells have been shut down over contaminated groundwater.
Launching the Somaliland Ohio Association: Building a stronger, more engaged community in Ohio
Columbus City Council Member Mark Sigrist joined the July 18 launch, as new leaders Suubane, Fu.ad, Mohammad and Burale set priorities on education and business.
Ohio government doesn’t have to ban speech on campus to silence it
A Kent State survey found a third of faculty already altered lessons under Senate Bill 1, which is also costing universities up to $2 million yearly to enforce.
