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More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge
AEP Ohio's disconnection rate hit 15%, quadruple FirstEnergy's, as the utility's CEO earned $36 million last year while bills climbed 53% since 2021.
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Should Ohio freeze utility rates for a year?
Rep. Desiree Tims's freeze targets relief after Ohio electricity prices rose 29% since 2019, but critics warn it could delay grid maintenance and reliability upgrades.
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Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The law ties CDBG funding to housing growth starting in 2029, but a 24% HUD staffing cut has officials doubting the agency can implement it.
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Jon Husted votes against Iran withdrawal measure a day after telling CNN he wants the war to end
The 47-49 vote split Ohio's delegation, with Rep. Warren Davidson breaking from fellow Republicans to back withdrawal in the House hours earlier.
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US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise
The Senate resolution failed 47-49 as two Republicans skipped the vote, while Hegseth put the war's cost so far at $37.5 billion with $67 billion more requested.
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US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems
New Sen. Darline Graham's arrival restores a 12-10 GOP edge on the panel, as swing votes Tillis and Cornyn, both sidelined by Trump, remain undecided.
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Ohio renters need to earn at least $23.82 an hour to afford two-bedroom rental, new report shows
The average Ohio renter earns $19.59 an hour, $4.23 short, while the state faces a shortage of 266,000 affordable rental units.
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Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid
KFF found 65% of voters see Trump's Medicaid fraud crackdown as political, while just 13% blame patients versus 53% who point to providers.
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Citing a hunger ‘crisis,’ US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts
Lima, Ohio's mayor joined 210 others urging Congress to delay new SNAP rules projected to cost states over $9 billion starting fall 2027.
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State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze
Nineteen attorneys general say the Pentagon's stalled reviews have frozen more than 155 onshore wind projects nationwide since August 2025, including five in Washington state alone.
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak surges to over 4,173 confirmed cases
Investigators have traced 1,644 cases to Taylor Farms shredded lettuce from Mexico, while Michigan alone reports over 7,100 cases and 102 hospitalizations.
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Ramaswamy blamed American 'mediocrity' for tech firms hiring foreigners. His own company filed 29 H-1B visas.
Federal records show Roivant, the company Ramaswamy founded, had 29 H-1B visas approved from 2018 to 2023, even as he calls the program badly broken.
