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Max Miller took $14,000 from crypto executives tied to federal cases while pushing to ease oversight
The donations came as Miller voted for crypto deregulation and co-authored a bill to exempt stablecoin purchases from capital gains tax.
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Ohio Senate advances photo voter ID amendment measure
Democrats and some Republicans say the fast-tracked amendment either goes too far or not far enough, with voting rights groups warning it could be challenged as a poll tax.
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Rising costs of fuel, other goods squeeze already strained abortion funds
Abortion funds say fuel prices and inflation are forcing some to temporarily close as demand has more than doubled since the Dobbs decision.
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States face tight timeline as feds unveil new Medicaid work requirement rules
Six Democratic governors are pushing back against the January 2027 deadline, citing Arkansas as a cautionary tale where 18,000 lost coverage.
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US House approves measure to restrain Trump action in Iran
Four Republicans joined Democrats in a 215-208 vote, marking the strongest congressional rebuke of Trump's monthslong Iran war that has killed troops and thousands of civilians.
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Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The reversal clears the way for a $70B immigration bill, but Senate Republicans remain divided on whether to proceed this week.
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US Senate panel pans DHS plan to stop customs processing at blue-city airports
Mullin refused to commit to following federal court orders, drawing sharp rebukes from Democrats who called his airport plan illegal and economically catastrophic.
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Congress weighs cuts to states’ already ‘insufficient’ election security dollars
House Republicans' bill would cut election security grants by two-thirds while Trump pushes voting restrictions, widening a gap between GOP rhetoric and funding.
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Data center opponents give Ohio lawmakers an earful
Residents demanded a data center moratorium, citing water contamination risks, secrecy through NDAs, and inadequate state oversight during the committee's only public hearing.
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Ohio Senate committee to hear support for 24-hour abortion waiting period in committee this week
A court blocked the same waiting period after voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, but the Medical Board drafting rules includes an anti-abortion activist.
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The affordability crisis is getting worse in Ohio and the U.S., but it’s not new
A Brookings Institution analysis finds 40% of Ohio households can't make ends meet, a crisis dating to 2014 with steeper impacts on families of color and single parents.
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Just before moratorium, two last Ohio data centers get a $42 million tax break
DeWine exempted the Cologix project from his moratorium announced days earlier, after the tax break's cost ballooned to $1.57 billion in 2025.
