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More than 40% of Ohio school districts have active LifeWise Academy chapters, with more on the way
A Secular Education Association organizer says students who opt out face bullying and isolation, comparing the program's spread to cancer.
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‘Springfield is under siege right now.’ ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors.
Detainees include a pastor whose congregation is now without leadership, as advocates say ankle monitors and jail transfers to Butler County are inhumane.
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Family asks National Republican Senatorial Committee to remove pro-Husted ad showing deadly crash
The photographer never authorized its use either, and FactCheck.org found the ad draws weak ties between Brown's 1996 vote and the driver who caused the crash.
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‘Ohio’s become incredibly expensive.’ Democratic lawmakers blame One Big Beautiful Bill for prices
Landsman's GOP opponent calls the affordability claims hypocritical, as marketplace premiums nearly double and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits.
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Les Wexner stepping down as chair of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board
Wexner keeps an honorary board seat as M/I Homes CEO Robert Schottenstein is set to take over, while 500 requests to remove Wexner's name from campus buildings remain pending.
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Ohio bill would create a limit on reimbursement rates for foster care placements
Officials say providers charge counties unlimited daily rates for hard-to-place children, with one Scioto County case nearing $1 million a year.
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ICE has begun targeting and detaining Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio
Detainees are sent to Butler County Jail, already over its recommended capacity, as a Cleveland immigration lawyer says local jails profit from federal detention contracts.
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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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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.
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Less than 10% of Ohio lawmakers are moms of minor children. They say it informs their lawmaking.
Ohio needs one more mom of a minor child to match its share of the population, as lawmakers describe missed baseball games and FaceTime homework help.
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Ohio recovery housing has grown nearly 400%, new executive order provides more oversight
DeWine's order follows accounts of overcrowded, unregulated homes with cockroaches and failing septic systems, especially across opioid-hit southern Ohio.
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Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio’s ICE offices and wear ankle monitors
Advocates say Springfield is singled out among 30,000 central Ohio Haitians, while ICE detained four Haitians locally in a single week this month.
