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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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A bill banning child marriage passed out of committee, but the Ohio Senate did not vote on it
Ohio lawmakers left for summer break without a floor vote, meaning the bill dies if not passed before year's end, despite more than 5,000 Ohio minors married since 2000.
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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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Republican former Bellevue councilman pleads guilty to 7 charges; bond revoked pending July sentencing
The plea deal dismissed 15 charges, including aggravated burglary and three strangulation counts, but Judge James Conway revoked bond the day after Burkhart entered his guilty plea.
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Ohio police chief indicted on 70 counts of sexual battery, unlawful conduct with a minor
Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert, arrested in Florida, faces 280 years if convicted on all counts tied to alleged abuse of a student between 2005 and 2010.
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Trump crypto founders bankrolled Ramaswamy as he pushes to invest Ohio public funds in Bitcoin
The $116,000 cluster arrived on primary day from founders of a venture under Senate scrutiny, while Ramaswamy holds Bitcoin and backs a bill to invest state pension funds in crypto.
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What to know about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative after FBI searches
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative is a key part of the state’s progressive political infrastructure, playing leading roles in voter registration drives and ballot issue campaigns.
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FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group
Reps. Shontel Brown and Emilia Sykes demand answers after agents searched the Ohio Organizing Collaborative's Cleveland office and seized devices statewide, months before November's midterms.
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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 Republican lawmakers pass bill that includes requiring schools to teach when to have kids
Three GOP lawmakers joined House Democrats in voting against the 58-36 bill, which drew on Heritage Foundation model legislation and added the mandate to an interstate school psychologist compact.
