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Ohio now has over 125 active moratoriums on data centers. See where they are.
A BGSU poll finds 78% of Ohioans back the pauses, as developers sue Urbana, Lordstown and other cities over shifting local rules.
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Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing
The Center for Responsible Food Business found overcharges outnumbered undercharges nearly 3-to-1 across 389 Ohio inspections, hitting minority and senior shoppers hardest.
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2,776 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest leased for more than $11 million for fracking
Ohio Environmental Council attorney Nathan Johnson says the sale violates environmental law and is preparing a federal court challenge over the first Wayne lease sale since 2017.
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Caleb Stidham admits voting for himself in closed-door nomination
Stidham denies the event was a GOP fundraiser even as LaRose confirms attending it the day before certifying him in a 2-2 tiebreaker.
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Republican insiders describe growing strain inside Ramaswamy-McColley campaign
A source with direct knowledge of Rob McColley’s operation tells TiffinOhio.net the Ohio Senate president and Vivek Ramaswamy do not get along and that McColley has grown resentful after being shut out of strategy, messaging and key campaign decisions.
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Fracking industry pays $11 million for first leases in Ohio’s only national forest
Five out-of-state gas companies win rights to drill under 2,800 acres of the Wayne National Forest, achieving a long-sought goal for the industry.
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Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation
The lawsuit comes a year after the Chamber sided with UnitedHealth against pharmacy-backed legislation targeting drug-middleman practices in Ohio.
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Ohio report cards show 38 school districts need help to meet state standards
Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Canton are among districts scoring lowest, even as statewide reading and math proficiency hit five-year highs.
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Vivek Ramaswamy still facing lawsuit from former Strive VP who says she was fired after reporting sexual harassment
Joyce Rosely says she raised concerns about then-COO Ben Pham aggressively pursuing a newly hired subordinate. Two months later, Strive fired her. The retaliation claim tied to the harassment complaint was dismissed without prejudice last month, while separate whistleblower claims against Ramaswamy remain active.
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Ohio GOP lawmaker says university centers are not right-wing indoctrination. Professor pushes back.
Sen. Jerry Cirino is pushing new legislation to mandate student attendance after less than 1% of Ohio State students enrolled in the university's civics center in 2025.
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Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposals
Kulewicz says Faber's felony proposal doesn't go far enough, pushing broader data privacy limits as Columbus and Reynoldsburg pause their own Flock programs over misuse.
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Amy Acton pledges no individual stocks as governor, challenges Ramaswamy to sell data-center holdings
Ramaswamy has not said whether he will divest from NVIDIA, Microsoft and Amazon holdings after softening his earlier praise for Ohio's data-center boom.
