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As federal teen pregnancy prevention grants get cut, efforts in Ohio try to keep helping
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
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A $100M Ohio energy fund lacks transparency — and excludes renewables
An attorney general candidate's ethics complaint alleges JobsOhio's board chair has lobbying ties to AEP, which could gain from pending nuclear legislation.
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Acton would back a data center moratorium unless 6 conditions are met. Ramaswamy says Ohio needs more of them, not fewer.
Ramaswamy wants to sort good data center projects from bad ones and keep building, while Acton would bar new facilities that miss any of six conditions.
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Jon Husted defended Google's $43.5 million Ohio tax break. Now he's taken $69,750 from data center and utility interests.
The donations from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and AEP are a small share of Husted's $14.35 million haul but fuel Brown's ad attacking his tax-break record.
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‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
About 14% of Ohio students receive special education services, and advocates warn shifting oversight to HHS could push a medical model over educational access.
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Ohio governor candidate suggested consolidating universities. Economists think it’s a bad idea.
Facing backlash, Ramaswamy has softened his March proposal as a Scioto Analysis survey found economists split on savings but united that fewer degrees would result.
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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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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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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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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.
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Ohio school transportation debated as bus driver shortage continues, private schools demand more
Only 14.68% of vacant bus driver jobs were filled statewide last year, as teacher unions warn the workgroup's plan favors private school funding over public districts.
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State audit says Ohio’s only public HBCU inaccurately charged students tuition and fees
Auditor Keith Faber also wants the former CFO and his insurer to repay over $105,000 in penalties from late retirement fund payments, plus a foundation subpoena went unanswered.
