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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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Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved
Judge Brinkema gave the government one week to get Todd Blanche and Scott Bessent to sign off on the $1.776 billion fund's dissolution or face continued injunction.
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Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, US Senate Dems tell Trump administration
Sens. Wyden and Markey say only $20.6B of $166B in court-ordered refunds has been paid, with $60B not even in process, and demand answers by June 24.
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Corporate logos abound on White House grounds in prep for fights by Trump-allied UFC
A federal judge will rule on written briefs after the Public Integrity Project sued over the $60 million event, calling it a scheme to enrich Trump and allies.
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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.
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Ohio doctors push back against 24-hour abortion waiting period proposal
Physicians told a Senate committee the bill would force them to share debunked abortion-reversal information, as the panel's next meeting may not come until November.
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Ohio State University settles with hundreds of Strauss victims
The $100 million deal covers 279 of 280 remaining victims, bringing Ohio State's total Strauss payouts to more than $161 million across seven settlements since 2018.
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Ohio lawmakers send math intervention bill to Gov. Mike DeWine with science of reading exemption
The carveout exempts Ohio's eight Hillsdale College-affiliated classical schools from a curriculum DeWine has called one of his most important achievements.
