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Democrats have a shot at flipping state legislatures across the country
Democrats have flipped 30 legislative seats since Trump's second term began without Republicans flipping any, spending a record $50 million this cycle.
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Elon Musk drops $5M behind Vivek Ramaswamy as billionaires bankroll Ohio governor bid
Musk's gift is his first to former DOGE partner Ramaswamy, part of $42 million from a handful of billionaires backing a super PAC in a race Cook Political Report now calls a toss-up.
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Jon Husted’s former campaign chair gave him thousands before quitting over case involving 15-year-old child
Federal and state filings show Havas gave Husted's campaigns and DeWine's ticket $24,250.79 since 2018, including weeks before his resignation this month.
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CNBC rated Ohio ‘Top State for Business.’ Here’s what that means — and what it doesn’t.
CNBC's own reporter says the ranking measures state marketing pitches, not worker wellbeing, where Ohio ranks 35th for workforce and last for cost of living.
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NRSC ads mislead voters about Medicaid and undocumented immigrants
Federal law blocks undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid, SNAP, and other government services.
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US House GOP launches process to provide $60B for defense, up to $12B for farms
The $95 billion package also includes $10 billion for state voter ID grants, and Senate Republicans remain divided over using reconciliation a third time.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says he’ll never quit on Ohio. His record tells another story
A jet-fueled record of drug failures, pandemic profits, a relocated firm and data-center investments raises questions Ohio voters must weigh before Nov. 3.
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘meritocracy’ campaign takes $10K from dad jailed for rigging daughter’s ACT
Hauser served two months in prison for paying $40,000 to fix his daughter's ACT score, one of dozens caught in the Varsity Blues admissions scandal.
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After US Sen Lindsey Graham’s death, Trump recommends Graham’s sister to fill out term
Gov. McMaster announces his pick at 4 p.m., while a separate Aug. 11 special election will determine who faces Democrat Annie Andrews for the full term.
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Ohio progressive group turns FBI raid into voter mobilization pitch
Allies of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are launching a social media ad campaign portraying the FBI investigation as an attempt at voter suppression that they say will backfire on Republicans this fall.
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Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms
With all four EAC seats now vacant, the agency has no leadership as Trump pushes the SAVE America Act and defends a Supreme Court ruling expanding his removal power.
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Young lawmakers talk online child safety and AI policy at annual bipartisan summit
South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey shared how his son's death from online sextortion led him to write Gavin's Law, now a state felony statute.
