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Affordable Care Act premiums likely to surge again next year
The proposed 14% median hike follows expired subsidies that pushed healthier enrollees out, leaving costlier patients in a shrinking Marketplace pool.
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Ohioans call out Jon Husted over donations from Epstein 'co-conspirator', now in Marietta
Husted received $116,892 from Wexner between 2001 and 2025, then voted against releasing Epstein records in September before reversing course months later.
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As Ramaswamy vacations in Europe, biotech he founded collects $950M COVID vaccine payment
Ramaswamy's biotech firm is collecting $950 million from Moderna for the same COVID vaccine technology he now attacks as a gubernatorial candidate.
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Why Democrats think they can compete in this ‘sleeper’ Ohio congressional race
Miller's messy divorce and Poindexter's union roots have Democrats eyeing pickup odds in a district Trump won by 11 points.
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Republicans in Congress struggle with internal squabbles as time runs out on 2026
With just 24 days in session before November elections, Republicans clash over a voter ID bill while stalling work on government funding and defense policy.
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Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package
Trump is using the housing bill as leverage to force the Senate to pass his election security measure, which lacks the votes it needs.
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Ohio saw the largest drop in enrollment after Trump/Republican Affordable Care Act cuts
Ohio lost 161,385 ACA enrollees after Congress let pandemic subsidies expire, nearly triple the national average rate of decline.
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Ohio children unable to access mental healthcare because of insurance, costs, and lack of providers
A Health Policy Institute study finds nearly half of Ohio families cite insurance barriers, with out-of-network therapy costing $220 monthly versus $28 in-network.
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To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums
At least 14 states have passed laws reducing parking minimums since 2019, but local officials worry about street congestion and lost zoning control.
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Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access
Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia have all enacted laws expanding contraception access, even as the Trump administration rolls back federal pregnancy prevention programs.
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New ruling against mandatory detention is another blow to Trump immigration policy
A 5th Circuit panel ruled immigrants must get bond hearings within 90 days, deepening a circuit split that's likely headed to the Supreme Court.
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Under Trump, deportations of once-protected immigrant kids have tripled
ProPublica analysis shows immigration judges are now issuing removal orders for minors at nearly four times the rate of Trump's first term, affecting those granted special protection.
