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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 11h

Poll: Huge majorities support extension of ACA subsidies affecting 400K Ohioans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/p...

Poll: Huge majorities support extension of ACA subsidies affecting 400K Ohioans • Ohio Capital Journal

The government is shut down in a fight over insurance subsidies for lower-income people. Huge majorites of Americans want to extend them, a new poll says.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 12h

Ohio’s young people struggle with credit card debt, new Fed analysis shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/o...

Ohio's young people struggle with credit card debt, new Fed analysis shows • Ohio Capital Journal

Severe credit card delinquencies are spiking among young people across the country. In Ohio, the problem is worse than in most other states.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 13h

Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/o...

Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history • Ohio Capital Journal

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want public schools and public universities to teach the positive impacts of Christianity on American history. No other religion is mentioned in the bill, named…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 14h

This small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years for unpaid medical bills ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/t...

This small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years for unpaid medical bills • Ohio Capital Journal

At Mary Rutan Hospital in Logan County, mass medical debt collection lawsuits totaling more than 2,700 in two years have turned injury and illness into debt, 8% interest rates, unsparing payment…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 15h

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issues executive order banning sale of intoxicating hemp products ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/o...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issues executive order banning sale of intoxicating hemp products • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a 90-day executive order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products starting Tuesday.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 16h

Ohio Republican lawmakers look to regulate abortion, push against constitutional amendment ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/o...

Ohio Republican lawmakers look to regulate abortion, push against constitutional amendment • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced several bills to regulate abortion and reproductive health care despite the constitutional amendment approved by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 17h

Ohio House committees consider bills that could impact abortion medication, access ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/h...

House committees consider bills that could impact abortion medication, access • Ohio Capital Journal

Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 18h

Ohio House votes to advance a pair of property tax reforms. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/o...

Ohio House votes to advance a pair of property tax reforms • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio House lawmakers approved a pair of property tax measures Wednesday. The bills would give little known county boards greater oversight powers and get into the weeds of Ohio’s byzantine system for…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 19h

Commentary: Ohio’s JD Vance tells whoppers like his boss, but with no charisma he can’t get away with it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/o...

Ohio's JD Vance tells whoppers like his boss, but with no charisma he can't get away with it • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio's former US Senator and now Vice President JD Vance has flat out declared his willingness “to create stories” for political purposes. But while Vance tells whoppers just as flagrant as his boss,…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 20h

History: The world celebrated Ohio’s most important cultural site. Like so much else, that’s controversial. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/t...

The world celebrated Ohio's most important cultural site. Like so much else, that's controversial • Ohio Capital Journal

Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 21h

Commentary: Blunt property tax measures could threaten Ohio community vitality. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/b...

Blunt property tax measures could threaten Ohio community vitality • Ohio Capital Journal

Last week, Ohio lawmakers overrode a governor’s veto, prohibiting schools from proposing emergency levies to maintain financial sustainability. Blunting local public finance will only make it harder…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, according to a ruling Wednesday by three judges in a federal appeals court ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/orego...

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule • Ohio Capital Journal

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, judges rule.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

States are continuing to operate programs serving the neediest people during the shutdown. But if federal dollars run out, states can only keep programs going for so long, and worry that if they have to dip into their own coffers, they won't be reimbursed. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/r...

‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens. • Ohio Capital Journal

States are continuing to operate programs servingthe neediest people during the shutdown. But if federal dollars run out, states can only keep programs going for so long, and some worry that if they…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

Commentary: Ohio former US Senator and now Vice President JD Vance has flat out declared his willingness “to create stories” for political purposes. While Vance tells whoppers just as flagrant as his boss, he has none of the charisma to get away with it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/o...

Ohio's JD Vance tells whoppers like his boss, but with no charisma he can't get away with it • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio's former US Senator and now Vice President JD Vance has flat out declared his willingness “to create stories” for political purposes. But while Vance tells whoppers just as flagrant as his boss,…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

“Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026.” ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-...

Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At a five-star resort tucked in the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the cryptocurrency industry was celebrating a historic start to the year on Capitol Hill. Its priorities…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

The government is shut down in a fight over insurance subsidies for lower-income people. Huge majorites of Americans want to extend them, a new poll says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/p...

Poll: Huge majorities support extension of ACA subsidies affecting 400K Ohioans • Ohio Capital Journal

The government is shut down in a fight over insurance subsidies for lower-income people. Huge majorites of Americans want to extend them, a new poll says.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/h...

House committees consider bills that could impact abortion medication, access • Ohio Capital Journal

Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

Ohio House lawmakers approved a pair of property tax measures Wednesday. The bills would give little known county boards greater oversight powers and get into the weeds of Ohio’s byzantine system for classifying taxes and calculating reductions ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/o...

Ohio House votes to advance a pair of property tax reforms • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio House lawmakers approved a pair of property tax measures Wednesday. The bills would give little known county boards greater oversight powers and get into the weeds of Ohio’s byzantine system for…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

The Ohio Capital Journal: Fair, Fearless, Free. Reporting for the People. Subscribe to our morning newsletter. ohiocapitaljournal.com/subscribe/

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With waggish headlines and sharp insight, you can start your news morning off right with the latest from the Ohio Capital Journal and highlights from other publications across the state. We will lead…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats, though he didn’t share any additional details during a Cabinet meeting ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/r...

Trump threatens 'permanent' cuts to Democratic programs on day nine of shutdown gridlock • Ohio Capital Journal

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats, though he didn’t share any additional…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump’s use of National Guard troops for law enforcement has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/r...

Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • Ohio Capital Journal

President Trump’s use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump’s use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/10/r...

Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • Ohio Capital Journal

President Trump’s use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2d

The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four strikes on boats in the Caribbean ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/r...

US Senate rejects restriction of military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean • Ohio Capital Journal

The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four strikes on boats in…

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2d

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/r...

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Ohio Capital Journal

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released…

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