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Health care advocates and researchers say the new year will be a challenging one for Ohioans with federal changes to health care coming with surety but uncertainty. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/15/i...
Incoming health care changes mean more overall struggles for Ohioans, advocates say • Ohio Capital Journal
Health care advocates and researchers say the new year will be a challenging one for Ohioans with federal changes to health care coming with surety but uncertainty.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Health care advocates and researchers say the new year will be a challenging one for Ohioans with federal changes to health care coming with surety but uncertainty. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/15/i...
Judge won’t block Ohio’s plan for new Cleveland Browns stadium, won’t dismiss case against it either ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...
Judge won't block Ohio's plan for new Cleveland Browns stadium, won't dismiss case against it either • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed challenging Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. Attorneys for the state had asked the judge to dismiss…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Judge won’t block Ohio’s plan for new Cleveland Browns stadium, won’t dismiss case against it either ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...
Coalition on flood policy pushes for proactive funding for Ohio, other Appalachian states ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/c...
Coalition on flood policy pushes for proactive funding for Ohio, other Appalachian states • Ohio Capital Journal
A new multi-state coalition is pushing for federal funding and support for Ohio and other Appalachian states as major flooding events increase in the region.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Coalition on flood policy pushes for proactive funding for Ohio, other Appalachian states ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/c...
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help • Ohio Capital Journal
Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to “freeze” ACA insurance subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to "freeze" ACA insurance subsidies • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen Jon Husted wants to "freeze" insurance subsidies to nearly 600,000 Ohioans. That would increase their costs or cut eligibility.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to “freeze” ACA insurance subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues • Ohio Capital Journal
The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he will sign intoxicating hemp ban into law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he will sign intoxicating hemp ban into law • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he will sign a bill into law that will ban intoxicating hemp products and make various changes to the voter-passed marijuana law from 2023, including new criminal…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he will sign intoxicating hemp ban into law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
‘This bill is going to put …. me out of business.’ Ohioans in hemp industry fear potential new law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
'This bill is going to put .... me out of business.' Ohioans in hemp industry fear potential new law • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohioans in the intoxicating hemp industry fear a bill heading to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk will put them out of business.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘This bill is going to put …. me out of business.’ Ohioans in hemp industry fear potential new law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
Ohio bill to ban intoxicating hemp products and make changes to marijuana law goes to Gov. DeWine. DeWine says he will sign it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
Ohio bill to ban intoxicating hemp products and make changes to marijuana law goes to Gov. DeWine • Ohio Capital Journal
A bill to ban intoxicating hemp products and make it illegal to bring legally purchased marijuana back to Ohio from another state is heading to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk for his signature.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ohio bill to ban intoxicating hemp products and make changes to marijuana law goes to Gov. DeWine. DeWine says he will sign it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed • Ohio Capital Journal
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, is currently operating in more than 260 Ohio school districts.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to “freeze” ACA insurance subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to "freeze" ACA insurance subsidies • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen Jon Husted wants to "freeze" insurance subsidies to nearly 600,000 Ohioans. That would increase their costs or cut eligibility.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted wants to “freeze” ACA insurance subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/o...
Thousands of Ohioans could face homelessness because of federal policy change ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/t...
Thousands of Ohioans could face homelessness because of federal policy change • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 10,000 Ohioans could return to homelessness due to a federal funding policy change for local homeless assistance programs, advocates warn.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thousands of Ohioans could face homelessness because of federal policy change ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/t...
Commentary: Ohio School Boards Association conference reveals growing reaction against vouchers and lawmakers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/o...
Ohio School Boards Association conference reveals growing reaction against vouchers and lawmakers • Ohio Capital Journal
The top issue facing Ohio schools isn’t a shortage of bus drivers or scarce substitute teachers. It’s the expanded universal private school voucher program that is devastating the long-range…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Commentary: Ohio School Boards Association conference reveals growing reaction against vouchers and lawmakers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/o...
Commentary: It’s past time for alumni to step up in the fight to defend academic freedom ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/i...
It’s past time for alumni to step up in the fight to defend academic freedom • Ohio Capital Journal
Because the assaults on academic freedom are well underway within state capitals and inside university administrations — in Ohio and across the nation — few institutions will be spared. But alumni…
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December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Commentary: It’s past time for alumni to step up in the fight to defend academic freedom ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/i...
Commentary: I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/i...
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening. • Ohio Capital Journal
According to Data Center Map, there are now 215 data centers in Ohio, of which 133 are in Central Ohio. Many are in residential areas. Thanks to a new law, gas fuel cell power supplies that release…
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December 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Commentary: I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/i...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Commentary: Ohio has the 2nd largest Somali community in the U.S. Trump’s racist rant puts them in danger ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/o...
Ohio has the 2nd largest Somali community in the U.S. Trump's racist rant puts them in danger • Ohio Capital Journal
The President of the United States openly trashed Americans of a certain ethnic and racial group in a vile attack that preceded increased federal government harassment of mostly Somali Americans in…
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December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Commentary: Ohio has the 2nd largest Somali community in the U.S. Trump’s racist rant puts them in danger ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/o...
Commentary: The hidden cost of discrimination in Ohio communities ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
The hidden cost of discrimination in Ohio communities • Ohio Capital Journal
Public health is not defined only by the absence of disease, it is shaped by the safety and equity of our communities. In Ohio, discrimination has become a public health crisis that demands serious…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Commentary: The hidden cost of discrimination in Ohio communities ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
A second federal judge in New York on Wednesday granted a U.S. Department of Justice request to unseal grand jury records in the case against Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting federal trial on sex trafficking charges ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/r...
Another judge grants request to unseal Epstein grand jury files • Ohio Capital Journal
A second federal judge in New York on Wednesday granted a U.S. Department of Justice request to unseal grand jury records in the case against Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting…
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December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A second federal judge in New York on Wednesday granted a U.S. Department of Justice request to unseal grand jury records in the case against Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting federal trial on sex trafficking charges ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/r...
A second member of Congress from Michigan has filed articles of impeachment against a member of President Trump’s cabinet, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens saying Wednesday that she would soon issue an impeachment resolution against Robert F. Kennedy Jr ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/michi...
Michigan U.S. House rep introduces articles of impeachment against federal health secretary RFK Jr. • Ohio Capital Journal
A second member of Congress representing Michigan has filed articles of impeachment against a member of President Trump’s cabinet, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens saying Wednesday that she would soon…
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December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A second member of Congress from Michigan has filed articles of impeachment against a member of President Trump’s cabinet, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens saying Wednesday that she would soon issue an impeachment resolution against Robert F. Kennedy Jr ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/michi...
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...
Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters • Ohio Capital Journal
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump…
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December 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...
Commentary: Public health is not defined only by absence of disease, it is shaped by the safety and equity of our communities. In Ohio, discrimination has become a public health crisis that demands serious action, action we must take at the local level. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
The hidden cost of discrimination in Ohio communities • Ohio Capital Journal
Public health is not defined only by the absence of disease, it is shaped by the safety and equity of our communities. In Ohio, discrimination has become a public health crisis that demands serious…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Commentary: Public health is not defined only by absence of disease, it is shaped by the safety and equity of our communities. In Ohio, discrimination has become a public health crisis that demands serious action, action we must take at the local level. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/t...
Ohio brewers fear the state’s new ‘intoxicating’ hemp ban will kill the buzz of the booming THC‑infused drink industry. Gov. Mike DeWine says he will sign the bill into law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
Ohio's new THC ban could 'wipe out an entire industry,' brewery says • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio brewers fear the state’s new ‘intoxicating’ hemp ban will kill the buzz of the booming THC‑infused drink industry.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ohio brewers fear the state’s new ‘intoxicating’ hemp ban will kill the buzz of the booming THC‑infused drink industry. Gov. Mike DeWine says he will sign the bill into law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he will sign a bill into law that will ban intoxicating hemp products and make various changes to the voter-passed marijuana law from 2023, including new criminal provisions ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he will sign intoxicating hemp ban into law • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he will sign a bill into law that will ban intoxicating hemp products and make various changes to the voter-passed marijuana law from 2023, including new criminal…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he will sign a bill into law that will ban intoxicating hemp products and make various changes to the voter-passed marijuana law from 2023, including new criminal provisions ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/o...
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed against Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. State attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the case; plaintiffs wanted to halt any transfer of money out of the fund ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...
Judge won't block Ohio's plan for new Cleveland Browns stadium, won't dismiss case against it either • Ohio Capital Journal
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed challenging Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. Attorneys for the state had asked the judge to dismiss…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed against Ohio’s plan to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium with residents’ unclaimed funds. State attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the case; plaintiffs wanted to halt any transfer of money out of the fund ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/j...