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Ohio House Votes to Stamp Out Ranked Choice Voting Before It Begins
Two cities, Lakewood and Cleveland Heights, have been considering whether to put the practice on the ballot.
Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal
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Ohio Republican Lawmaker Wants Stiffer Penalties for Masked Offenders as Dems Ask, What About ICE?
The mask ban Ohio Democrats have proposed applies to local, state, and federal officers equally, and carries exceptions for masks worn for safety, by SWAT units or undercover officers.
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Ohio Democratic Governor Candidate Amy Acton Makes Pitch for Addressing Health Care Costs
“The number one thing I am hearing about, and data is now showing this, it’s the rising cost of health care that is really putting people over the edge,” she said.
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Ohio Democrats Offer Slate of Bills Reining in Data Centers
“We want to make sure that no Ohio community feels compelled to accept a facility that raises their utility costs or strains local resources against the express will of the residents.”
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Incumbent Democrats Hold Huge Cash Advantage in Ohio’s Competitive Congressional Seats
Marcy Kaptur, Emilia Sykes and Greg Landsman have outraised opponents by sizable margins.
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Democrat Sherrod Brown Leads Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted in Quarterly Fundraising
Husted, tapped to replace Vice President J.D. Vance in the Senate, is running to keep the seat through the end of the term in 2028
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Organizers Launch Bid to Overturn Ohio’s Latest Marijuana Law Changes
One petitioner called lawmakers’ recent changes “a slap in the face to voters who overwhelmingly voted to legalize cannabis in 2023.”
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New Ohio Election Integrity Commission Begins to Take Shape
The commission will replace Ohio’s existing campaign finance watchdog agency
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DeWine Signs Property Tax Bills, ‘Reluctantly’ Approves New Voting Restrictions
“I think what took place today, with the signing of these bills,” DeWine said, “brings about meaningful tax relief and brings about clarity. No longer will people see the spikes that they have seen.”
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Energy Market Watchers See Ohio Electric Bills Rising as Data Center Demand Continues
A recent study from the Natural Resources Defense Council predicted an average family will pay about $70 more each month on their electric bills by 2028.
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Watchdog for Electric Grid in Ohio, Other States, Wants a Pause on Data Centers
Oversight group says PJM Interconnection, which serves 13 states including Ohio, shouldn’t connect data centers until it has adequate power supply
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Ohio Lawmakers Send Five Property Tax Reform Measures to the Governor
The proposals empower county officials to pare back levies previously approved by voters, create more room for tax reductions, limit the growth of tax bills to the rate of inflation, and shift the burden of proof in valuation disputes.