State Impact Ohio
Ohio preps for more responsibility as Trump continues closing of Department of Education
...News Bureau Published July 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM EDT Karen Kasler / Statehouse News Bureau Gov. Mike DeWine talks to a student Gov. Mike DeWine talks to a student at Hamilton Elementary in Obetz on April...
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Trump-backed cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid pass both chambers of Congress
...previously agreed to spend on public broadcasting and foreign aid. It passed by a 216 to 213 margin. All Ohio Republicans backed the measure except for Dayton’s Mike Turner while all the state’s Democrats opposed...
Cleveland.com, Sabrina Eaton
07/18/2025 Online
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Akron Beacon Journal
State lawmakers are trying to create AI protections. They're late to the game | Editorial
...Beacon Journal As artificial intelligence advancement hurls toward us, it’s encouraging to see state lawmakers preparing for its impact on society through regulation. We need even more - and we need it quickly....
07/18/2025 Online
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Mahoning Matters
Mobile food routes provides meals and snacks to hundreds of Ohio children during summer months
...students participated in the school lunch program during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce The alliance has two vans at the Troy site filled with about...
Megan Henry
07/18/2025 Online
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Mahoning Matters
Governor DeWine announces record funding awarded during latest round of TechCred
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced a new milestone in Ohio's TechCred program. During the May application round...
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Osae
Ohio's New Budget Bill
On June 30, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 96 , the state's biennial budget bill for fiscal years 2026-2027, into law. While the bill includes sweeping tax reforms, it also drew attention...
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Ohio lawmakers push to restore state employee access to Ozempic, weight loss drugs
Lawmakers are trying to restore access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, after Ohio removed medical coverage for state employees. Posted COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers are trying to restore...
Morgan Trau
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WVXU
Behind closed doors, campaign to whip crucial votes before Ohio House veto override session
The Ohio House is scheduled to be back in session Monday to override three of Gov. Mike DeWine's four budget vetoes related to property taxes. And in Washington D.C., members of Congress are in the process...
Jo Ingles
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WBNS CBS 10 Columbus
Escaped convict alert warning system awaits Ohio Senate hearing
...Kevin Landers Published: 6:19 PM EDT July 17, 2025 Updated: 6:19 PM EDT July 17, 2025 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan bill to alert citizens about escaped individuals is headed to the Ohio Senate for consideration...
Kevin Landers
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Highland County Press
Ohio Ballot Board splits proposed Ohio Equal Rights Amendment into two amendments
By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com The Ohio Ballot Board blocked a proposed amendment that would remove Ohio’s ban on gay marriage in the state’s constitution from going...
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Rep. Latta reflects on passage of HALT Fentanyl Act
...Published: Jul. 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a piece of legislation aimed at cracking...
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Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) discusses Crypto legislation
...President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act on Wednesday, a piece of legislation Rep. Latta has worked to pass for five years. Updated: 4 hours ago Dry and relatively cool to...
Josh Croup
07/17/2025 Online
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Spectrum News One Columbus
Ohio Equal Rights regroups after proposed amendment gets split
...Here’s where things stand now After the group collected 1,000 signatures and got Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to certify the title and summary on July 3, the Ohio Ballot Board, chaired by Secretary of State...
Taylor Bruck
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Cincinnati CIty Beat
Planned Parenthood to Close 2 Southwest Ohio Clinics Amid Federal Medicaid Changes
...two-year state budget also factored into the decision to close the health centers, Whaley said. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine kept a trigger in the budget that would automatically end Medicaid expansion coverage for about...
Madeline Fening
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Sen. Moreno, an early supporter of crypto, discusses educating his colleagues about digital assets
...Published: Jul. 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM EDT|Updated: seconds ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Many Americans are still learning about the world of crypto. That includes members of Congress....
Wtvg Staff
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WYTV Channel 33 (Youngstown)
Stablecoin bill clears House after GOP revolt, heads to Trump's desk
...sending the cryptocurrency bill to President Trump's desk and marking a major win for the industry. Lawmakers voted 308-122 to pass the GENIUS Act following a tumultuous "crypto week" in the chamber that saw...
Julia Shapero
07/17/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
New Ohio budget increases funding of tax credits for historic building preservation
...preserve historic buildings in Ohio under the new state budget. The budget, signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine on July 2, increases the annual funding of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program...
Avantika Pai
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Center Square Ohio
Ohio’s May primary nearly perfect
...which featured only one statewide question, went off almost perfectly, according to Secretary of State Frank LaRose. LaRose said all 88 Ohio counties recently completed the mandated audit that showed a 99.99%...
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Canton Repository
'Existential threat:' How Republican cuts to NPR, PBS would hurt Ohio public radio
...during emergencies," they wrote. How did Ohio's senators vote? Ohio's two senators, Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted, voted for the cuts to NPR, PBS and other programs. They are both Republicans. On July 15, Vice...
Jessie Balmert
07/17/2025 Online
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Spectrum News One Cincinnati
11 rural hospitals in Ohio listed 'at-risk' due to Medicaid cuts in One Big, Beautiful Bill Act
...onetime cash infusion was a last-minute change to the law—pushed by Republican senators including Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio. "It will increase funding for rural hospitals in Ohio by 24%. Previously, they were...
Harri Leigh
07/17/2025 Online
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Republicans just stuck you with higher vehicle costs while giving huge tax cuts to the rich
Published: Jul. 17, 2025, 11:21 a.m. Republicans who control the Ohio Statehouse keep telling you they are cutting your taxes, but those tax cuts went to the wealthy. Meanwhile, they significantly raised...
Today In Ohio
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Center Square Ohio
Report: Ohio’s housing wage gap continues to climb
(The Center Square) - Ohio home renters continue to need to make more money to afford a place to live. A report released Thursday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness...
07/17/2025 Online
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Highland County Press
Congressman Taylor introduces bill pushing American-made weapons for U.S. military
...companies, posing a potential and unnecessary national security risk to the United States. "It’s Ohio common sense - foreign entities should not control our military’s ability to defend our liberties,"...
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Highland County Press
Husted-backed bill to combat fentanyl trafficking becomes law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act into law. "Far too many Ohio families...
07/17/2025 Online
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