Ohio targets fraud in Medicaid, SNAP programs with new legislation
Home health aides will face GPS check-ins and Ohio’s food aid cards are getting security chips under a bill now headed to Gov. DeWine’s desk.
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Ohio will again send all voters absentee ballot applications as mail voting continues to plunge
A state spending panel voted Monday to approve spending $2.5 million on the universal absentee ballot application mailing, which Ohio has done in every even-year, general election since 2012.
Ohio property tax abolition campaign drops 2026 ballot bid
A leader with the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes said they’re instead targeting the November 2027 election after falling short of their signature gathering goals.
Sherrod Brown reprises an anti-war message in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race
The Democratic former senator is tying the war in Iran to rising gas and fertilizer prices as he challenges Republican Sen. Jon Husted in November. The tack resembles Brown’s approach in 2006, when he spoke against the then-war in Iraq and won a seat in the U. S. Senate.
Just before moratorium, two last Ohio data centers get a $42 million tax break
DeWine exempted the Cologix project from his moratorium announced days earlier, after the tax break's cost ballooned to $1.57 billion in 2025.
Progressive blogger arrested outside statehouse, charged with harassment
Byrnes was arrested on a warrant from Kirtland police, allegedly over text messages to state Sen. Jerry Cirino, a frequent target of his online criticism.
‘I trust Gov. DeWine’: Dr. Oz visits Ohio amid GOP pressure on Medicaid fraud
DeWine faces GOP pressure over Medicaid fraud as the Trump administration's CMS chief visits Ohio to tout the governor's anti-fraud measures.
Swatting, suspicious powder, an assassination threat: The security reality at Vivek Ramaswamy’s home
Police records document a heightened police presence, two incidents in which the FBI got involved and some false alarms at Vivek Ramaswamy’s home. Records for both major Ohio governor candidates show the security toll of modern political life.
Jon Husted launches first ad campaign of U.S. Senate election in Ohio
The Republican senator faces no primary challenger but is already on the air in Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo ahead of a likely fall matchup with Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Ohio electric bills are up. So are electric company CEO salaries.
News and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, the property tax abolition campaign is set to show its hand while opposition gets organized.
Ohio property tax abolition campaign hits 305,000 signatures. Here’s what that means for its chances.
Abolishing Ohio’s property taxes would cut $20 billion in annual funding for schools, libraries and emergency services. The anti-property tax campaign faces a July 1 deadline to gather the remaining signatures.
National Democrats take aim at Trump territory in Ohio with new congressional ad blitz
House Majority PAC plans to spend millions defending Democratic incumbents and going on offense for Republican-held seats after years of retreat from the state.
