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Ohio's biggest data centers secured decades of tax breaks

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers are trying to reduce a controversial tax break for data centers, but contracts signed during the Kasich administration leave the state's largest tech companies largely untouched. Read Full Story Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Bipartisan JobsOhio oversight bill gets first hearing

A bipartisan measure creating new oversight for JobsOhio got its first hearing Tuesday. The bid for greater transparency comes after a podcast scandal that cost the former Ohio State University president his job. But the drumbeat began before that incident. Read Full Story Fri, Jun 5, 2026

Ohio House passes bill targeting SNAP benefit fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A bipartisan bill aimed at preventing food stamp benefit fraud passed the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday. Read Full Story Fri, Jun 5, 2026

Free college for all Ohio students, paid for by proposed new tax on the wealthy

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Two Ohio State Representatives introduced new legislation earlier this month that would use extra taxes collect from the wealthiest Ohioans to pay for free tuition for Ohio students at state colleges and universities. Read Full Story Wed, May 27, 2026

Ohio bill would use chip-enabled cards to limit SNAP fraud

A bipartisan effort to enhance security in Ohio's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - commonly called food stamps - is underway in the Ohio House with broad support from interested parties. Read Full Story Mon, May 18, 2026

Looking back at Ohio water pollution policies

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - State Representative Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) remembers the coal-fired power plant in his hometown of Lorain. Read Full Story Wed, Apr 22, 2026

This mysterious creature could become Ohio's official cryptid

What's 4-feet tall, frog-like and could soon be commemorated by the state of Ohio? Read Full Story Tue, Apr 21, 2026

A Football School Striving to Be More Keeps Dropping the Ball

It's been a chaotic few months at Ohio State. The university's president resigned after he disclosed an inappropriate relationship with a woman seeking public funding for her business. The school's biggest benefactor is under renewed scrutiny over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And a professor teaching a course on leadership tackled a journalist who had showed up to interview the class's guest speaker. Read Full Story Thu, Apr 16, 2026

JobsOhio oversight proposed by bipartisan Ohio lawmakers following podcast scandal

A bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers have announced legislation establishing new oversight for JobsOhio. The proposal comes in the wake of a podcast scandal that prompted Ted Carter to step down as president of Ohio State University. Read Full Story Wed, Mar 25, 2026

After $60,000 podcast payment, lawmakers seek guardrails for JobsOhio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - After JobsOhio paid $60,000 to a podcaster learned to be a romantic relationship with former Ohio State President Ted Carter, lawmakers are seeking more guardrails for the group. Read Full Story Sat, Mar 21, 2026