Data centers get more Ohio tax breaks; lawmakers propose $3.7 billion capital budget
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, new details on blogger’s arrest at the Statehouse.
LATEST NEWS FROM SIGNAL STATEWIDE
Election 2026
Healthcare costs are squeezing Ohioans. Here’s what the governor candidates would do
Democrat Dr. Amy Acton details plan to forgive medical debt, while Republican Vivek Ramaswamy focuses on Medicaid fraud.
Ramaswamy unveils Medicaid fraud plan, wants Ohio to keep more of what it saves
The Republican governor candidate wants a deal with the Trump administration modeled on a Tennessee program, but critics note his party has run Ohio’s government – and its Medicaid program – for decades.
Ohio absentee ballot returns steady after deadline change
A new law requires mail ballots to arrive by Election Day to count, eliminating a long-existing grace period. We won’t know how many ballots were rejected until certifications are complete.
GOVERNMENT
DeWine abruptly pauses a major tax break for data centers in Ohio
After Signal Statewide uncovered the ballooning size of Ohio’s data center tax exemption, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a “pause” in the program.
EDUCATION
Will adding women’s flag football help save Wittenberg University?
Small, tuition-dependent private colleges like the Southwestern Ohio campus are increasingly turning to athletics to help bolster their bottom lines.
HEALTH
‘I trust Gov. DeWine’: Dr. Oz visits Ohio amid GOP pressure on Medicaid fraud
Oz praised DeWine’s moves to crack down on home health care fraud and met with GOP nominee for governor Vivek Ramaswamy.
STATE SIGNALS NEWSLETTER
Ohio lawmakers go deep on data centers
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, solar loses again with Ohio’s state government.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Ohio woman accused of illegally voting as a noncitizen acquitted at trial
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Chris Brown accepted an entrapment defense from Maria Dearaujo, an Ohioan since 1993, who admitted to voting as a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. in 2018.
NEWS FROM NOTUS
Senate Democrats Think They Have Leverage on SNAP Funding
The farm bill can’t pass without Democrats, and they have one major demand.
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