Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
Long-term care facilities in Ohio are increasingly discharging their residents to homeless shelters, according to federal inspection reports, resident advocates, and the industry itself.
LATEST NEWS FROM SIGNAL STATEWIDE
Election 2026
Long-shot Ohio data center ban clears first hurdle, heads to signature drive
Backers of the amendment must gather more than 400,000 signatures by a July deadline to qualify for the November election.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s provocative ideas give Democrats ammunition in Ohio’s governor race
Ramaswamy honed his habit of floating provocative, sweeping policy ideas while running for president in 2024. It might now be giving an opening for Democrats to argue he’s beatable.
The voter registration deadline for Ohio’s May primary is approaching. Here’s what to know
Ohio’s May 5 primary election is weeks away. Here’s what voters need to know about registration deadlines, early voting and new mail ballot rules.
GOVERNMENT
A year after the fight to save Chillicothe’s paper mill, workers are getting some money
About 570 former employees will get an average of $2,000 each in severance payments. A former union leader cautioned that the rest of the $5.5 million pledged by the mill’s former owner may not materialize.
EDUCATION
Ohio University supporters fight to save music therapy major ending under Senate Bill 1
While the state’s higher education law requires institutions to cut programs enrolling few students, supporters say ending OU’s offering will limit access to behavioral health services in rural communities.
HEALTH
Recovery homes face tighter rules under bill advanced by Ohio House
If approved by the Senate, the bill would require state certification for recovery homes and strengthen local enforcement tools.
STATE SIGNALS NEWSLETTER
Ex-Ohio House speaker Larry Householder’s lawyer to testify against him
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, state and local elections officials address Trump’s new attempt to crack down on mail-in voting.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Up in smoke: Ohio rolls back some weed and hemp laws and adds new restrictions
There are new rules for transporting marijuana and edibles and restrictions on what can be sold and how potent it can be.
NEWS FROM NOTUS
Congress’ ultrarich think they can sell an affordability agenda
Rep. Darrell Issa, one of Congress’ wealthiest members, said he was “offended” by the suggestion that millionaires are overrepresented in Congress.
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