Vivek Ramaswamy touts plan to quickly axe Ohio taxes on capital gains
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, Elon Musk and other billionaires spend big to help elect Ramaswamy.
LATEST NEWS FROM SIGNAL STATEWIDE
Election 2026
Ohio progressive group turns FBI raid into voter mobilization pitch
Allies of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are launching a social media ad campaign portraying the FBI investigation as an attempt at voter suppression that they say will backfire on Republicans this fall.
Why Democrats think they can compete in this ‘sleeper’ Ohio congressional race
Democrats hope Brian Poindexter will give voters in the Trump-supporting 7th Congressional District a blue-collar alternative to Republican Rep. Max Miller. The race could test how a Bernie Sanders-backed candidate plays in pro-Trump territory.
‘He’s trying to win this election’: Sherrod Brown attacks Jon Husted’s support of data centers
Targeting data centers puts Brown, a longtime labor ally, at odds with the building trades unions that want the construction jobs – some of which have already lined up behind Husted.
GOVERNMENT
We Asked Ohio’s Death Row What They Think of Governor’s Death Penalty Reversal
Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.
EDUCATION
Ohio college syllabi are going public under Senate Bill 1
Students – and members of the public – will be able to access more information about undergraduate courses offered at community colleges and state universities.
HEALTH
Deadly neglect lawsuits and fines follow Ohio nursing home chain
In courtrooms and Ohio Department of Health inspections, Arbors at Ohio facilities have repeatedly been accused of neglectful care with fatal outcomes. The chain has paid hundreds of thousands in regulatory penalties.
STATE SIGNALS NEWSLETTER
Ohio sees largest Obamacare enrollment rate decline in country as subsidies expire
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, DeWine signs new Medicaid restrictions meant to reduce fraud.
PUBLIC SAFETY
The rise of super-potent synthetic opioids: How nitazenes hit Ohio hard
Nitazenes — synthetic drugs that can be far stronger than fentanyl — are turning up across the state. In 2020, there were just four fatalities linked to the drug; in 2021 that number rose to 90. Between 2022 and 2024, according to government data, there were 200 more deaths.
NEWS FROM NOTUS
DOGE Cut Off Small Town America’s 250th Birthday Money
Ohio Humanities was planning history projects for the 250th when DOGE axed its funding last year. Then Trump redirected federal money for his own beautification projects.
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Local news is in crisis. Across the country, including here in Ohio, the commercial news industry has been on the decline, leading to the loss of nearly three-quarters of journalism jobs since 2005, leading to less accountability, more polarization, and more government waste. With the volume of original reporting in Ohio communities reduced to a small fraction of what it once was, nonprofit news offers a path forward
