Ohioans likely to vote on adding photo ID requirement to state constitution
Ohio has required strict photo ID for in-person voting since 2023. Republicans say adding it to the state constitution would make it harder to undo, while Democrats see a ploy to drive GOP turnout.
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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
6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
With a fractured majority, the justices said developers behind Oak Run Solar failed to include renderings of its substations in its permit application. They ordered regulators to take another look.
EDUCATION
Pool noodles, ladders and memories: What Notre Dame College left behind
The Northeast Ohio campus is one of two dozen nonprofit colleges nationwide that have closed over the past few years.
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
Vivek Ramaswamy climbs into the Ohio GOP’s driver’s seat; Dave Yost loses voter fraud case
Ohio political news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, the price tag is exploding for Ohio’s data center tax break.
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.
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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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