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.
LATEST NEWS FROM SIGNAL STATEWIDE
Election 2026
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.
Swatting, suspicious powder, an assassination threat: The security reality at Vivek Ramaswamy’s home
Police records document a heightened police presence, two incidents in which the FBI got involved and some false alarms at Vivek Ramaswamy’s home. Records for both major Ohio governor candidates show the security toll of modern political life.
GOVERNMENT
Ohio data center tax break cost $1.4 billion more than expected in 2025
New data from the Ohio Department of Taxation indicate a sales tax break for the technology companies behind Ohio’s data center boom is far more lucrative that previous forecasts have estimated.
EDUCATION
‘It’s about control’: Critics blast Ohio legislation linking college funding to Senate Bill 1 compliance
House Bill 698 looks to double down on Senate Bill 1, the sweeping higher education overhaul law passed in 2025.
HEALTH
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.
STATE SIGNALS NEWSLETTER
DeWine scrambles on Medicaid fraud as Ohio lawmakers return to Columbus
Ohio politics news and insights from the Signal Statewide newsletter. Plus, what happened when a prediction market tried to call Ohio’s primary races.
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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