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.
LATEST NEWS FROM SIGNAL STATEWIDE
Election 2026
Ohio disqualifies Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate
State Libertarians challenged Jeffrey Kanter’s candidacy in a high-stakes Senate race featuring Republican Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Vivek Ramaswamy says campaign ‘preseason’ is over as $10M ad blitz begins
The Republican frontrunner for Ohio governor weighed in on the property tax abolition amendment, ending summer recess for schools and other topics.
Ohio Libertarian Senate candidate skips hearing on effort to remove him from ballot
An Ohio Libertarian activist is seeking to remove Jeffrey Kanter from the ballot, alleging registered Republicans collected dozens of signatures on his candidate petitions.
GOVERNMENT
Ohio officials vote to kill solar farm in Morrow County
A developer said Ohio is ‘no longer a good business proposition’ for renewables. This is the 7th solar project regulators have killed since 2020.
EDUCATION
New Ohio State president Ravi Bellamkonda applauded for research work, management skills
Bellamkonda takes over days after former President Ted Carter resigned after disclosing an ‘inappropriate relationship.’
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
Ohio Republican lawmakers gear up to test 2023 amendment with new abortion restriction
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, the jury is deliberating in the FirstEnergy corruption trial in Akron.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Springfield prepares for an ICE raid it can’t confirm: ‘You become powerless in a situation like this’
Temporary legal status for 12,000-plus Haitian immigrants in the city was set to expire on Wednesday until a federal judge intervened. The expectation that federal enforcement was looming upended daily life for some.
NEWS FROM NOTUS
Rep. Dave Taylor sold skyrocketing oil stocks as Iran war raged
The Republican congressman sold shares of Chevron and Marathon Petroleum in March.
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