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.
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Election 2026
Sherrod Brown bets on familiar roundtables to show how policy hits Ohio families
Brown estimates he’s held nearly 600 similar events in his career. His campaign is betting these curated talks can surface memorable stories about how federal policy is hitting Ohio.
Trump calls to end no excuse mail ballots in Ohio and other states
Ohio Republican officials defended the state’s existing mail voting system as secure, while a Democratic candidate for secretary of state raised alarms.
Ohio Libertarians seek to disqualify U.S. Senate candidate, suspecting Republican political shenanigans
A complaint alleges Jeffrey Kanter submitted hundreds of invalid signatures with his candidate petition. Kanter and the party’s preferred candidate, Bill Redpath, both have filed to run for U.S. Senate in the May primary election.
GOVERNMENT
At FirstEnergy bribery trial, a picture of a cocky CEO and a regulator under his thumb
The state rested its case in the biggest public corruption trial in living memory. It was driven by ex-FirstEnergy employees describing a lucrative and cozy relationship between a CEO and the state’s most powerful regulator overseeing the industry.
EDUCATION
Ohio’s universities are required to disclose campus speakers. The level of compliance varies
A Signal Statewide review finds inconsistent reporting and missing data across institutions when it comes to fulfilling one of the requirements of a controversial state higher education law.
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
Vivek Ramaswamy meets with Ohio property tax abolition group; officials resist AEP’s nuclear ambitions
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, Ohio officials react to Trump’s election plans.
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.
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Trans People Have Had Enough of Democrats’ Waffling on LGBTQ+ Issues
“I want to put a face to the oppression. I want to be a person instead of a concept,” one 17-year-old transgender girl from Ohio told NOTUS.
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