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Ohio delays SNAP ban on sugary drinks 

Ohio was one of nearly two dozen states working to implement bans on SNAP sales for non-nutritious items such as soda or candy that were encouraged by the Trump administration.

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We investigated how and why a small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients for unpaid medical bills in just two years. We revealed how fracking wastewater may be leaking underground, threatening landowners’ oil wells and drinking water. We explored the many ways the controversial Senate Bill 1 is impacting higher education in Ohio.

We’ve helped readers make sense of rising electric bills, untangled property tax proposals and kept watch on the redistricting process that will shape Ohio’s political future.

This is the kind of in-depth, statewide reporting that’s too often missing — but it’s exactly what we do best.

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