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Highland County Press
Ohio Legislature passes HB 65, officially recognizing Ohio Soil Health Week
House Bill 65, the Agriculture Appreciation Act, passed the Ohio legislature on June 24 and was signed into law by Governor DeWine on July 1. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) and members...
07/03/2025 Online
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Alliance Review
DeWine's property tax vetoes give lawmakers a second chance for real solutions | Editorial
Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board Columbus Dispatch Ohio's Republican lawmakers should follow Gov. Mike DeWine's lead and scrap their property tax refund gimmicks that could lead to chaos in our public...
07/03/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
Transportation experts urge caution on the road during busy traffic and construction season
...denote highway construction zones. In other words, we're in peak summer construction season. Between the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Turnpike, there are over 300 road projects underway in Ohio...
Rachel Rood, George Atkinson
07/03/2025 Online
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Journal-News​.‌com
How Ohio's budget will impact your taxes, Medicaid, libraries and more
Ohio's budget, which sets the state's executive branch spending for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, portions out $60 billion in state funds, much more in supplemental federal funds, and contains hundreds upon...
Avery Kreemer
07/03/2025 Online
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Spectrum News One Toledo
Ohio politicians, organizations react to DeWine's signing of budget, line-item veotes
Gov. Mike DeWine speaks on July 1, 2025 about the vetoes he issued regarding the state budget. (Spectrum News 1/Rodney Middendorf) POLITICS Ohio politicians, organizations react to DeWine's signing...
Madison Macarthur
07/03/2025 Online
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Cleveland MSNBC WEWS-TV Cable
3News Investigates: Ohio watchdog says FirstEnergy improperly pocketed $546M from taxpayers
The average FirstEnergy household overpaid an estimated $455 for a fee that the Ohio Supreme Court eventually deemed unlawful. Author: Lynna Lai Published: 1:52 AM EDT July 3, 2025 Updated: 1:52 AM...
Lynna Lai
07/03/2025 Online
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Van Wert Independent
Rep. Klopfenstein recognized by group
...profession, State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was named Legislator of the Year by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-Ohio) at the organization’s 147th Annual Meeting. Currently...
07/02/2025 Online
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Spectrum News One Cleveland
New $150M Cleveland-Cliffs investment strengthens Ohio manufacturing
...will replace steel previously imported from Finland, calling it a win for the domestic market. Gov. Mike DeWine joined Lt. Gov. Jon Husted for the grand opening, calling the investment a national security...
Aliah Keller
07/02/2025 Online
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WHIO 1290 AM/95​.‌7 FM
New state budget expands driver’s education requirements
OHIO — Ohio’s budget now requires new drivers under 21 to pass a full driver’s education course before getting their license. As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, this change is part of the two-year $60...
Whio Staff
07/02/2025 Online
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WVXU
Budget requires Ohioans under 21 to take driver's training course before getting a license
...includes a provision that requires anyone under 21 to get that training before taking the test. Gov. Mike DeWine had wanted to bring driver's ed back to high schools, but lawmakers took out his proposed funding...
Jo Ingles
07/02/2025 Online
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WTTE Fox 28 Columbus
'We are preserving benefits:' Husted speaks out on 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
...Senate and is now making its way back to the House of Representatives. One of its Ohio supporters, Sen. Jon Husted, was at Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cleveland-Cliffs Coshocton Works facility's...
Jeremiah Wilcox
07/02/2025 Online
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WYTV Channel 33 (Youngstown)
Davidson flips to ‘yes' on Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill'
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who in May voted against the House GOP's version of President Trump's megabill, said Wednesday that he's a "yes" on the Senate-passed legislation. "I got to say, no one puts...
Aris Folley
07/02/2025 Online
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wcpo​.‌com
Tri-State fireworks laws: What's allowed, restricted where you live this Fourth of July
...laws on fireworks changed in 2022, and this is the third year since new regulations took place. Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that loosened fireworks laws in the state, which used to restrict fireworks...
Bret Buganski
07/02/2025 Online
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Dayton Daily News
Ohio to sue ‘timeshare exit' companies for failing to deliver $68K in services
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced Wednesday that the state is suing a New-Jersey-based "timeshare exit" company in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court as part of a trio of "failure to deliver"...
Daniel Susco
07/02/2025 Online
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New Ohio Democratic party chair optimistic about 2026
(FILE) Supporters attend a rally for Ohio Democrats on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)(Jeff Dean | AP) Published: Jul. 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM EDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago Share on X (formerly...
Josh Croup
07/02/2025 Online
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1013 WNCO Iheart
Gov DeWine Celebrates Historic Investments in New Ohio Operating Budget
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jim Tressel today discussed a number of initiatives and priorities in the operating budget that support Ohio's people and workforce, children,...
07/02/2025 Online
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Lakewood Observer
Why I Voted "NO" On Ohio’s State Budget
...Tristan Rader $1.7 Billion for Billionaires. Cuts for Everyone Else. The state budget passed by the Ohio General Assembly gave away $1.7 billion in taxpayer dollars for stadiums and luxury projects benefiting...
Tristan Rader
07/02/2025 Online
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Newark Advocate
Vivek Ramaswamy says he broke fundraising record in Ohio governor bid. Here's how much he raised
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raised $9.7 million in the first four months of his campaign. In a July 1 press release, Ramasway’s campaign claims the amount shattered the "record for the...
Jason Rossi
07/02/2025 Online
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WVXU
U.S. Dept. of Education withholds hundreds of millions in grants for K-12 schools in the Tri-State
...intended for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana schools. Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce will lose around $184 million, the Kentucky Department of Education...
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07/02/2025 Online
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Lakewood Observer
Broken Promises And A Boon For Billionaires: Antonio Votes Against Republican State Budget
by Casey Rife Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to House Bill 96, the state operating budget last...
Casey Rife
07/02/2025 Online
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Your cell phone bill in Ohio is going to see a slight increase
...phone, your bill is going to see a slight increase. An item in the massive state budget that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed this week will raise the fee for Next Generation 911 services from 40 cents a month to...
Anthony Shoemaker
07/02/2025 Online
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Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Republican could be holdout on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.' How will the rest vote?
Ohio's Congressional delegation appears poised to vote along party lines on President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," - with one potential wildcard. The U.S. House of Representatives is debating the...
Jordan Laird
07/02/2025 Online
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Highland County Press
Tech group pushes back on AI identity fraud restrictions
By Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal, ohiocapitaljournal.com Ohio Senators saw the first pushback on a proposal establishing new rules restricting the use of artificial intelligence to create pornography,...
07/02/2025 Online
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Cincinnati CIty Beat
Gov. DeWine Vetoes Measure That Would Have Been ‘Suicide' for Ohio Pharmacies
Last year, Ohio lost 215 pharmacies and the total number dropped below 2,000 for the first time in memory. Legislation was introduced in the Ohio House earlier this year that would require the pharmacy...
Marty Schladen
07/02/2025 Online
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Why have Mike DeWine and Ohio lawmakers passed a budget prioritizing wealthy people? Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The $60 billion Ohio budget grants a $1 billion tax cut to the state’s wealthiest residents. It also eliminates a guaranteed funding mechanism for libraries, allocates $20 million to a...
Cleveland.com, Laura Johnston
07/02/2025 Online
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
"We don’t care what the majority says:" Ohio lawmakers launch new attack on abortion rights
Ohio lawmakers are once again attempting to circumvent the will of voters on abortion rights, this time through a bill that would grant legal personhood to embryos from the moment of fertilization—a move...
Today In Ohio
07/02/2025 Online
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Circleville Herald
Governor DeWine signs off on using unclaimed funds for Browns stadium, future Ohio projects
COLUMBUS (OCJ) - With his signature late Monday night, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has allowed a controversial funding plan for a new Cleveland Browns stadium to go forward. The state will tap its multi-billion-dollar...
Nick Evans
07/02/2025 Online
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wosu​.‌org
SB1 took effect last week. Here’s how Ohio universities have responded
The Ohio Newsroom | By Kendall Crawford Published July 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM EDT Eman Abu-Khaled / Ideastream Public Media People walk past the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center at Kent State...
Kendall Crawford
07/02/2025 Online
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
DeWine vetoes property tax relief plans: Capitol Letter
Rotunda Rumblings Property tax standoff: Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed nearly every property tax reform lawmakers sent him, leaving Ohio with no clear plan for relief as we head into the next round of reappraisals...
Cleveland.com, Mary Frances Mcgowan