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• A group seeks to eliminate Ohio property taxes. Experts warn it would create devastating budget cuts March 6, 2026
  A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. Rankings show Ohio property taxes are relatively high, but policy experts say eliminating property taxes would cause devastating budget cuts across public services. According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, Ohio had the eighth-highest effective property tax rate in 2023 — […]
• Ohio House waits on data center study vote, hints at veto override on sales tax exemption March 6, 2026
  After rapidly advancing a bill to study data centers through committee, Ohio House lawmakers took a beat Wednesday, and held off on putting the measure to a floor vote. But that pause, Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman said, wasn’t a matter of cold feet. “I like the data center commission,” he said before the House […]
• Ohio bill would reform bail system, put restrictions on suspects March 6, 2026
  A bill introduced by Ohio Republicans would restrict nonprofits like The Bail Project from paying bail, punish offenders not showing up to court, and allow the state to get involved if a judge sets bail “too low.” During a press conference on Wednesday morning, state Reps. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, and Jeff LaRe, Violet Township, introduced […]
• Ohio’s annual abortion report attributes telehealth to rise in abortions March 6, 2026
  The number of abortions rose in Ohio in 2025 with low rates of complications amid a 15% increase compared to the year before, “primarily due to telehealth prescriptions provided to Ohio residents,” the state’s annual report on preliminary data says.  The report continued years of statistics showing low rates of complications compared to the number […]
• The new dietary guidelines signal a reset. Here’s what Ohioans need to know about protein and fat March 6, 2026
  The recently released 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans mark a long-overdue reset in federal nutrition advice — one with real potential to change how we prevent and manage obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease. For decades, government guidance prioritized carbohydrate-heavy diets, a move that coincided with skyrocketing rates of metabolic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, fatty […]
• Ohio lawmakers send bill banning ranked choice to the governor March 5, 2026
  The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to prohibit ranked choice voting in statewide elections and withhold state funding for governments that try it at the local level. The bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine, who spoke favorably of the ban idea when asked about it earlier this week. It’s the second time the Senate has […]