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• The most-common jobs in Ohio don’t pay enough to meet expenses, report says July 3, 2026
  A new report has found that four of the 10 most-common occupations in Ohio — which employ 510,000 Ohioans — pay so poorly that a full-time worker supporting a family of three would qualify for federal food assistance. That means such families are trying to survive on less than $35,000 a year. Perhaps more strikingly, […]
• Student loan changes are here; Ohio’s average student loan debt is about $35,000 July 3, 2026
  Ohioans will see changes to student loans as a result of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill.  A handful of policy changes for student financial aid borrowing and repayment took effect Wednesday, one year after President Donald Trump signed the massive bill into law.  “We’re already facing a huge affordability crisis, and folks are already […]
• Ohio Dems outraise Republicans in downballot statewide offices but still far behind in cash on hand July 3, 2026
  Ohio Republican candidates hold a cash balance advantage over Democratic candidates in five out of six statewide elections apart from the governor’s race, but some Democrats are gaining ground, according to recent campaign finance filings. Candidates running for office in Ohio must file several financial disclosures throughout the year of their election. The second disclosure […]
• Catching Our Eye News Roundup, July 2, 2026 July 2, 2026
  Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
• Ohio attorney general candidates call for more transparency from JobsOhio after ethics complaint July 2, 2026
  Both candidates for Ohio attorney general are calling for more transparency from a controversial economic-development agency. The comments come after one of them filed an ethics complaint against the lobbyist who also chairs the board of the agency, JobsOhio. The chairman, Josh Rubin, is also CEO of CJR Group, which counts American Electric Power among […]
• Ohio Supreme Court upholds utility commission decision allowing coal plant bailout fee July 2, 2026
  The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a decision last week that, according to its challengers, allowed utilities to overcharge customers to the tune of roughly $115 million. It brings an end to a narrow dispute that started in 2021 but has its roots in the Ohio House Bill 6 scandal. Two groups challenged a fee, established […]