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• Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law February 25, 2026
  An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to tie compliance to a new higher education law that bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion to state funding for universities.  Ohio state Rep. Tom Young, R-Washington Twp., recently introduced Ohio House Bill 698, which would tie a portion of the State Share of Instruction to compliance with Ohio […]
• After Trump tariffs are struck down, some Ohio businesses want their money back February 25, 2026
  Former Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is criticizing his opponent, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, over Husted’s support for sweeping tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court last week declared to be illegal. On Monday, Brown added that now they’ve been declared illegal, the administration should refund $1,336 to every Ohio household. In a […]
• Ohio bill seeks to address child care for military families as access crisis continues February 25, 2026
  Ohio lawmakers are attempting to clear the way for military families to be able to access child care, amid overall struggles with access to child care for families across the state and nation. Ohio Senate Bill 218 has been working its way through the Senate via the chamber’s Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety […]
• An Ohio lawmaker claimed ‘parental alienation’ denying accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor February 25, 2026
  Nine months ago, Ohio Republican state Rep. Rodney Creech was a pariah in Columbus. Old allegations of gross sexual misconduct with a minor female relative had resurfaced and the Preble County Republican was kicked off his committee posts and urged to resign by House Speaker Matt Huffman. Creech denied wrongdoing and, after a reported state […]
• Trump axed a probe into grocery collusion. Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates won’t talk about it February 24, 2026
  A federal regulator accused Pepsi, the nation’s biggest food supplier, of fixing prices in a way that would drive customers to Walmart and away from other stores in Ohio and other states. The regulator abruptly dropped the lawsuit months after President Donald Trump took office a year ago. When the details of the suit were […]
• Increased mental health demands extend to Ohio medical professionals February 24, 2026
  Ohio’s mental health landscape is consistently seeing increases in demand, including among medical professionals like nurses and physicians, who are asking for more help. “We just know health care comes with additional stresses,” said Dr. Laurie Hommema, family medicine physician and senior medical director of well-being at OhioHealth. OhioHealth created the Well-Being Center, where employees […]