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• Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 9, 2026 June 9, 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 officials and candidates respond after 12 people injured in a weekend mass shooting in Toledo June 9, 2026
  A dozen people were shot in a mass shooting over the weekend near a popular Toledo neighborhood festival. Ohio politicians and candidates offered prayers while advocates called for new gun violence prevention laws. All 12 victims are reported to be in stable conditions and their ages range from 14-61, according to the Toledo Police Department. […]
• Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee June 9, 2026
  Multiple childcare bills were approved in an Ohio House committee on Monday. Three of the bills deal with increasing access for children, and another is a response to calls for increased vigilance regarding potential childcare fraud. The Ohio House Children and Human Services Committee held its own version of a vote-a-rama, passing the four bills […]
• Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 8, 2026 June 8, 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 […]
• Big tech defends data centers before Ohio lawmakers June 8, 2026
  Big tech got the chance to make its case for data centers Thursday before Ohio lawmakers. The so-called hyperscalers — companies responsible for facilities with thousands of servers and footprints measured in football fields — insist they’re good neighbors and a vital part of Ohio’s economy. Many lawmakers on Ohio’s Select Committee on Data Centers […]
• Ohio, feds announce indictments in Medicaid fraud June 8, 2026
  Federal law enforcement officials joined Ohio leaders to announce a slew of fraud busts. The national politicians praised Gov. Mike DeWine for his work, and dissed the GOP legislators who have been blaming him for allegations of Medicaid fraud. At an event outside of Columbus, the state’s leaders stood side by side with federal politicians […]