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• Despite law barring utilities from owning power plants, Ohio lawmaker mulls a carveout for nuclear March 3, 2026
  Last year, Ohio state lawmakers approved a sweeping utility overhaul. That measure, Ohio House Bill 15, was notable not just for its scope and breadth, but it’s bipartisanship. Ohio House and Ohio Senate versions of the bill passed with nearly unanimous support. Its central aim was to encourage new power generation to meet rapidly growing […]
• Amid utility corruption trial, leaked GOP bill would allow for electric companies to own nuclear March 3, 2026
  An Ohio lawmaker is moving to allow electric utilities to own nuclear power, according to a leaked bill draft. The legislation, allegedly co-written by an energy company, surfaced as utility executives are on trial for the largest public corruption scheme in state history. Ohio electric customers have paid for corrupt legislation for years. “If we’re […]
• Hundreds of Ohio State University students call on university to remove Wexner name from buildings March 3, 2026
  During a walkout Friday, hundreds of Ohio State University students, alumni, and community members called on the university to remove billionaire donor Les Wexner’s name from buildings because of his association with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Columbus Revolutionary Student Union organized the walkout on Ohio State’s oval outside of the Thompson Library. Wexner’s […]
• Ohio House votes to stamp out ranked choice voting before it begins March 2, 2026
  Ohio House lawmakers have approved a measure aimed at banning ranked choice voting. Under the bill, no state election may be conducted with ranked choice and any local government that decides to use a ranked choice system would forfeit state dollars. Ohio Senate Bill 63 passed the state Senate last May with bipartisan support. The […]
• ‘Everyone deserves a warm bed.’ Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter is opening in Youngstown March 2, 2026
  Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter is opening in Youngstown on March 16.  The Full Spectrum Rainbow House of the Mahoning Valley is opening an eight-bed shelter for adults 18 years and older inside Full Spectrum Community Outreach, Mahoning Valley’s LGBTQ+ resource center.  “A major thing that we’ve noticed is a lot of (LGBTQ) people […]
• Polling shows Ohio public libraries have vast voter support March 2, 2026
  New polling shows Ohio voters see library services as “everyday necessities,” among the highest rated services offered at the local level. Polling conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of the Ohio Library Council and the Ohio Township Association showed 90% of participating voters found public libraries “important to the community.” Voters praised the access […]