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GOP Congress faces funding deadline, farm bill, lengthy to-do list in year-end session

WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December. The relatively brief five-week schedule, which begins Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished…

Latino voters singled out by top Democrat for credit in congressional victories

WASHINGTON — The chair of the campaign arm for U.S. House Democrats said during a Friday press conference that this week’s midterm elections resulted in an overwhelming blue wave because of Latinos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said majorities won in the House and the Senate by…

Mastermind of immigration crackdown Stephen Miller named Trump chief of staff

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he will elevate Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, the first shake-up of his administration officials since Democrats trounced Republicans in the midterms. Former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will move to the “Trump Political Operation,” the president…

Data centers go 0-for-21 in ballot initiatives around Ohio

Ohio voters sharply rejected data centers in this year’s election. Around Ohio, 18 communities voted on whether to curb or ban data center developments. In all 18 communities, voters decided that, yes, that would be a good idea. In most, the results were resounding — like Harlem Globetrotters v. Washington Generals…

Commentary: Acton win heralds new policy era for Ohio

After last week’s election results, Ohio will be returning to divided government for the first time in half a generation. Less than three hours after polls closed in Ohio, the Ohio Capital Journal called the race for governor. At the time I wrote this commentary, former state health director Amy Acton leads Vivek…

Democrats romped in state elections. What will they do with their newfound power?

The blue wave that swept across Tuesday’s midterm election will deliver Democrats new power over state government, giving them the opportunity to advance long-sought policy changes. Democrats flipped hundreds of seats, won control of several GOP-held chambers, broke veto-proof supermajorities and won a majority of…

Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey

The age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year remained stuck at a historic high of 40 years old as younger people continue to get the worst of brutally high prices and interest rates in much of the country. That’s according to new data from the National Association of Realtors, and it’s the second year

Violent, property crime victimization rates fell in 2025, federal data shows

A new federal report released the week before Tuesday’s midterm elections found that Americans experienced declines in several categories of violent and property crime victimization in 2025, including aggravated assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. The preliminary survey findings from the U.S. Bureau of…

Missourians rejected another abortion ban. Republicans say they're not giving up yet.

Missouri Republicans spent two years trying to reinstate an abortion ban. They emerged from Tuesday’s election with fewer ways to do it — and no plans to stop trying. About 55% of voters rejected Amendment 3, preserving the constitutional right to abortion approved in 2024. Voters also approved Amendment 6, which…

Trump’s gerrymandering push flops as Democrats win redrawn seats

Alabama Republicans had hoped Rep. Shomari Figures would deliver a concession speech on Tuesday night after the state legislature redrew his district to be more GOP-friendly. Instead, the Democrat declared victory — winning nearly 54% of the vote. “We know what happened with this district,” Figures told supporters as…

Still focused on D.C. projects, Trump signs order preserving Oval Office

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to establish the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room as a national monument in order to prevent any major renovations to those spaces that are not approved by Congress. Trump, who tore down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom,

New rule will bring down drug costs by forcing competition, Ohio expert says

An Ohio drug-pricing expert said it was a game changer when U.S. Labor Department officials announced in late October a new rule forcing pharmacy middlemen to show big employers how they make their money. An industry group for the middlemen said it might only make prescription drugs more expensive. The Columbus-based…

Commentary: Ohio voters stood up for the power of the people this Election Day

Copious content will be written about what happened on Nov. 3, 2026, parsing the polls, interpreting the results, guessing what comes next. There will be plenty of opportunity for political junkies like me to join the fray. But in the bleary-eyed morning after of a stunning midterm election night that ushered in a…

Trans sports bans get voter approval in 4 states

Voters in four states — Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska and Washington — passed measures to restrict transgender athletes’ participation in sports, a key policy focus of the Trump administration. Colorado, Nebraska and Washington’s measures were ballot initiatives, while Arizona reached the ballot by way of the…

Acton, Brown win in huge Democratic night in Ohio

As did residents of many other recently Republican states, Ohioans awoke in a new political world on Wednesday. Political newcomer Amy Acton became governor-elect and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown again became senator-elect in a state that President Donald Trump won by more than 11 percentage points just two years…

Democrats won Congress. Now they have to figure out how to deal with Trump.

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress have just a couple months to decide how they want to balance investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration with securing his signature on major bills to address the cost of living, a top concern for voters. While Democrats gained control of the House and…

Following midterm landslide, Democrats pressed by supporters to deliver on promises

WASHINGTON — As the monumental midterm victories set in, Democrats began to talk strategy Wednesday on how to deliver what voters want: lower prices, attainable health care and an end to a stagnant and expensive conflict in the Middle East. Starting in January, the party will control both chambers of Congress, giving…

Parts of law that supported Ohio’s six-week abortion ban struck down by judge

A Franklin County judge yet again ruled other provisions of a law that included Ohio’s former six-week abortion ban can not be enforced. The ban on abortions at six weeks, also called the “Heartbeat Ban,” was already blocked from enforcement, which the Ohio Attorney General’s Office chose not to fight on appeal. As…

After sex, many girls and young women try to avoid pregnancy with unproven methods

To prevent pregnancy after sex, U.S. teenage girls and young women are more likely to rely on unproven strategies such as prayer, exercise and jumping up and down than they are on evidence-based methods such as Plan B emergency contraception, according to a new study. The study, published in The Journal of Sex…

Few apartments are open for low-income renters, but cost drops in some cities

Fewer than 1 in 20 rental listings across the largest U.S. cities are flagged as reserved for renters under an income limit, according to new data from Apartments.com. But average income-restricted rent fell year over year in 13 of the 50 markets, compared with three for market-rate rent. Just 4.6% of listings across…

Midterm winners include several who made history

WASHINGTON — Winners of more than a dozen congressional and gubernatorial races have broken longstanding barriers of race, gender and sexuality. The results set records for the most Black governors and most women governors, and the first Black woman governor, Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms. Democrats, who flipped the…

Voters reject most big tax overhauls, with a few notable exceptions

Despite the blue wave that swept the nation on Tuesday, voters were more cautious about making sweeping changes to their taxes. Most states with tax policy on the ballot saw voters reject large-scale change, though some passed smaller changes or reined in officials’ ability to make changes. “Even though there are big…

Ohio Democrats break Republican supermajority in the Ohio House

Ohio Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House, limiting the lawmakers’ ability to override vetoes from incoming Democratic governor Amy Acton. Ohio voters elected 42 Democrats and 52 Republicans to the Ohio House, according to unofficial election results. Five of the races were too close to call…

Trump accepts the blue tsunami, despite months of election legal battles, threats

Ahead of the midterms, Democrats wargamed dozens of scenarios looking at how President Donald Trump might try to undermine the election, everything from seizing voting machines to falsely declaring a foreign attack. But when the blue tsunami arrived Tuesday night, Trump seemed to let it wash right over him. In a…

Voters back tougher crime penalties, reject marijuana rollbacks

Millions of voters in 11 states approved tougher criminal penalties and more bail restrictions in Tuesday’s midterm elections, while rejecting efforts to roll back marijuana legalization and expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The results reflected a mixed approach to criminal justice policy, with…

Vance and Trump blame midterm GOP elections loss on their war in Iran

The fingerpointing is coming from inside the house. Vice President JD Vance said in a lengthy social media post Wednesday that Republicans’ shellacking in the midterm elections the night before was mainly due to the administration’s war in Iran. Though Vance sought to soften the blow to President Donald Trump by…

A smooth Election Day delivers a strong rebuke, several history-making results

After months of campaigning, polling and prognostication, voters across the country had their say in the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday. And despite fears about possible trouble at polling places, millions of votes were cast, mostly without incident. Voters administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump…

Voters in five states back bans on noncitizen voting while one state bucks trend

Voters in five states approved new citizenship voting requirements on Tuesday while Arizona voters rejected theirs. Proposals to explicitly bar noncitizens from voting were on the ballot this week in six states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia. Arizona voters defeated Proposition 144…

The election is over. What’s supposed to happen next for Congress?

WASHINGTON — Voting ended Tuesday in this year’s midterm elections, leaving officials and volunteers counting tens of millions of ballots to determine which U.S. House and Senate candidates will take the oath of office in January. The post-election process includes numerous steps and varying deadlines for when ballots…

Commentary: Ohio voters show their frustration over corruption and cost of living

Amid interminable refreshes of Associated Press Ohio election projections Tuesday night and into late Wednesday morning, one thing repeatedly stuck out to me. It was the AP Voter Poll survey of Ohio voters. The AP Voter Poll is a survey of the American electorate conducted by SSRS for The Associated Press, ABC News…

Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Meet the likely first Black speaker of the US House.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got one step closer to becoming the next speaker after Democrats delivered a sweeping victory in the midterm elections. If elected by a majority of House members, Jeffries would make history as the first Black person to hold the gavel. The 56-year-old Brooklynite…

Democrat Seth Walsh wins Ohio Treasurer race as Republican Edwards concedes

Ohio Democratic candidate Seth Walsh has won the race for Ohio Treasurer against Ohio Republican lawmaker Jay Edwards, who conceded the race in a statement Wednesday. With 102,148 provisional ballots outstanding, and 100% of precincts reporting in unofficial results on the Ohio Secretary of State website, Walsh is…

Democratic candidates win both Ohio Supreme Court races

Ohio Democratic incumbent justice Jennifer Brunner and Democratic challenger Marilyn Zayas appear to have defeated their Republican opponents in unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s website. Two slots for the Ohio Supreme Court were open, one currently filled by Republican Justice Dan Hawkins, and the…

Republican LaRose claims victory over Blackwell in Ohio Auditor race

Republican Frank LaRose claimed victory over Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell in the race for Ohio Auditor Wednesday morning. “I’m honored and humbled by the opportunity to serve as your next Ohio Auditor of State, but it’s certainly a victory that’s bittersweet,” LaRose said in a statement. “I know we’re…

Democrats win majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years

Democrats have won the majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country. Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and defended competitive races in Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to unofficial results from…

Democrat Allison Russo wins Ohio Secretary of State race as Republican concedes

Ohio Democratic lawmaker Allison Russo won election as the next Ohio Secretary of State on Tuesday, following a concession by opponent and current Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague. Russo told a crowd at the Ohio Democratic Party’s election night party that voters chose “a picture that is rooted in fairness…

Voters across the country reject data centers

In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities. As of Friday, 44 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed by voters and two held significant leads in ongoing vote counts, according to the tracking website Data Centers on…

The blue tsunami sweeps the US, as Democrats land huge gains in Congress

Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining comfortable majorities in the Senate and the House. Several U.S. Senate and House races remained uncalled by The Associated Press as Election Day ended on the East…

Democrat Sherrod Brown defeats Republican Jon Husted in Ohio US Senate race

Former Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown will again represent Ohioans in the U.S. Senate, after defeating Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted. The Associated Press projected the Brown victory at 11:11 p.m. Brown, 73, was projected the winner Tuesday in a special election. Husted was appointed by Ohio Gov…

Democrat Amy Acton wins race for Ohio governor

Democrat Dr. Amy Acton has won Ohio’s race for governor according to unofficial election results. The Associated Press called the race at 10:49 p.m. Acton’s win marks the first time in 20 years that Ohio voters have selected a Democrat to lead the state. The political newcomer will likely have her work cut out for

Democrats score control of US Senate in stunning midterm victory

WASHINGTON — In a stunning upset, Democrats ousted Republicans and flipped control of the U.S. Senate Tuesday night, effectively establishing a barricade for President Donald Trump’s agenda for the last two years of his term. Democrats will now have the power to block many of Trump’s nominees, both executive and…

Democrats win sizable US House majority amid sweep of close races

WASHINGTON — Democrats will regain control of the U.S. House early next year, after voters throughout the country rejected the policies that Republicans and President Donald Trump implemented during the last two years. The Associated Press, which States Newsroom looks to for the projected winner of congressional…

Party control of state leadership could flip across the country

While much of the national attention on today’s midterm elections has focused on control of Congress, voters across the country will also choose which party controls the levers of state power. Across the states, more than 6,000 legislative seats are up for grabs, leaving the partisan control of numerous chambers…

US Supreme Court rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to freeze California vote counting

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, mere hours before Election Day in the midterms that will determine control of Congress, denied the Trump administration’s final attempt to force California to set aside the ballots of 20,000 people it suspects are noncitizens. The decision marked a significant blow to President Donald…

As Election Day arrives, Democrats poised to see gains and pump brakes on Trump agenda

WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape President Donald Trump’s remaining policy agenda. As of Monday, more than 57 million Americans had cast a vote, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab…

Trump promotes Reflecting Pool renovation the day before the election

WASHINGTON — One day before his party is forecast to lose control of the U.S. House, and possibly the Senate, President Donald Trump gathered guests and press at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to tout the “magnificent” renovation of the monument — a monthslong project plagued by algae, reclosure and false…

Ohio Supreme Court layout could change with election results

With the results of Tuesday’s general election, the Ohio Supreme Court could become a 7-0 fully Republican bench, keep the status quo of one Democratic justice, or see a slight shift with a second Democrat. Two justices are attempting to defend their seats: Republican Justice Dan Hawkins and Democratic Justice…

Ohio’s US Senate race is center stage in the 2026 midterm election

As voters go to the polls in Ohio today, they’ll cast ballots in one of the most expensive, closely watched elections in the United States. Its outcome sits squarely in tossup territory and it could hardly be more consequential. It could make the difference in deciding whether President Donald Trump faces Democratic…

Election 2026: Competitive congressional races to watch in Ohio

Ohio’s competitive congressional races could play a role in determining which party holds power in the U.S. House. There are currently 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, one independent and two vacancies in the U.S. House. Midterm elections typically favor the party that is not currently in power. “I think if the…

Voters make governors, utility regulators answer for high power bills

As broad affordability concerns define elections across the country, voters in several states on Tuesday will have a say on their future utility bills. State utility regulators, who are facing heightened levels of attention and scrutiny amid high prices, are on the ballot in nine states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia…

Energy costs dominate midterms; Climate battles play out down ballot

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. In the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaigns, the most potent climate issue in American politics arrived by delivery truck across the country. The average price of heating oil hit $6.23 a gallon for the week of Oct. 26, up from $3.60 a year earlier,

Catching Our Eye News Roundup, Nov. 3, 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…

Ohio voters cast more than 1.7 million ballots early, surpassing 2022 totals

Ohioans cast more than 1.7 million ballots early this year, either in person, through the mail, or a drop box. That total is 17% higher than the early vote total for the last midterm election in 2022. Democratic voters outpaced Republicans slightly — casting roughly 468,000 ballots to the GOP’s 432,000. Unaffiliated…

Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections

WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Saturday crossed the high-water mark of 52.7 million early votes cast…

Lawsuit could save Medicaid for 140,000 in Ohio

The American Medical Association says the Trump administration has unlawfully imposed a rule that could threaten health coverage for at least 140,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients. The AMA made that statement last week in a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a lawsuit in which Columbus is a plaintiff. It seeks to stop…

Ohio Auditor of State candidates seek to enhance agency’s role in different ways

The race for Ohio’s auditor of state will come down to a small town mayor with years of experience working with the state office, or the current Ohio Secretary of State. Democrat Annette Blackwell and Republican Frank LaRose are vying for the seat, as the current auditor, Keith Faber, runs to become the next state

Where the candidates for Ohio attorney general stand on Flock, ICE

Of the competitive statewide races in Ohio, the candidates for attorney general share the most similar policy positions. Ohio’s attorney general enforces state laws, oversees policing policy, investigates claims of fraud and helps with major prosecutions. Republican Keith Faber is facing off against Democrat John…

Trump administration has slow-walked 380K potential immigrant voters

The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms. It’s hard to say how those people might have voted had they become U.S. citizens. Naturalized citizens voted Democratic for president by…

Caretakers maintain Alex Pretti memorial despite repeated vandalism

More than nine months after immigration agents disarmed, shot and killed Alex Pretti in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, the site of his death on Nicollet Avenue is marked with carefully arranged flowers, candles, art and other offerings brought by visitors from near and far. As the snow melted in the spring…

Catching Our Eye News Roundup, Nov. 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…

Trump loses appeals over California ballots, Homeland Security operations

A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration demand that California set aside and not count the ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters, setting the stage for a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a U.S…

Trump continues rally spree in attempt to blunt Dem momentum in midterms lead-up

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rounding out his midterm travel blitz in the final sprint leading up to Election Day on Nov. 3. With just four days to go, the Republican Party is aiming to keep its narrow majority in the U.S. House and control of the Senate. But elections forecasters see a bleak

Federal subpoenas to election officials mark escalating Trump DOJ pressure campaign

As the Trump administration waged a public legal fight with California over the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in mid-October, behind the scenes a federal grand jury in Santa Ana issued a series of subpoenas to election officials in Los Angeles County at federal prosecutors’ urging. The subpoenas demanded a…

Early voting sets midterms record, breaking 2022 mark

WASHINGTON — As of early Friday, more than 46 million Americans had cast ballots ahead of Election Day, eclipsing the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. In the 2022 midterm elections, 45.9 million Americans voted early, according to the UF Election Lab…

Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all as election nears

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend are back on after initial cancellations, States Newsroom confirmed Friday. The Midwest rallies mark the final sprint to Election Day on Nov. 3 — now just four days away — where the GOP is itching to maintain its narrow majority in the U.S.

Ramaswamy pulls down controversial ad after mass backlash

Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy has pulled down his controversial advertisement featuring Democrat Dr. Amy Acton’s estranged mother, one that has received bipartisan backlash for the past week. In the ad, the biological mom, Donna Arthur, calls the Democrat a liar. Court documents show Acton’s…

In a blizzard of lawsuits, Trump’s DOJ battles across the US over midterm elections

The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the U.S…

Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere

As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere. Facing sinking approval ratings over high prices, the White…

Where are the tightest races for US House control right now? Here’s the rundown.

WASHINGTON — Communities throughout the country have been inundated with television ads and outside spending as politicians try to spur voter turnout in the most competitive U.S. House races in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The focus on a short list of campaigns highlights how much power voters in a small number of…

Trump cancels weekend Kansas and Iowa rallies 5 days ahead of election

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s rally in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday is canceled, the Kansas Republican Party confirmed to States Newsroom. An appearance scheduled for Sunday in Dubuque, Iowa, was also canceled, the Republican National Committee said in a late Thursday press release. In-person rallies packed…

Huge bipartisan majorities of Ohioans want a fix to Social Security, new poll shows

With Social Security recipients facing automatic 22% cuts in six years, Ohioans could scarcely be more unified in their demand that it be fixed, according to a poll a nonpartisan foundation is calling attention to. Due to decades of congressional inaction, the Social Security Trust Fund is now expected to become…

What the candidates for governor say they would do to make Ohio more affordable

Affordability is a top concern in Ohio’s competitive governor’s race. The candidates have different ways to provide relief. Whether it’s gas prices, utility bills, groceries or any other pocketbook issue — Ohioans need relief. That’s what the majority told us they are looking for when they vote. “Just everything is…

Ohio voter registrations are down

as the state faces what may be one of the most consequential midterm elections in modern history. The decline follows four years of new laws passed by the Republican legislature making it harder to register and harder to vote. Registrations as of Oct. 26 were down 52,562 from 2018, the

College students in swing states rally against off-campus voting sites, student ID bans

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Led by members of the marching band and Aggie and Aggietha, the North Carolina A&T State University mascots, hundreds of students at the nation’s largest historically Black university walked 40 minutes from campus to the nearest early polling site on a recent afternoon. They started the journey with…

Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive

Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study. Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by

Some voters with felony convictions face new rules for the midterms

A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, including when their rights can be restored and how they can register to vote — affecting voters in next week’s elections. A couple other states advanced measures that will affect such voters in future elections. And…

Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi over operations within the state

New felony charges against Kalshi and a new federal lawsuit against Utah joined the litigation maze between the prediction market platform and the state this week. Kalshi and its co-founders, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, are now facing 12 online gambling promotion felony charges, one count of pattern of…

Catching Our Eye News Roundup, Oct. 30, 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…

DHS targeting naturalized Americans in voter investigations, civil rights groups say

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day. The lawsuit, filed in California, came as Homeland Security asked for an emergency…

New report shows there were 2,529 oil and gas incidents in Ohio in a decade

There were more than 2,500 oil and gas incidents reported in Ohio from 2015 through 2025, according to a new report. The number of incidents are generally increasing, going from 103 in 2015 to 268 in 2025, according to a new report published last week by FracTracker Alliance in partnership with Buckeye Environmental…

Ohio economists split on gas tax replacement

Ohio has paused its gasoline tax in an attempt to bring down high fuel prices, but some are debating whether to replace it altogether. In a recent survey, Ohio economists weighed the options. Revenue from the gas tax is mostly used to build and maintain roads and bridges. And as electric vehicles and hybrids…