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Development
Intel Gets More Federal Funding for Ohio Production Plants
Nearly $20 billion in federal grants and loans is on its way to Intel to support work on semiconductor fabs in Ohio and around the country. The funding is part of the CHIPS Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022. Ohio’s New Albany-area Intel facility currently under construction stands to benefit substantially.
Ohio Politics
Ohio Weather is Getting Weirder. Is It Time to Talk About Climate Change?
For two years running, Ohio has seen what used to be rare February tornadoes, followed by a deadly outbreak just last week. But news coverage of the twisters almost completely omitted any mention of climate change.
Education
Demand Grows for Ohio’s Private School Voucher Program
There have been more than 91,100 applications for Ohio’s private school voucher expansion program so far this school year — a dramatic increase compared to previous years.
Features
Will Ohio Ever End Gerrymandering?
Some of the leaders of a campaign to reform redistricting in Ohio say the process of drawing districts may be complicated, but making necessary changes to end gerrymandering isn’t: “Political insiders have no business being in the process.”
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Ohio Politics
Issue 2 Would Legalize Marijuana, But Wouldn’t Expunge Past Offenses
Legalizing marijuana in Ohio under Issue 2 would not lead to the automatic expungement for those charged with cannabis offenses.
Ohio Politics
Ohio Lawmakers Debate Tax Cuts for… Guns
Ohio lawmakers are considering two tax cuts related to firearms — one exempts safety devices like locks and safes, the other eliminates taxes on the weapons themselves. The former has the support of organizations on both sides of the gun policy debate. The latter faces stiff opposition from gun control groups.
Features
Issue 1: Ohioans Will Decide on Abortion Rights or Abortion Ban
Before Issue 1 was fully realized as a ballot initiative, Ohio Republicans met at last year’s March for Life, talking about the new landscape Roe v. Wade’s downfall would bring following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
Ohio Politics
What Does Issue 1 Mean for Protecting Fertility Treatments in Ohio?
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, the physicians at Ohio Reproductive Medicine took to their website, hoping to reassure patients that their care would still be available.
Ohio Politics
Ohio GOP Pushing More Gun Rights in New Legislation
A pair of gun bills backed by Ohio Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, are quietly making their way through committees. Both proposals are prospective in nature — seeking not so much to change existing policy, but to anticipate and forestall potential changes in the future.
Ohio Politics
Anti-Gerrymandering Amendment Can Collect Signatures for 2024 Ballot in Ohio
Activists who hope to pass an anti-gerrymandering amendment to the Ohio Constitution can now begin gathering the nearly half-million signatures on the need to get the measure on the November 2024 ballot after the amendment was approved as a single issue by the Ohio Ballot Board last week.
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Transportation
Ohio Highways Getting High-Tech Traffic Congestion Updates
The Ohio Department of Transportation is spending millions of dollars to install new warning system technology on highways across the state that will warn drivers of upcoming traffic congestion.
Ohio Politics
New Info Comes to Light in FirstEnergy Scandal
The announcement Monday of new felony indictments against players in Ohio’s massive bribery scandal is again raising questions about what Gov. Mike DeWine knew before and after he nominated Sam Randazzo to be the top utility regulator in the state.
Ohio Politics
DeWine Releases Updated Transgender Healthcare Rules
Adults wouldn’t have restricted access to transgender health care and transgender youth wouldn’t need to get medical consent from a bioethicist before starting treatment, according to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s revised proposed administrative rules on transgender care.
Features
Efforts by Ohio GOP to Restrict Marijuana Legalization Have Stalled Out
Lawmakers have yet to bring changes to Ohio’s new marijuana law over the finish line.
Entertainment
Ohioans Put $7.65 Billion on the Line for Sports Betting in 2023
Ohioans wagered $7.65 billion in sports betting last year — the first year it was legal in Ohio.