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President Trump Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post, following an appearance before a U.S. Senate panel this week that provoked bipartisan criticism of her handling of the department ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
U.S. House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
U.S. Senate Republicans and a single Democrat blocked a War Powers Resolution Wednesday aimed at limiting President Trump’s joint war with Israel in Iran that has taken the lives of six American troops and killed top Iranian leaders ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
A Michigan mother whose 12-year-old daughter died by suicide after being exposed to self-harm content online urged Michigan state lawmakers to pass bills aimed at curbing addictive and exploitative social media practices targeting children. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/michi...
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...
State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to a new analysis. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...
Commentary: The recently released 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans mark a long-overdue reset in federal nutrition advice, ending the war on fat while elevating protein and nutrient-dense whole foods from both plant and animal sources. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/t...
The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...
The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to prohibit ranked choice voting in statewide elections and withhold state funding for governments that try it on the local level. The bill now heads to Gov Mike DeWine, who spoke favorably of the ban idea earlier this week. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/o...
A bill introduced by Ohio Republicans would restrict nonprofits like The Bail Project from paying bail, punish offenders not showing up to court, and allow the state to get involved if a judge sets bail "too low." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/o...
The number of abortions rose in Ohio in 2025 with low rates of complications amid a 15% increase compared to the year before, "primarily due to telehealth prescriptions provided to Ohio residents," the annual report says. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/o...
After rapidly advancing a bill to study data centers through committee, Ohio House lawmakers took a beat Wednesday, and held off on putting the measure to a floor vote, but the measure could still pass by the end of the month. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/o...
A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. Rankings show Ohio property taxes are relatively high, but policy experts say eliminating property taxes would cause devastating budget cuts across public services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/a...
A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. Rankings show Ohio property taxes are relatively high, but policy experts say eliminating property taxes would cause devastating budget cuts across public services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/a...
A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. Rankings show Ohio property taxes are relatively high, but policy experts say eliminating property taxes would cause devastating budget cuts across public services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/a...
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As President Donald Trump's war of choice in the Middle East wore into its fourth day on Tuesday, none of three men running for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat appeared to give the controversial effort a firm endorsement ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/o...
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Northwest Ohio school district to stop letting a religious release time program operate on school property ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/f...
U.S. House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
Amid mounting pressure, Ohio legislative members are working to plug a loophole that allows pornographic websites to get around the state’s new age verification requirement ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/o...
In a critical 2026 battle for control of the U.S. Senate, The Associated Press has declared James Talarico the winner of the Democratic primary in Texas, while incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a runoff ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/r...
Commentary: Could switching to land value taxes in Ohio help relieve property tax burdens and spur more development? Land value taxes take away disincentives to develop land by taxing only the value of the land, not the property built on it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/i...
The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to prohibit ranked choice voting in statewide elections and withhold state funding for governments that try it at the local level. The bill now heads to Gov Mike DeWine, who spoke favorably of the ban idea earlier this week. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/o...
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee mounted unusually blunt criticisms of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a tense five-hour hearing Tuesday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/r...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before filing for eviction based on unpaid rent ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday named four of the six U.S. soldiers killed by an Iranian drone strike, the first U.S. casualties of the war with Iran that President Donald Trump launched over the weekend ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/r...
Oregon is set to become the first state in the country to require insurers to cover screening costs for cervical cancer patients, and that policy could expand nationwide if a new federal regulation takes effect at the start of next year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/r...
Republican lawmakers said Tuesday after classified briefings on Capitol Hill they don’t intend to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the war in Iran, though some said sending in ground troops would be a step too far ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/r...