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(The Center Square) - In a redrawn Ohio congressional district, the two opposing candidates have different views on tariffs, taxes and manufacturing.
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(The Center Square) – The fight for control of Congress, focused on mid-decade redistricting, is in Ohio ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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(The Center Square) – The state of Ohio is expanding its investigation of what’s being called anomalies in spring 2026 state education testing results.
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(The Center Square) – The man charged with attempting to attack Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton over the weekend pleaded not guilty late Tuesday afternoon in his first court appearance.
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(The Center Square) – Taxpayer dollars intended for a public charter school in Ohio instead were instead spent on $30,000 per month in rent on a luxury vacation property near Miami, according to a new federal indictment.
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(The Center Square) – As inflation concerns dominate the midterm landscape, the candidates in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race are offering competing solutions to bring costs down.
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(The Center Square) – Ohio has been awarded $3.15 million federal taxpayer dollars in part to help prevent patients from “fraudulently obtaining controlled substances from multiple healthcare providers,” according to a news release.
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(The Center Square) – Ohio’s inspector general says he has uncovered more than $3 million in suspected unemployment benefits fraud dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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(The Center Square) – A northeast Ohio behavioral health agency received $1.2 million in improper Medicaid payments, Ohio’s auditor said.
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(The Center Square) – A federal agency issued a scathing report on the use of federal funds by the Ohio Department of Development, questioning $20 million in costs and identifying $5 million that could be “put to better use.”
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