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Ohio primary election results: Key state elections set; Lakewood Schools levy passes

By The Land & The Associated Press ● Civic Engagement ● May 6, 2026

Sherrod Brown vs Jon Husted and Amy Acton vs Vivek Ramaswamy are now official for the fall.

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Ramaswamy looks to put primary behind him and turn to expensive fall campaign for Ohio governor

By The Associated Press ● Government ● May 5, 2026

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to put a long and sometimes unpleasant primary season behind him Tuesday.

The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor

By The Associated Press ● Civic Engagement ● May 2, 2026

Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she’ll face some steep challenges in the November general election. The physician’s most formidable obstacle may be the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grandparents for Vaccines don’t want Clevelanders reliving the brutality of polio, meningitis

By Grant Segall ● Health ● May 1, 2026

Grandparents for Vaccines was founded by Dr. Arthur Lavin of Shaker Heights, a retired pediatrician and a grandfather of four. The group recently won $250,000 from the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation to promote vaccines around the country.

Be aware of these changes for the Primary Election

By League of Women Voters ● Government ● April 30, 2026

There have been important changes to the voting process for the Primary Election this May, and voters might also need reminders of other recent changes.

Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

By The Associated Press ● Government ● April 26, 2026

Ohio’s Republican primary for governor is a few weeks away, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some expert worry about future illnesses

By The Associated Press ● Health ● April 25, 2026

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

By The Associated Press ● Government ● April 23, 2026

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s a major policy shift long sought by advocates who say cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

Ohio bill could force state to shut down troubled residential treatment facilities

By Brittany Hailer & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● April 22, 2026

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project – Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

Cuyahoga County Public Library CEO Jamar Rahming celebrates National Library Week

By Tim Zaun ● Arts & Culture ● April 20, 2026

Rahming talked with The Land about all things library, including CCPL’s redesigned Parma Heights Branch and its state-of-the-art day care center.