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Ohio panel unveils proposed US House map that could help Republicans win more seats

By The Associated Press ● Government ● October 30, 2025

The move could support President Donald Trump’s effort to maintain a slim congressional majority. It comes amid a nationwide battle for partisan advantage.

Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● October 28, 2025

Ohio is among states considering redrawing their maps for U.S. House districting.

How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

By The Associated Press ● Civic Engagement ● October 19, 2025

About half of U.S. adults are “not very confident” or are “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to. That’s up from 37% when the same question was asked two years ago. People also worried about high prices for groceries, housing and gasoline, and rising electricity bills.

First Brands founder resigns amid accounting scandal and billions in missing funds

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● October 14, 2025

The founder and CEO of First Brands is resigning just weeks after the auto parts supplier filed for bankruptcy protection amid an accounting scandal that has left its lenders looking for more than $2 billion in missing funds.

Critically endangered baby black rhino makes its debut at Cleveland zoo

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● October 12, 2025

A baby eastern black rhino has made its debut at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, giving a boost to efforts to conserve the endangered species. The 120-pound rhino, which made its public debut Friday, was born earlier this month to 22-year-old mother Kibibbi and 25-year-old father Forrest.

Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It’s ready for a repeat in 2026

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● October 11, 2025

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington. It’s ready for a repeat in 2026 and may once more target Brown, who’s making a comeback bid.

Trump finds new trade targets — pharmaceuticals, kitchen cabinets and heavy trucks

By The Associated Press ● Government ● September 27, 2025

Naturepedic, a mattress and furniture company based outside Cleveland, has been planning to introduce an upscale upholstered headboard late this year or early in 2026. But President Donald Trump has thrown those plans into disarray.

He planned to run for Ohio governor. Now Jon Husted could be in the US Senate’s toughest 2026 race

By The Associated Press ● Government ● September 24, 2025

Republicans are counting on Husted — who last led a general election campaign of his own in 2014, though he’s appeared on statewide ballots as lieutenant governor — to defend the Senate seat in a race with national implications. Democrats recruited former Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, immediately making it a competitive contest.

OpenAI announces plans for data center in Ohio, other sites in the US

By The Associated Press ● Development ● September 23, 2025

Residents in other data center towns are concerned about the demand on municipal water and energy.

Congressional redistricting kick-started by Trump spreading among states, what’s happening in Ohio

By The Associated Press ● Government ● September 18, 2025

First came Texas, then California, then Missouri. President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats that continues to unfold across the country.

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