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What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law and how Ohio politicians reacted

By The Associated Press & The Land ● Government ● July 4, 2025

At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

Ohio governor signs 2-year, $60 billion budget that includes funding for football stadium

By The Associated Press ● Government ● July 2, 2025

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a two-year, $60 billion operating budget that flattens the state’s income tax and sets aside $600 million in unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium.

Once named opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, now they’re friends

By The Associated Press ● Government ● June 28, 2025

The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v. Hodges. But the two Ohio men whose names became that title weren’t so at odds as it would seem. Now they’re friends.

Ohio plans swift appeal as court declares private school voucher system unconstitutional

By The Associated Press ● Education ● June 26, 2025

Ohio plans a swift appeal of a decision declaring the state’s private school voucher system unconstitutional. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page found Tuesday that the EdChoice program violates Ohio’s constitutional requirement for “a thorough and efficient system of common schools.”

Cleveland opens cooling centers + more tips on how to stay cool in the extreme heat

By Chris Mosby & The Associated Press ● Public Safety ● June 22, 2025

In Cleveland, the National Weather Service warns heat indexes will climb into the 100-degree range from Saturday into Wednesday. Temperatures are unlikely to cool off much overnight, contributing to increasingly warm conditions.

Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here’s what they said

By The Associated Press ● Social Equity ● June 14, 2025

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all enslaved people in the state were free and had “absolute equality.”

‘No Kings’ protests set to hit Cleveland, Northeast Ohio and the nation

By Chris Mosby & The Associated Press ● Civic Engagement ● June 13, 2025

Opponents of Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump’s birthday.

Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio

By The Associated Press ● Civic Engagement ● June 6, 2025

A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight.

The iconic Goodyear Blimp is 100. To celebrate, a flight over Ohio

By The Associated Press ● Arts & Culture ● June 4, 2025

If you see the Goodyear Blimp this week, there’s a reason why. The Akron-based tire company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its first blimp to take flight on June 3, 1925. The airships took to the skies on Tuesday, and will again on Wednesday and Thursday, flying over land that once housed the company’s original hangar.

Ohio Supreme Court’s Pat Fischer launches 2026 bid to oust court’s lone Democrat, Jennifer Brunner

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● May 31, 2025

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat Fischer has announced a bid to unseat Justice Jennifer Brunner with two years left on his current term. The 67-year-old Republican Fischer would be ineligible due to constitutional age limits from running by the time his six-term term expires in 2028. He says he’ll instead face off against the 68-year-old Brunner.

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