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Good morning Ohio!
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved 21 bids to frack more than 15,000 acres of Ohio’s public land during Monday’s meeting.
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By Megan Henry
There was no discussion for most of the bids or nominations. Commission Chair Theresa White did not take questions from the media after the meeting.
By Siddarth Sivaraman
Advocates for Ohio Haitian communities are offering advice and preparing for the future of tens of thousands of migrants in the state who lack legal status after a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Here’s what they say people should know.
This is a Haitian Creole translation of the above article.
By Siddarth Sivaraman
Defann kominote ayisyèn nan Ohio yo ap ofri konsèy epi prepare pou avni plizyè dizèn milye imigran nan eta a ki pa gen estati legal apre yon desizyon Tribinal Siprèm Ameriken an te pran jedi. Men sa yo di moun ta dwe konnen.
By Susan Tebben
A new study shows a significant number of Ohio women felt their reproductive health needs were not being met in recent years, with 30% of surveyed Ohio residents reporting they needed but didn’t get one or more types of care between 2024 and 2025.
By Nick Evans
The Citizens Utility Board of Ohio has published a report warning policymakers against relying too heavily on aging, mostly coal-fired power plants. The study casts doubt on programs allowing facilities to run even when they’re not the most cost-efficient option.
COMMENTARY
The Ohio burgee waving along with the national flag of the United States of America. (Stock photo from Getty Images.)
By Kathleen M. O’Malley
In a healthy republic, disagreement is expected. But disagreement must be channeled through evidence, law, courts, elections, and constitutional order — not threats, rumors, or contempt. At 250, keeping the American Republic healthy starts here in Ohio.
STATELINE
The big challenges and policy issues that cross state lines.
By Anna Claire Vollers
At least nine states have passed voting laws this year that will make it more difficult for some voters to cast their ballots during the midterm elections in November.
By Anna Claire Vollers
Twenty-five Democratic-led states have sued the Trump administration over a “medically frail” designation in new Medicaid work requirements that the states say is too narrow and will make it too difficult for ill and disabled people to remain on Medicaid.
By Tim Henderson
U.S. district judges are questioning the idea that immigrants should be incarcerated indefinitely at the whim of the executive branch. Many of the judges, even Republican appointees, have argued that unlimited detention is unconstitutional.
By Robbie Sequeira
Dozens of public housing authorities, tribes, property owners and community groups have joined a new coalition organized by Housing and Urban Development to promote work requirements and time limits for people who receive federal housing help.
THE RUNDOWN
News from other states
By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current
Nevada’s grace period for accepting mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received in the days following will continue. The policy set by state lawmakers in 2021 had been at risk as the Supreme Court considered a similar policy in Mississippi.
NATIONAL NEWS
By Jonathan Shorman
Over the past six months, the Trump administration has focused the power of federal law enforcement — and even a top U.S. intelligence official — on elections and discredited grievances over the president’s 2020 loss.
By Ariana Figueroa
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.
By Jacob Fischler and Shauneen Miranda
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams.
By Ariana Figueroa
President Donald Trump has nominated a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency tasked with carrying out the president’s mass deportation campaign.
By Jennifer Shutt
The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego, writing in a letter it found no evidence the Arizona Democrat violated the chamber’s rules or federal law.
WEDNESDAY WISDOM
“Tyranny can scarcely be practised upon a virtuous and wise people.”
-John Adams
CATCHING OUR EYE
Haitian Ohioans. WYSO’s Kathryn Mobley reports, “Many Haitian Ohioans face loss of work permits this week, after Supreme Court ruling on TPS.”
Last Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration has the authority to retract Temporary Protected Status, TPS, from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
The program is meant to help people from countries that have experienced violence, natural disasters, or other unsafe conditions. An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitian immigrants live in Springfield alone, and many could now face deportation.Outdoor recreation. The Athens County Independent’s Dani Kington reports, “Governor vetoes outdoor rec funding cut.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an eleventh-hour line-item veto on a house bill provision that would have stripped the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia of $750,000 in state funding.
DeWine waited until last night to announce the veto. The funding cut would have automatically gone into effect hours later without his action.Cooling off. Spectrum News One’s Lydia Taylor reports, “Ohio cities open cooling centers amid heat wave this week.”
The brutal heat and humidity have arrived in the Buckeye State. Highs will reach 90-plus degrees, with many areas hitting triple-digit heat indices this week.
To help residents beat the heat, some Ohio cities have offered cooling centers. If your city isn't listed, residents are advised to call the city or check 211 for any cooling centers.
THE POD
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.
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