Ohio Capital Journal Weekly Digest, July 12, 2026

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By David DeWitt | Editor in Chief

Good morning Ohio!

SPECIAL INVITATION

Here’s a special invitation to a public policy briefing from States Newsroom and KFF, moderated by Ohio Capital Journal Editor in Chief David DeWitt.

Medicaid and the Road Ahead

Spending Cuts, Work Requirements and What's Next for States, Providers and Families

July 23, 2026

12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT

Featuring

Moderator: David DeWitt - Ohio Capital Journal Editor in Chief

Robin Rudowitz - Director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured

Jen Tolbert - Deputy director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and director of State Health Policy and Data

Kyle Pfannenstiel - Idaho Capital Sun reporter

Anna Claire Vollers - Stateline staff writer

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Significant changes to Medicaid – the publicly-funded health insurance for people with low incomes – are expected to put new pressures on states, healthcare providers and those who depend on the coverage. Families and individuals are already feeling caught up in unpredictable and confusing changes, at times when they’re dealing with significant health crises.

Join healthcare policy experts from KFF and journalists from States Newsroom who cover these issues at the state and national level for an in-depth discussion on the impacts that federal funding cuts, work requirements and state policy are having on healthcare in the U.S. They’ll explain the latest developments and discuss the political debate around these changes.

Audience Q&A to follow.

ABOUT KFF

KFF is the leading health policy organization in the U.S. As a one-of-a-kind information organization, we bring together substantial capabilities in policy research, polling, and journalism in one organization to meet the need for a trusted, independent source of information on national health issues—one with the scope and reach to be a counterweight to health care’s vested interests and a voice for people.

ABOUT STATES NEWSROOM

States Newsroom is the nation’s largest nonprofit news organization dedicated to state coverage, providing non-partisan coverage of state policy and politics from all 50 states. With the acquisition of Stateline and the expansion of our D.C. bureau, we now have more than 220 full-time journalists and support staff dedicated to state-level news. Most importantly, all of this content is free to readers and to other outlets to reprint. Thousands of news organizations across the country rely on States Newsroom for coverage from their state capital.

NEWS

And now, here is our rundown of our biggest news stories and opinion articles from the past week.

Ohio saw the largest drop in enrollment after Trump/Republican Affordable Care Act cuts By Marty Schladen
One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs By Susan Tebben
Ohio ratepayers’ summer electric bills could top $800, report says By Marty Schladen
Ohio court case eliminates limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates By Nick Evans
Ohio GOP lawmakers’ university civics centers aren’t popular. They want to require attendance. By Morgan Trau
Feds, Ohio Republicans focus on individual cases of Medicaid fraud, but what about corporations? By Marty Schladen
Ohio children unable to access mental healthcare because of insurance, costs, and lack of providers By Megan Henry
U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely means more political ads in Ohio By Morgan Trau
‘It’s a big help.’ Weekly mobile routes provide meals to hundreds of Ohio children during summer By Megan Henry
Are Flock cameras next? Supreme Court rules against police using sprawling cell phone location data By Morgan Trau
As ticket resellers try to charge for seats that don’t exist, Ohio lawmakers fight for regulations By Morgan Trau

COMMENTARY

Trump’s attack on TPS for Haitians is an attack on Springfield, Ohio’s entire community By Rev. Carl Ruby
Ohio State Fair will feature ‘Freedom Trucks’ passing off right-wing propaganda as American history By Marilou Johanek
Federal bill would open the door for Ohio housing reform By Rob Moore
The new frontier for regulating diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio is university payroll By Chris Orban

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.

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