Ohio Capital Journal Weekly Digest, May 24, 2026

Opponents testify against bill tying funding to compliance with Ohio higher education overhaul. By Reilly Ackermann

Income inequality persists in Ohio, and a new reports says a GOP tax law will make it worse. By Marty Schladen

Ohio Republicans blame other Ohio Republicans for Medicaid fraud. By Morgan Trau, WEWS

Change to Ohio House bill reverts funds for childcare program back to Department of Children & Youth. By Susan Tebben

Ohio Republicans trying to get voter photo ID on the ballot, enshrined in state constitution. By Megan Henry

Vance praises redistricting, touts efforts to bring manufacturing back to U.S. at Kansas City stop. By Morgan Chilson

Bill that could limit abortion pill access starts trip through Ohio Senate. By Susan Tebben

Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund decried by Dems. By Ashley Murray

Math interventions bill would now exempt some Ohio schools from teaching science of reading. By Megan Henry

Trump childcare rule that will cost Ohioans goes final. By Marty Schladen

Are safe haven laws doing enough to protect infants in Ohio? By Maddie Beans

Can we make Ohio’s homes more healthy? By Rob Moore

As JD Vance and Donald Trump try to gaslight Ohioans about the economy, working families suffer. By Marilou Johanek

The long goodbye — how reconnecting with my dad led to discovering he had Alzheimer’s. By Megan Henry

The Supreme Court’s destruction of the Voting Rights Act reminds us of Kentucky’s ‘Great Dissenter’. By Berry Craig