Ohio Capital Journal Weekly Digest, Nov. 1, 2026

Huge bipartisan majorities of Ohioans want a fix to Social Security, new poll shows By Marty Schladen

Ramaswamy tries to reframe controversial ad, claiming it wasn’t about child sex abuse amid protests By Morgan Trau

Ohio voter registrations are down By Doug Oplinger

Ohio Crime Statistics dashboard shows 9 convictions for illegal voting in 35 million ballots cast By David Knox

Ohio Supreme Court: Village with data center moratorium won’t have to consider site plan By Susan Tebben

Ohio economists split on gas tax replacement By Marty Schladen

Where Ohio’s candidates for governor stand on abortion By Morgan Trau

Medical debt hit 1 in 4 Americans and 1 in 5 Ohioans last year, even the insured, study shows By Susan Tebben

Ohio’s Kroger gets $3 million ‘MAHA’ grant. Critics call it taxpayer-funded marketing. By Marty Schladen

What the candidates for governor say they would do to make Ohio more affordable By Morgan Trau

Domestic violence noted as ‘most prevalent violent crime in Ohio’ as state boosts funding By Susan Tebben

Final Ohio campaign finance report shows Acton raising more, spending less than Ramaswamy By Nick Evans

New report shows there were 2,529 oil and gas incidents in Ohio in a decade By Megan Henry

Race for Ohio attorney general pits longtime state leader against attorney hoping for change By Susan Tebben

Patients first? Putting the OSMA Ohio governor endorsement in perspective Dan Skinner

Standing alongside a personal attack on a victim of child rape, Ohio politicians reveal themselves By Marilou Johanek

Ohio voters, casting a ballot is our foundational right and responsibility By Arnold Oliver

For Ohio voters, here’s what the law says regarding federal interference in state elections By Gary Houser

Trying to decipher the Ramaswamy-McColley ticket’s seemingly contradictory stance on energy By Ashley C. Brown

Ohio incumbent US Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign is trying to portray Sherrod Brown as the incumbent By David J. Jackson and Dominic D. Wells

Ramaswamy ad in Ohio governor campaign has side-effect of highlighting adversity Acton overcame By Terry Smith