The most-common jobs in Ohio don’t pay enough to meet expenses, report says

By David DeWitt | Editor in Chief

By Marty Schladen

The report also found found that median wages for 84.5% of all jobs in the Buckeye State pay less than the estimated cost of living for a family of three.

By Megan Henry

Ohioans will see changes to student loans — both on the borrowing side and the repayment side — as a result of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill. The average student loan debt in Ohio is $35,072.

By Siddarth Sivaraman

Ohio Republican candidates hold a cash balance advantage over Democratic candidates in five out of six statewide elections apart from the governor’s race, but some Democrats are gaining ground, according to recent campaign finance filings.

By Morgan Trau, WEWS

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a religious discrimination case from University Heights, Ohio, where a man said he was told by the city that he needed a permit to pray.

By Nada Hassanein

Legislators in at least six states this year have approved measures related to patient medical debt, according to a report on legislative policy trends released Wednesday by United States of Care, a nonpartisan think tank.

By Amanda Watford

As communities prepare for crowded July Fourth celebrations, cities and towns across the country have revived juvenile curfews and increased police patrols in response to an apparent uptick in large teen gatherings and fights organized through social media.

By Jack Brammer, Kentucky Lantern

The Woodford Sun in Kentucky plans to roll out in September its status as the first legacy newspaper in Kentucky to become a nonprofit. A legacy newspaper is one that began publishing before the internet era. 

By David Lightman

Black political power in the nation’s capital is centered on the Congressional Black Caucus. After the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the federal Voting Rights Act this year, analysts see more than 20 caucus members possibly at risk of losing their seats.

By Jennifer Shutt

Last summer, Republicans barred Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood for one year, predicting it would hollow out the organization. A year later, GOP lawmakers are trying to find a way to keep the nationwide prohibition in place.

By Sam Gauntt

As outdoor celebrations and events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary and the World Cup reach their peak, local officials across the country are urging caution amid a heat wave blanketing many East Coast and Midwestern states.

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