Put It On The Ballot Announces Findlay Town Hall on Data Centers, Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - A local advocacy group will host a town hall forum later this month featuring a legal specialist to address the growing debate over data center zoning in Hancock County. The forum, organized by Put It on the Ballot Findlay, is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, from

Appeals Court Ruling Along With Ohio House Bill 126 Create Total Legal Shield for Data Center Community Damage

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - In a sweeping decision that legal experts warn could dismantle local government accountability over public health, a federal appeals court has ruled that citizens have no constitutional right to be free from contaminated drinking water or to receive truthful information from public officials during a utility

Inside The Pre-Packaged 'Toolkit' Used By Data Center Middle-Men In Ohio

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - As communities across northwest Ohio enact emergency construction moratoriums to evaluate the crippling operational strain of tech infrastructure on municipal grids, state-level economic planners have weaponized a highly choreographed onboarding pipeline to attempt to dismantle local municipal resistance. Unredacted email archives, internal itineraries, and presentation

"Be Nice" - New Plan Prepares To Roll Out To Address Springfield Need

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - A local religious leader is set to unveil a new grassroots social support program at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, aiming to build a volunteer-driven network that addresses immediate community needs before they escalate into larger systemic challenges. The initiative, titled Neighbors Investing in Community

Ohio HB 427: The 'Throttle Customer Energy Usage For Data Centers' Bill, Moves Forward in Committee

STATEWIDE - A recently proposed energy measure in the Ohio Statehouse is drawing intense scrutiny from consumer watchdogs and civil liberty advocates, who warn the legislation could inadvertently serve as a vehicle to prioritize corporate artificial intelligence data centers over everyday residential consumers. Ohio House Bill 427, introduced by State Representative

Server logs expose private economic brokers vetting Findlay data center law ahead of public rollout?

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Internal communication logs and email archives surrendered by the City of Findlay have revealed that the executive administration provided private, state-funded economic brokers with early access to potentially 'vet' the city's highly publicized data center zoning framework before it was formally

AI DRAGNET IN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OUTPACES LEGISLATIVE GUARDRAILS

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE -As Ohio solidifies its position as a primary Midwestern hub for hyper-scale data centers and corporate cloud processing against citizen wishes, a quiet but rapid expansion of artificial intelligence surveillance infrastructure is drawing fierce resistance from civil liberties advocates. Critics warn that the intersection of

Are There Regional Brokers in Findlay Data Center Deal?

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - An ongoing public records dispute over the cancelled data center briefing has prompted a server-wide information technology search by the City of Findlay, according to public documents, raising questions overwhat role Regional Growth Partnership is playing in the dynamic across the state. The document tracking

New Study Shows Patients Refusing Transfusions From modRNA Blood Supply

This Article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat Throughout the nation a growing movement of surgical patients are refusing to accept blood products from standard public donation pools, instead demanding specialized directed donations from individuals who have not received a COVID-19 gene therapy injection. This trend is creating

SPRINGFIELD OFFICIALS CONFRONT CHRONIC SKEPTICISM OVER EXECUTIVE STATE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROVERSIAL LAND CONTRACT

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission faced intense public scrutiny during its legislative meeting as local officials fielded sharp criticism from residents regarding a state investigation into the city manager, a highly contentious county jail relocation plan, and the city's ongoing use of automated license plate

Leaked Memo Warns AI Data Centers Are ‘Anchor’ in Ohio Senate Race

STATEWIDE - A leaked internal memorandum from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reveals growing anxiety within the GOP over the political fallout from artificial intelligence data centers, warning that public backlash against the technology is threatening a pivotal U.S. Senate race in Ohio and could reshape the party'

Clark County Residents Push Back on Selected Jail Location, Demand Greater Transparency

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Board of Clark County Commissioners faced a wave of public skepticism and direct pushback from area residents during a tense, heavily attended listening session held yesterday evening. The public forum, intended to detail the preliminary site plan for a new, $125.7 million county jail