Statewide news stories impacting the heartland and beyond.
Jeffrey Epstein
This article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat. Just one year ago, uttering the name Epstein came with bipartisan conversations over one of the most deliberated cases of government corruption in recent memory. It was obvious to everyone, including our current FBI director at the time, the previous administrations
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BY NICK ROGERS As part of an effort spearheaded by Southwest Ohio For Responsible Technology (SWORT) which began in 2023, 17 Ohio lawmakers have sent letters to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the regulatory agency to make good on the 2021 United States Court of Appeals for the District
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BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Earlier this year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio proceeded with several lawsuits against multiple counties in Ohio, including Geauga, Lake, Butler, Fairfield, Fayette, Portage, Mahoning and Seneca, over agreements held with ICE. The ACLU Initially demanded multiple counties provide copies of their agreements,
agenda 2030
BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - As giant, Generative Artificial Intelligence-supporting data centers continue to proliferate in Ohio, the narratives tend to center around job creation, economic benefit, possible electric grid strain, and the increasingly large tax breaks awarded to tech behemoths like Amazon and Google to lure them to the
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COLUMBUS - On Friday, August 15, pedestrians traversing through the state capital square were shocked to see the flag of a foreign nation flying above the capital grounds. The activity was to commemorate the independence of India, however many online are wondering why a foreign nation's independence is
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By Nick Rogers STATEWIDE - For over a decade, Ohio has steadily lured Big Data centers to the state for job creation and economic growth purposes. At a time when the likes of AEP and PJM warn of growing electric grid strain resulting from the massive amounts of energy consumed
Property Tax
BY BRIAN MASSIE Cleveland, Ohio – The Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes, or CAOPT, will not be influenced by the outcome of the vote by the State legislature on Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the property tax changes since they were never real reform in the first place. The
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BY NICK ROGERS Senators Jon Husted (R-OH, 119th) and Bob Latta (R-OH, 5th) – along with Senators Scott Peters (D-CA, 50th) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) – introduced H.R. 3978, aka the “Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act,” a bill designed to encourage and streamline the licensing process for
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This article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat We all remember it like it was yesterday. There was a groundswell of voices all calling in unison for justice and accountability, nearly 80 million strong. A groundswell so powerful that it swept every swing state in the union, flipping them
Property Tax
STATEWIDE - The Committee to Abolish Ohio’s property taxes is very encouraged and inspired by the reception and enthusiasm the initiative petition to abolish Ohio property taxes has received from citizens all over the State. "Since obtaining the Ohio Attorney General's approval and the Ohio Ballot
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BY NICK ROGERS On May 13, 2025, Ohio State representatives Justin Pizzulli, District 90, and Monica Robb, District 79, introduced House Bill 272, the “Protecting Utility and Resources for Enhanced Living, Improved Food, and Environment Act,” the 31st bill in the US containing language to ban future action on geoengineering
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STATEWIDE - In February, Fairfield County joined many others in the state in bringing in an AI driven tracking system to better facilitate 9-1-1 calls. The system, according to company owner Carbyne, is called Carbyne Apex, and allows operators to get real-time images and tracking information by hijacking callers phones