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Ohio Administrative Code Allows Energy Providers to Install Inferior Digital Meters to Wireless Smart Meter Opt-Out Consumers?

BY STAFF CONTRIBUTOR STATEWIDE - Earlier this month, The Ohio Register reported about growing opposition to wireless smart meter installation. While some utility providers are offering “opt out” programs for consumers willing to pay fees, Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-10 allows electric providers to install digital meters with the RF

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SignalTrace: The Flock Addition that allows Foreign Governments Complete Surveillance Of Your Every Action

This post was originally made on The Heartland Beat STATEWIDE — In the heart of Ohio’s suburbs and bustling interstates, a quiet expansion of surveillance technology is reshaping how unaccountable entities and foreign nations track everyday drivers. Defense contractor Leonardo US is promoting ELSAG SignalTrace, a signals intelligence upgrade that

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Haitian TPS, Clearing Path for Deportations

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Trump administrations' efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians can proceed, rejecting lower court injunctions and limiting judicial challenges to the program’s termination. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice

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Is Ohio Properly Braced For Strait Impact?

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE— As reports indicate Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh Israeli strikes in Lebanon that appear to violate a fragile ceasefire, Ohioans are staring down the barrel of higher gasoline prices at the pump, pricier groceries at the supermarket and mounting electricity bills

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Ax Ohio Tax Announces Extended Battle Plan For 2027

COLUMBUS — In a boost to Ohio homeowners frustrated with rising property taxes, the grassroots Ax Ohio Tax initiative announced Friday it will carry forward its petition drive and target the November 2027 ballot for a constitutional amendment to permanently abolish taxes on real property. Brian Massie, president of the Committee

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House Reps. Weigh Bill to Merge U.S. Military with Foreign Governments

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A little-noticed provision in the House version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act could dramatically expand and institutionalize military cooperation between the United States and Israel, prompting concern among some Ohio lawmakers, residents and national security observers about long-term costs, sovereignty and foreign policy

Data centers

Ohio Data Center Energy Sourcing: It’s a Lose-Lose

BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - Senate bill 294, the “Declare the state’s energy siting policy,” is setting the bar high for energy output requirements from Ohio’s existing power plants while, at the same time, setting up further roadblocks for “renewable” energy developments such as wind and solar farms. Advocates

Healthcare

Children's Health Defense Files Lawsuit on FCC

STATEWIDE - Children’s Health Defense filed a petition in federal court Monday seeking to compel the Federal Communications Commission to comply with a 2021 court order on radiofrequency radiation exposure limits. The nonprofit group asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to issue a

Data Centers

Ohio Legislature Moves To Indemnify Data Centers While Trying to Dispel 'Myths'

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - The Ohio Legislature has pushed forward House Bill 126, a bill designed to restrict local officials from bringing lawsuits against data center companies that could cause unstated damage to local areas, such as draining aquifers or polluting water supplies with contaminants while claiming to ‘investigate’ validity

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A National Call to End Wireless Proliferation

By Nick Rogers STATEWIDE - The National Call for Safe Technology (NCST), a citizen advocacy group who describes themselves as “…a rallying cry for better wireless device safety testing, up-to-date WiFi exposure guidelines, homeowner rights to refuse "smart" meters, ADA accommodations for individuals impacted by electromagnetic sensitivity,

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With Yost’s Departure, Newly appointed Ohio Attorney General Faces Crossroads In Final Months

STATEWIDE - On Thursday, without much notification, AG Dave Yost gave notice to the Governor’s office of his resignation to join the Alliance Defending Freedom as its Vice President of Strategic Research and Innovation. Now, DeWine has appointed an interim position that many are wondering could tie into state level

Healthcare

FDA Officials Rejected Superior Statistical Tool for Detecting COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals in VAERS, Documents Show

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Federal health officials at the Food and Drug Administration knew of a more advanced statistical method to detect potential safety problems with COVID-19 vaccines in the nation’s primary adverse event reporting system but directed researchers to stop using it, according to internal emails and

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