Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup

Headlines handpicked from around the web by TOR contributors to keep you informed!

7/24/2025

1. How One Ohio School Earned the Right to Display a Supersonic Dream - David Manney, PJ Media

2. Ohio schools adopting new cell phone policies after state budget passed ban - Lindsay Stone, WLWT 5

3. Big Story: Ohio’s Ed-Choice Program - WTVG Staff Toledo

4. 13 things you might not have known were invented in Dayton – Dayton Daily News

5. Public Utlities Commision of Ohio (PUCO) staff pushed outside auditors to make reports favorable to utilities – Staff, Cleveland.com

6. Ticks and the diseases they carry are spreading. Here's how to keep yourself safe in Ohio - Timothy McDermott, Special to the Canton Repository

7. Judges review Ohio ban on foreign donations to ballot issues - Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer

8. As sales slump, new Intel CEO's contract manufacturing plan to face investor scrutiny - Arsheeya Bajwa, Reuters

9. Budget-conscious families may find relief in back-to-school pricing strategies - Taylor Nimmo, WCPO Cincinnati

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Geauga Commissioners Demands Rework of Treasurer Wage Plan to Protect Public Funds

Geauga Commissioners Demands Rework of Treasurer Wage Plan to Protect Public Funds

BY JEFF SKINNER CHARDON - Fiscal restraint collided with the realities of retaining public employees at Tuesday’s Geauga County Commissioners meeting, as a proposed wage hike for the County Treasurer’s office sparked an intense debate over taxpayer optics and government spending. The three-member Board of Commissioners ultimately balked

Findlay Greenlights Disputed Cory Street Gate; Citizens, Officials Flag Fiscal Strain and Data Center Utility Risks

Findlay Greenlights Disputed Cory Street Gate; Citizens, Officials Flag Fiscal Strain and Data Center Utility Risks

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Fiscal strain, infrastructure skepticism, and intense citizen pushback dominated Tuesday’s Findlay City Council meeting, exposing growing fault lines between local residents and Mayor Christina Muryn’s administration. Despite vocal warnings from the public regarding the city’s declining financial health, council members ultimately pushed through

Selective Service Prepares to Wargame New Draft System With AI

Selective Service Prepares to Wargame New Draft System With AI

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - The U.S. Selective Service System is prepping a major upgrade to its mobilization infrastructure, issuing a federal solicitation for an automated, cloud-based "Conscription Readiness Simulation" system. The new platform is designed to war-game massive, end-to-end national draft scenarios. According

Ohio Political News Springfield Discussion

Ohio Political News Springfield Discussion

TOR Editor Jeff Skinner sits down with Ohio Political News to discuss Springfield, TPS and what comes next in Clark County