Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup

OhioRegister

15 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

8/15/2025
Headlines handpicked from TOR contributors to keep you informed

1. Ohio must redraw its congressional maps this year: Here's how and why that's happening - Avery Kreemer, Dayton Daily News

2. Sherrod Brown to run for US Senate in 2026, hoping to win back Ohio seat - Jeff Zeleny and Eric Bradner, CNN

3. New settlement reduces proposed AES Ohio rate increase to 9% - WHIO Staff, WHIO 7

4. Dept. of Development awards $46M for new Broadway, TV, film projects in Ohio - The Portsmouth Daily Times, Ohio

5. Ohio school among LinkedIn’s top 50 colleges for career success - Zach Mentz, cleveland.com

6. Educators battle county officials during Ohio property tax reform meeting - Morgan Trau, WCPO Cincinnati

7. New Ohio law raises age requirement for driver's ed - Avery Kreemer, Dayton Daily News

8. A new Ohio law says schools need to ban cell phones. What is your district's policy? - Cole Behrens,Columbus Dispatch

9. Following DeWine's veto, sales tax break for Ohio data centers survives for now - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau

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TOR Weekly News Roundup

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