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TOR Weekly News Roundup 12-3-25

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03 Dec 2025 — 1 min read

1. How might drones respond to 911 calls? Ohio will be the first in the nation to find out - Kendall Crawford, The Ohio Newsroom

2. See which Ohio counties opted for new ‘piggyback’ property tax relief - Molly Walsh, cleveland.com

3. Why are base electricity rates rising for Illuminating Company customers but decreasing elsewhere? - Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com

4. Bill cutting grace period to return absentee ballots in Ohio headed to DeWine - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

5. BUSTED: Ohio Dems Caught Cherry-Picking Thanksgiving Price Hikes to Slam Husted - Jack Windsor, The Ohio Press Network

6. A new report put one Ohio city among America’s most fun. Here’s what stood out - Chris Pugh, cleveland.com

7. Sen. Moreno wants to end dual citizenship; renounce the other nation or lose your U.S. status - Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com

8. Ohio House passes program piloting community energy. What is it? - The Statehouse News Bureau | By Sarah Donaldson

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Ohio EPA Considers Permit to Allow Data Centers to Dump Toxic Wastewater into Great Lakes; What are the Alternatives?

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TOR Interview: Casey Putsch

TOR Interview: Casey Putsch

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HHS Cuts Funding To 'Captured' American Academy of Pediatrics

HHS Cuts Funding To 'Captured' American Academy of Pediatrics

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced they would be cutting millions in federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, an institution that many have argued is a captured agency by pharmaceutical corporations. The HHS cancelled seven grants totaling $18.4 million,

TOR Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup

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