Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup

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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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