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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Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday night to immediately reinstate City Manager Bryan Heck from paid administrative leave, punctuating a tense, hours-long meeting dominated by fierce public pushback, administrative fractures, and deep-seated neighborhood anxieties. The decision to restore Heck to the city’

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

HANCOCK COUNTY - Allegations of gross negligence have surfaced against Hancock County Child Protective Services (CPS) after a highly confidential case document was reportedly discovered abandoned in a public area at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The Ohio Register has submitted a formal request for comment to the Hancock County Prosecutor'

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

BY DAKOTA SAWYER Columbus closed the books this year with roughly $1.2 billion more in tax revenue than anyone budgeted for: income tax collections ran about $699 million ahead of projections, sales tax another $520 million over. That's money Ohioans overpaid into the system at the exact

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - A viral surge of online rumors warning of a massive nationwide trucker strike on Oct. 1 has ignited widespread consumer anxiety over potential grocery store shortages, highlighting the deep economic distress gripping the U.S. freight sector as diesel fuel costs hit an all-time record