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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Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Annexation and rezoning of the Shady Grove property in Marion Township remained a primary focus at the May 6 Findlay city council meeting. The project involves annexing approximately 45.9 acres and rezoning it to M2 (multifamily high-density) zoning to facilitate large-scale apartment development. While

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen Silvis, an Akron-based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense joins The Ohio Register for a second time. In our first interview, we discussed two Smart meter mandate cases he has taken on in collaboration with

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Monday, The Springfield commissioners met to hear an update from representatives from the newly minted ‘public-private’ partnership administration for Springfield 2051, a think-tank operation designed to guide city development, facilitated by contracted organization Future IQ. During the update, representatives Kevin Rose and Marta Wojcik

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

CLARK COUNTY - As Clark County voters prepare for the May 5 Republican primary for an unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners, the four candidates — Daren Cotter, Greg Koffenbarger, Mark Sanders and Victoria Sorg — are outlining distinct platforms on economic development, public safety, infrastructure and long-term resource management. Residents