Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup 6/5/2025

Headlines hand-selected from TOR writers

1. National Donut Day: Friday, June 6: These are the 50 best donut shops in the US, including Ohio - Addy Bink, Fox 8 News Cleveland

2. Ohio Residents Take Lead on Scrapping Property Tax - Giulia Carbonaro. Newsweek.com

3. Ohio Fraternal Order of Police launches 'Protect Ohio Police' PAC after violent attacks - Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch

4. Marine veteran files complaint against Ohio union - J.D. Davidson, The Center Square

5. Supreme Court sides with Ohio woman in reverse discrimination case – Melissa Quinn, CBSNews.com

6. Procter & Gamble to cut 7,000 jobs to invest in new growth initiatives – Dan Monk, WCPO 9 Cincinnati

7. County fair season has arrived. Here's a look at the Ohio's county fair schedule - Janson McNair,Canton Repository

8. 'Call your legislators' | Auditor warns Ohio property taxes will again rise statewide unless lawmakers act - Paula Christian, WCPO 9 Cincinnati

9. State utility regulators preparing for Ohio House Bill 6 hearing - Nick Evans, Yahoo News

10. Ohio Senate budget plan makes sweeping tax changes - Jim Provance, The Blade

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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