Weekly News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup

6/11/2025

Headlines handpicked by TOR contributors to keep you in the know

1. Find your summer fun in Ohio: Take a look! - Staff writers, Cincinnati Enquirer

2. Anti-Trump protests planned June 14. Here's what Ohio protesters can, can't do under the law - Alex Perry, Columbus Dispatch

3. DEI law cosponsor calls Ohio State’s Juneteenth guidelines an ‘intentional overreaction’ - Katie Millard, WCMH

4. How sensors, software, and other tech could help Ohio’s aging power grid - Kathiann M. Kowalski, Canary Media

5. Trump DOJ weaponizes False Claims Act lawsuits to target DEI in higher ed - Seth Rosevear, The College Fix

6. Which photo is real? Ohio lawmakers want to regulate deepfakes, AI content - Morgan Trau, WCPO Cincinnati

7. 'Rarified air': Homeowners and renters earning millions flocking to Cincinnati - Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer

8. Many families rethinking their spending on subscriptions - John Matarese and Bonnie Murphy, WCPO, Cincinnati

9. Interview with leader of Citizens for Property Tax Reform - Wants to eliminate Ohio property taxes – Housing Nerd, YouTube

10. Ohio issues warning over new BMV texting scam sweeping the state - Janson McNair, Canton Repository

11. Everything we know about the impact of the NCAA settlement on Ohio State athletics - Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch

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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