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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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