News Roundup

Weekly News Roundup

1. Cincinnati mayoral race: Aftab Pureval, Cory Bowman discuss core values, priorities ahead of Election Day – Tanya O'Rourke, WCPO Cincinnati

2. Whirlpool CEO Credits Trump Tariffs for Making $300 Million Investment in Ohio Possible — ‘Creates a Level Playing Field’ - Jeff Poor, Breitbart.com

3. Bill pushes teaching students to graduate, work, marry before having kids to avoid poverty - Laura Hancock, cleveland.com

4. LLCs and out-of-state investors are buying up Ohio homes - Kendall Crawford, The Ohio Newsroom

5. Ohio hardwood industry asks Trump to include them in farmer tariff relief package – The Columbus Dispatch

6. Ohio State football hosts marching band at practice, Julian Sayin conducts band - Dan Aulbach, Columbus Dispatch

7. Cincinnati to hire outside law firm to investigate police chief’s leadership effectiveness - Alexis Martin and Mary LeBus, Fox 19 Cincinnati

8. ‘We did our part’: Central Ohioans in lease-to-purchase program fight to become homeowners – Isabel Cleary, NBC4i Columbus

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Geauga Commissioners Demands Rework of Treasurer Wage Plan to Protect Public Funds

Geauga Commissioners Demands Rework of Treasurer Wage Plan to Protect Public Funds

BY JEFF SKINNER CHARDON - Fiscal restraint collided with the realities of retaining public employees at Tuesday’s Geauga County Commissioners meeting, as a proposed wage hike for the County Treasurer’s office sparked an intense debate over taxpayer optics and government spending. The three-member Board of Commissioners ultimately balked

Findlay Greenlights Disputed Cory Street Gate; Citizens, Officials Flag Fiscal Strain and Data Center Utility Risks

Findlay Greenlights Disputed Cory Street Gate; Citizens, Officials Flag Fiscal Strain and Data Center Utility Risks

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Fiscal strain, infrastructure skepticism, and intense citizen pushback dominated Tuesday’s Findlay City Council meeting, exposing growing fault lines between local residents and Mayor Christina Muryn’s administration. Despite vocal warnings from the public regarding the city’s declining financial health, council members ultimately pushed through

Selective Service Prepares to Wargame New Draft System With AI

Selective Service Prepares to Wargame New Draft System With AI

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - The U.S. Selective Service System is prepping a major upgrade to its mobilization infrastructure, issuing a federal solicitation for an automated, cloud-based "Conscription Readiness Simulation" system. The new platform is designed to war-game massive, end-to-end national draft scenarios. According

Ohio Political News Springfield Discussion

Ohio Political News Springfield Discussion

TOR Editor Jeff Skinner sits down with Ohio Political News to discuss Springfield, TPS and what comes next in Clark County