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Les Wexner — Ohio’s wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/o...

Les Wexner — Ohio’s wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4roMPZS

EXTRA! EXTRA! The Columbus Dispatch is unionizing! cwalocals.org/columbusdisp...

CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.

LifeWise Academy, which is seeking to expand in Kentucky, has taken Ohio students on trips to Kentucky's Ark Encounter and Creation Museum that promote young Earth creationism. @megankhenry.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/25/l...

The Ohio Capital Journal talked to two parents who send their children to private school — one who uses school vouchers and the other who refuses to use vouchers. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3JVzlE1

Stretches of rust orange, acidic water flow through hilly southeastern Ohio, but Rural Action has helped bring aquatic life back to the streams. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/45SA3dT

@ohiocapitaljournal.com has won seven awards in “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, including three first place finishes and four in second place 🎉 bit.ly/40JNLg6

During a recent forum, former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton emphasized her role as a public servant, not a politician, in her 2026 run for governor. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4l1aZqh

Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers’ higher education overhaul that bans diversity efforts and faculty strikes, and sets rules around classroom discussion, have failed to collect enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot this year to block it. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3FZtpbT

Ohio lawmakers will likely go on summer break without making any changes to the state’s marijuana law, a Republican state representative said Tuesday. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3HYbh2u

A controversial new Ohio higher education law banning diversity efforts, prohibiting faculty strikes and regulating classroom discussion takes this week. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4ng2au2

Ohio House Democrats say they are trying to enact common sense gun laws, but face an uphill battle in the Republican supermajority-controlled Ohio Statehouse. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4mYiobg

JUST IN: Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, is stepping down from her leadership role at the end of the month.

NEW: Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, is stepping down from her leadership role at the end of the month. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4e8TrWN

The Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s two-year budget fully restores the Ohio Housing Trust Fund, a big source of funding for local homelessness and affordable housing programs. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/43uMHPb

The Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s two-year budget would reduce the number of students who would be eligible to receive the Governor’s Merit Scholarship and it would come with strings attached. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4mMYXSD

Kent State University is closing its LGBTQ+ Center, Women’s Center and Student Multicultural Center because of a new state law banning diversity efforts that is set to take effect at the end of the month. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3ZeBJL7

Ohio Republican lawmakers in the state House and the Senate have introduced separate bills that would legalize online gambling. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3Zr8W64

Ohio lawmakers are introducing a bipartisan bill they are hoping will not only improve the state’s water quality, but also save lives. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/43tqwrt

Ohio Senate Democrats have submitted 423 amendments to the two-year state operating budget — including one removing the $600 million bond package for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, and one to fully fund public schools. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/43npSLV

A new proposed bill is trying to get Ohio State football games to start later. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/43DfJfm

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the suspension of his gubernatorial campaign in an email to supporters on Friday. @ohiocapitaljournal.com ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohio-...

All five independent academic centers have named their executive directors and the University of Toledo Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership started classes this past school year. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4dlqW7L

A proposed bill would require Ohio school districts to have a moment of silence every day. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3S1L4Sy

A proposed bipartisan bill would help Ohio college students struggling with food insecurity. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4mlGRag

Two Ohio prisons are arming their staffs with tasers through a new, nearly $350,000 pilot program. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/436jdXP

ICYMI: Liz Walters is stepping down as Ohio Democratic Party Chair no later than June 30. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4iS6U61

More than 20 people spoke out against a bill that would change Ohio’s marijuana law. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3YFIcP0

Ohio voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday allowing the state to borrow $2.5 billion to support public works projects, according to unofficial results. @ohiocapitaljournal.com ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/05/06/l...

The bill would lower the maximum interest rate for medical debt to 3% per year; prohibit hospitals, medical providers, and third-party collectors from reporting medical debt to credit agencies; and ban wage garnishment for medical debt collections. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3Sna6vk

The first major hurdle to get a referendum on the November ballot to repeal Ohio’s massive higher education law has been cleared. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4d4fRYk

Franklin County’s annual Point-in-Time Count identified 2,556 people experiencing homelessness — a 7.4% increase from 2024. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4iMb8vS

Housing advocates are urging Ohio senators to remove an amendment from the state’s two-year operating budget that would significantly affect a source of funding for local homelessness and affordable housing programs. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4iJu7XI

Ohio Senate Bill 86 would require intoxicating hemp products to be sold only at adult-use marijuana dispensaries instead of allowing them to be sold at CBD stores, convenience stores, smoke shops, or gas stations. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4k1t0ny

Ohio University will close the Pride Center, the Women’s Center and the Multicultural Center in response to a new higher education law banning diversity efforts that takes effect this summer. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4jZlhGA

The legal limbo Ahwar Sultan is in regarding his immigration status has put him in a paralyzing state of paranoia and fear. Story by @sheridan120.dispatch.com www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...

After weeks at death’s door and just hours before his demise, Pope Francis on Easter Sunday met with Vice President J.D. Vance of Ohio. @ohiocapitaljournal.com ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/22/a...

A Republican Ohio Senator wants higher education appropriations to be tied to compliance to Senate Bill 1, the new higher education law banning diversity efforts and regulating classroom discussion that will take effect this summer. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/42BjxMw

Ohio craft brewers are worried how new tariffs on aluminum, steel and malted barley could raise the price of a pint of beer or a six-pack. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4cDxnT2

The Ohio House’s version of the two-year state budget only acknowledge two sexes, male and female, excluding transgender people and intersex people born with a mix of chromosomes or just one chromosome. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3EBpSiZ

A group of Youngstown State University faculty members are trying to stop a massive Ohio higher education law by taking it to the voters. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4jpyYy6

A new higher education law set to take effect this summer is causing high school students across the state to think twice about applying to Ohio colleges and universities. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/42eGfv7

The Ohio House’s version of the budget added new requirements for private colleges if they want to continue to participate in the Governor’s Merit Scholarship, including complying with Ohio’s new higher education ban on diversity and inclusion efforts. bit.ly/4imMcek

A new Ohio higher education bill being signed into law has led one Cleveland State University student to decide to transfer to a New York university next semester. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4ibBKWU

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is throwing his support behind a new bill that would require schools to create a policy banning students from using cellphones during the school day. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3Gf2cBp

Ohio State University, Kent State University, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Akron all have had international students whose visas have been revoked recently by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/423x2Wf

A major source of Ohio’s funding for local homelessness and affordable housing programs was altered in the Ohio House’s proposal for the state’s next two-year operating budget due before July 1. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3XO5KAS

The head of a statewide Ohio teachers union on Tuesday slammed a proposed bill that would automatically close low-performing Ohio public schools, saying it would harm students and communities, and force districts into counterproductive situations and decisions @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/4lco8NG