Affordable Care Act subsidies expire: Over 500,000 Ohioans face higher health insurance costs Monthly premiums expected to more than double for some households potentially increasing Ohio's uninsured rate by 29%. by Mary Frances McGowan www.cleveland.com/politics/202...

Opinion by Ray Marcano Ohio is one of five states with restrictive policies on drop boxes. The state allows just one per county, which must be located outside the Board of Elections offices. That’s not nearly enough. www.daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices...

USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/31/r...

COLUMBUS OH -- A new group is taking over investigation of campaign finance violations in Ohio & it begins on Jan. 1 It’s called the Ohio Election Integrity Commission, and lawmakers created it in the state budget to replace the longtime Ohio Elections Commission. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...

Opinion by Thomas Suddes: DeWine is likely thinking about his legacy as his final year in office begins www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

Hundreds allegedly detained in ‘Operation Buckeye’ raids, ICE reported in Dayton area by Sydney Dawes www.daytondailynews.com/local/hundre...

Data centers to blame for spiking electric bills, industry experts say There are a total of 217 data centers in Ohio and they need massive amounts of electricity to run, usually the equivalent of tens of thousands of homes by Samantha Hendrickson www.dispatch.com/story/busine...

3 policy heavyweights endangered by redistricting New House lines are set to reverberate through key committees where at-risk lawmakers have shaped policy for decades. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Civil rights group 'disappointed' DeWine signed law cutting Ohio's absentee ballot grace period by Karen Kasler www.wvxu.org/2025-12-23/c...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. by Jonathan Shorman ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/22/r...

COLUMBUS OH - Ohio utility companies affiliated with FirstEnergy Corp. have agreed to provide $275 million in restitution to customers under a proposed settlement that would resolve years of investigations tied to the passage of House Bill 6 and other violations www.cleveland.com/open/2025/12...

Ohio Supreme Court rules in favor of mom seeking public records The court ruled in a unanimous decision that Andrea Mauk is entitled to three sets of records withheld by the sheriff, with only Social Security numbers being redacted. by Laura A. Bischoff www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill to end grace period for mail-in ballots Ohioans must now return absentee ballots by Election Day if they want their vote to count. by Haley BeMiller www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

Plain Dealer Editoral PUCO is ripe for reform – and now is the time Changing it requires Gov. DeWine and nominating council members themselves to widen their lens to focus on pro-consumer candidates whose first priority should be fairness for ratepayers www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

☎️ Make 3 calls to Gov. DeWine and his leadership team to urge him to VETO SB 293 ☎️ Gov. DeWine's office: 614-644-4357 or 614-466-3555 DeWine's Policy Director: 614-644-0871 DeWine's Legislative Affairs Director: 614-466-2828 act.commoncause.org/letters/urge...

A June trial date has been set for state charges against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder in a House Bill 6-related case. Prosecutors charged Householder w/10 felony counts of various degrees for alleged misuse of campaign funds and ethics violations www.beaconjournal.com/story/busine...

Republicans push mail-in voting for the midterms in defiance of Trump Fearing a turnout slump, Republicans are promoting mail voting to keep Trump’s supporters engaged — even as he tries to end the practice. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Senate Bill 293 would do away with the four-day grace period for postmarked ballots arriving after election day. The bill also contains a grab bag of unfunded provisions that will make voting harder and place additional burdens on elections officials Call Now! act.commoncause.org/letters/urge...

Gov. DeWine weighing whether to eliminate Ohio’s absentee ballot grace period Had the bill awaiting DeWine’s signature been in place for the 2024 election, nearly 7,800 ballots wouldn’t have counted by Nick Evans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/17/g...

Plain Dealer Opinion Frank LaRose praised a voter data system, then dropped it like a hot potato when MAGA criticized it, then quietly joined a similar system, raising questions about his commitment to election security over political positioning www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...

Rev. Joan has a simple message for Gov. DeWine: VETO Senate Bill 293! She has been calling the Governor but his voicemail is full Gov. DeWine's office: 614-644-4357 or 614-466-3555 Gov. DeWine's Deputy Policy Director: 614-644-0929 Gov. DeWine's Legislative Affairs Director: 614-466-2828

After leaving national voter info group in 2023, Ohio joins new database by Jo Ingles www.wvxu.org/2025-12-16/a...

Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act. The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/r...

Opinion by Thomas Suddes When will Ohio lawmakers realize they work for us? www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

🚨Call Gov. DeWine and tell him to VETO SB 293🚨 Urge him to keep his word and not sign this bill that would only hurt Ohio voters who rely on vote-by-mail Every call matters in asking the Governor to stand by Ohio voters and veto this harmful bill! act.commoncause.org/letters/sb29...

The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data The department has now filed suit against 18 states — mostly Democratic-led, and all states that President Trump lost in the 2020 election — as part of its far-reaching litigation. www.ideastream.org/2025-12-12/t...

How a public record cost Cuyahoga County taxpayers $650,000 A worker’s demotion after releasing court records to The Marshall Project - Cleveland led to a lawsuit alleging retaliation and witness intimidation. by Mark Puente www.ideastream.org/law-justice/...

Opinion US House elections are becoming a charade after court ruling If gerrymandering is carried far enough, and if it has the impact it is intended to have, House elections can become a joke, a charade offering a mere facade of democracy. by Martin Gottlieb www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...

BREAKING: The push to gerrymander Indiana fails in the state Senate, with some Republicans joining Democrats to vote down new maps by a vote of 19-31.

Indiana lawmakers reject new congressional maps amid Trump pressuring www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Call Gov. DeWine today and urge him to VETO SB 293 . If his voicemail is full, you can leave a message with his staff: ▶ Gov. DeWine's office: 614-644-4357 or 614-466-3555 ▶ Gov. DeWine's Deputy Policy Director: 614-644-0929 ▶ Gov. DeWine's Legislative Affairs Director: 614-466-2828

SB 293 would mean thousands of valid absentee ballots mailed on time from eligible Ohio voters could just be thrown away because of delays outside of voters' control Urge Gov DeWine to veto this bill that hurts voters & does nothing to make elections more secure lwvohio.salsalabs.org/vetosb293/in...

Opinion Everyone knows that Columbus City Schools need more money, not less. It’s not a secret. It’s not controversial. It’s common sense. by Mia Lewis, @commoncauseohio.bsky.social www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

Opinion Everyone knows that Columbus City Schools need more money, not less. It’s not a secret. It’s not controversial. It’s common sense. by Mia Lewis, Common Cause Ohio www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are renewing an effort to restrict which flags may be displayed on state-owned buildings, months after Gov. Mike DeWine partially vetoed a similar measure in the state budget. by David Rees www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

☎️ Make 3 calls to Gov. DeWine and his leadership team to urge him to VETO SB 293 ☎️ Gov. DeWine's office: 614-644-4357 or 614-466-3555 DeWine's Policy Director: 614-644-0871 DeWine's Legislative Affairs Director: 614-466-2828 Find other contact info for the Governor's office here: bit.ly/MikeDeWine

Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to require public comment periods at most government meetings. The proposed law would not apply to the state legislature www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president apnews.com/article/supr...

As candidates and political parties gear up for the 2026 midterm election campaign, the Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether long-standing legal limits on coordinated spending -- enacted to prevent corruption -- violate the First Amendment. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take a case that could require mail ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. stateline.org/2025/12/09/v...

@commoncause.org The chaotic consequences of Trump’s redistricting war Mid-decade redistricting on this scale is unprecedented — and it's causing problems for election officials, politicians, and voters. www.votebeat.org/2025/12/08/2...

After Ohio’s landmark decisions on HB 6 utility scandal, what’s next? Regulators just fined FirstEnergy $250M over its bribery scheme. While historically high, the amount falls short of what consumer advocates had pushed for. by Kathiann M. Kowalski www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

@commoncause.org What's next after Supreme Court approves pro-Trump Texas map for 2026? Not since the 1800s have so many states tried to redraw U.S. House district boundaries without a new Census. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

@commoncause.org Over half a million Ohioans face skyrocketing premiums if federal tax credits to help pay for their plans under the Affordable Care Act expire at year's end, with some families paying nothing now potentially owing thousands. by Mary Frances McGowan www.cleveland.com/open/2025/12...

From Common Cause US Supreme Court Flip Flop Means Congress Must Act Demand Congress end mid-decade redistricting and require states to adopt independent redistricting commissions. www.commoncause.org/articles/sup...

Gerrymandering is spreading across US states after Trump pushed for new congressional districts by David Lieb apnews.com/article/redi...

Nearly two-thirds of companies failed to create the jobs they promised in exchange for lucrative tax credits, a new state audit shows. And enforcement actions like claw backs are rare. by Andrew Tobias signalakron.org/most-job-cre...

"We call on the governor to do right by Ohioans by vetoing SB 293, this misguided, destructive and unneeded bill: Governor DeWine, we urge you to stand by your word and protect Ohio voters."

Opinion by Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social Thousands of Ohioans will be punished if bill isn't killed Gov. Mike DeWine has the power to veto this bill, and he has made clear on multiple occasions that he is not in favor of additional changes to Ohio election law. www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...