Coverage
The Issues
Every issue we're tracking in Ohio. Pick one to see the stories inside.
- 01Reproductive RightsOhioans settled abortion rights at the ballot in 2023. The fight over what that means is far from over.
- 02LGBTQ+ RightsGender-affirming care banned, a bathroom law on the books, and both headed through the courts.
- 03HealthcareMedicaid on the line, maternal mortality, and rural hospitals closing their doors.
- 04Public HealthSince the pandemic, public health itself has become a partisan battleground.
- 05EducationSB 1, vouchers on trial, school funding, and a fight over who decides what kids learn.
- 06HousingRent, eviction, and the fight for a place to live with dignity.
- 07Property TaxesA valuation surge, sticker-shock bills, and a relief fight that keeps getting kicked down the road.
- 08EconomyThe material stakes: wages, prices, and who the Ohio economy actually works for.
- 09LaborWorking-class politics is the axis Ohio elections turn on. We follow the workers.
- 10ManufacturingOhio's industrial base is still an economic fault line — and a political one.
- 11Energy & UtilitiesThe HB 6 corruption cleanup, FirstEnergy's long shadow, and who pays for the grid.
- 12Environment & ClimateEast Palestine, fracking in state parks, and the quiet gutting of H2Ohio.
- 13CannabisOhioans legalized it at the ballot. The legislature is busy rewriting the rules.
- 14Guns & FirearmsDeregulation, state preemption, and the court fight over whether cities can act.
- 15ImmigrationSpringfield's Haitian community and the 2024 disinformation episode that put it on the map.
- 16Media & Local NewsNews deserts, pink slime, and the playbook that made Springfield go viral.
- 19Democracy & Voting RightsReporting on democracy and voting rights in Ohio.