The Issues

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

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