WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needi...
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Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says
The Department of Justice’s stated reason for obtaining sensitive personal data on millions of voters masks the Trump administration’s true intention for obtaining state voter lists, Michigan’s ...
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How Republicans in Congress could fully fund ICE for years to come — and maybe do more
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are once again looking toward the complex budget reconciliation process as a way to achieve some of their policy goals without Democratic votes. GOP leaders we...
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Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he plans to use the complex reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years, though it wasn’t immed...
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Catching Our Eye News Roundup, April 15, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We...
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Ohio Democratic congressman introduces bill requiring data centers to pay their own way
Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman has filed national legislation to ensure data centers pay for their impact on the power grid. Landsman’s No Harm Data Center Act would require data center o...
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Amy Acton’s team defends 2019 police visit as a ‘simple argument’ amid GOP criticism
Ohio governor candidate Dr. Amy Acton’s team says that a “domestic dispute” that resulted in police coming to her home in 2019 was just a simple argument between a husband and wife. The person w...
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Despite report describing risk, Ohio hospital says it’s financially solid
A national report said more than 400 safety net hospitals are at risk of closure — including 10 in Ohio. But one of those Ohio hospitals said that despite headwinds, its finances are sound. Mary Rut...
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JD Vance stumped for a Putin-backed authoritarian white nationalist in Hungary, and lost
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who single-handedly bankrolled JD Vance to the U.S. Senate and five minutes later propelled the Ohioan into the office of Vice President, placed his biggest ...
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Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns
A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service signals that the agency is planning to lean heavily on states to help manage millions of acres of federal land, foresters across the West say. Stat...