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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, takes questions from reporters on Oct. 30, 2025, as the state narrows in on a congressional redistricting update that would lean 12 of the state's 15 districts toward Republicans.
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    Ohio adopts new congressional map with 12-3 GOP advantage
    Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn, D-Cincinnati, take questions from reporters after the Ohio Redistricting Commission's first meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
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    Springfield, Middletown, Troy to change congressional districts
    Employees at The Food Bank Inc. load food into a car on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
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    SNAP, WIC and the government shutdown: Federal policy impacting southwest Ohio this week
    The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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    New details: Military pay may be delayed a ‘day or two’
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, takes questions from reporters on Oct. 30, 2025, as the state narrows in on a congressional redistricting update that would lean 12 of the state's 15 districts toward Republicans.
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    Ohio leaders nearing deal on congressional map; Dems could lose two seats
    Volunteer Jesse Bell packs boxes for delivery to those in need at The Foodbank, Inc. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Dayton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Ohio to use up to $25M for food assistance during federal SNAP delay
    FILE Ñ Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 2, 2025. A handful of Republicans crossed party lines to side with Democrats in the first of several votes this week aimed at challenging the presidentÕs trade war. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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    Ohio senators Husted, Moreno defend Trump tariffs as some Republicans defect
    A sign for SNAP at a Dollar General store in Lexington, S.C., Aug. 10, 2021. About 42 million low-income Americans are set to lose access to monthly nutrition assistance in November, after the Trump administration said on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, that it would not reconfigure the budget to provide benefits during the government shutdown. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
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    Ohio lawmakers vote down proposal to cover federal SNAP lapse with state funds
    The Miamisburg Board of Education building. ERIC SCHWARTZBERG / STAFF
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    Candidates in Miamisburg schools race disavow left-leaning group’s endorsement
    The Miamisburg Board of Education is one local race affected by national PAC involvement. ERIC SCHWARTZBERG/STAFF
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    State, national PACs play role in local school board races
    A damaged car parked on a residential street in the city of Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Vehicles on Ohio roads look like demolition derby cars: Here’s why that’s a problem
    The Ohio Statehouse in May 2023.
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    Porn sites not asking for age verification despite new Ohio law
    Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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    Ohio Republicans stick with Trump as shutdown drags on
    DP&L linemen repair electrical lines near Kuntz Road in Old North Dayton’s industrial park in June 2019. FILE
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    State analysts want to subtract $50 million from sought-after AES Ohio refunds
    Voters cast ballots during early voting on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Montgomery County Board of Elections. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Election 2025: Key city, village, township races to watch Nov. 4
    Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. shakes hands with city Commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss following a panel in the Ohio Chamber's 2025 Dayton Regional Impact Ohio Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at Wright State University. Turner-Sloss faces Mims in November's election. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Dayton Mayor’s race: After years of disputes, Jeff Mims and Shenise Turner-Sloss face off
    The Ohio legislature is closing in on a deal to tweak the state's recreational marijuana laws and finally begin regulating the sale of intoxicating hemp in the state. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Ohio legislature takes step toward marijuana, intoxicating hemp deal
    Riverside's administration offices at 5200 Springfield St. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Election 2025: City financial challenges major issue in five-way Riverside Council race
    Jesse Burns, co-owner of Bud City Dispo in Fairborn, talks in the store on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The store is continuing to sell its THCa products after Gov. Mike DeWine's 90-day ban on intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, which went into effect on Tuesday. Burns said an attorney who reviewed DeWine's order concluded the ban applies to Delta-8 products specifically. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Intoxicating hemp in Ohio: 5 key takeaways from our reporting
    Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn, D-Cincinnati, take questions from reporters after the Ohio Redistricting Commission's first meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
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    Democrats weigh referendum on Ohio congressional redistricting
    Flowering cannibus plants at the Pure Ohio Wellness cultivation at production facility in Clark County Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Ohio Senate votes to change how drivers are tested for marijuana-related OVIs
    The Ohio Statehouse in May 2023.
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    Ohio lawmakers deal with threats, decry political violence
    Downtown Dayton skyline. Photo credit: Downtown Dayton Partnership.
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    Four running for Dayton commission: Power at City Hall hangs in balance
    A sign on Springfield Street on Thursday, Oct. 2 displayed a message alerting visitors the National Museum of the United States Air Force is closed. The museum is closed due to the federal government shutdown. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Are you impacted by the federal shutdown? We want to hear from you
    A sign on Springfield Street on Thursday, Oct. 2 displayed a message alerting visitors the National Museum of the United States Air Force is closed. The museum is closed due to the federal government shutdown. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Are you impacted by the federal shutdown? We want to hear from you
    Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a press conference about the current needs of Springfield on Friday, July 25, 2025, at St. Vincent de Paul. The governor and the rest of the Ohio Redistricting Commission will convene for the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 21 — just 10 days before an end-of-the-month deadline for the commission to pass a bipartisan congressional redistricting update. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    Ohio congressional redistricting group to meet next week; 10 days before deadline
    President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with President Javier Milei of Argentina at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Milei’s visit comes after the Trump administration agreed to provide Argentina a $20 billion lifeline. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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    Government shutdown and military pay: This week in federal news impacting southwest Ohio
    Franklin City Schools Board of Education discusses an income tax levy for the Nov. 4 ballot during a Monday, July 7, 2025, special meeting at Franklin High School. From left are board members Ashley Blevins, Lori Raleigh, Chris Sizemore, Andrew Fleming and Rachel Ruppert-Wolfinbarger. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    What drives someone to run for school board? Report cards, taxes, ‘woke ideology’...
    All hemp-infused beverages at Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse have been moved into storage after Gov. Mike DeWine's 90-day ban on intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, which went into effect on Tuesday, Oct. 14. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Intoxicating hemp: What is it and why are state officials, businesses concerned?
    The Ohio Statehouse in May 2023.
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    House bill would designate ‘Natural Family Month’ in Ohio with aim to boost birth rate
    Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting at Butler County Board of Elections Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Our elections coverage is free: Here’s where to find it
    State Rep. Phil Plummer, R-Butler Twp., who is one of the sponsors of HB 371, speaks on the Ohio House floor, Feb. 20, 2020. FILE
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