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    Thousands attended a No Kings protest at Courthouse Square in Dayton Saturday, March 28, 2026. JESSICA OROZCO/STAFF
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    Thousands in Dayton join massive nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests
    Dayton area attorney Michael Wright talks during a news conference on July 24, 2025 at Wright and Schulte's office in downtown Dayton. Wright denies claims by Cassandra Rice that he became a candidate for probate judge to prevent her from winning the seat. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Wright says he ran for judge after Dem lied to him, not to help incumbent
    Phil Crippen and Tom Herner are running for the 37th district of the Ohio House. CONTRIBUTED
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    Husted wins key U.S. Senate committee assignment
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    Property tax debate: Ohio lawmakers explore $182M Homestead expansion
    Prescriptions of the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol, March 1, 2023.  (Adria Malcolm/The New York Times)
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    Area lawmakers hope to push contested ‘abortion reversal’ treatment in Ohio
    Ohio House Rep. Tom Young, R-Washington Twp., hosts a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse on March 24, 2026. AVERY KREEMER / STAFF
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    Area state rep wants to repeal taxes on Ohioans’ capital gains
    Daquan Neal, left, and Mike Stevens, right, are both candidates for the 39th District in the statehouse. Contributed photos
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    Election 2026: Dem primary for Huber, Vandalia statehouse seat
    Husted push for federal voter ID fails; Brown calls it ‘unnecessary’
    State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is the second largest public pension systems in the state. FILE
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    Retired Ohio educators get cost of living hike, retirement ages changed
    Miami Township fiscal officer Robert Matthews speaks during his opening statement of a trial on Monday, March 9 at Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Judge removes Miami Twp. fiscal officer who tried to invest $9.7M in gold coins
    Kristina Knickerbocker, a U.S. Air Force veteran, nurse practitioner, wife, and mother, announced her campaign for Congress in Ohio’s 10th Congressional District. CONTRIBUTED
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    GOP complaint alleges Dem running for congress campaigned before filing
    Nicole Myrick, director of Mini University at Sinclair Community College, explains a toy to a child on Tuesday, March 10. Childcare providers in Ohio have always had small profit margins, but new regulations have increased both the amount of hours required to hit reimbursement and the amount of money reimbursed, challenging some childcare providers. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Ohio child care centers fear closure even with increased state funding
    U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks on the Senate floor Thursday, March 19. JAMIE DUPREE
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    Ohio lawmakers trade blame as Congress struggles to fund airport screeners, end DHS...
    Kettering parent Katey Gibbins-Burdette (left) and her husband, Brandon Burdette, spend thousands of dollars per month on childcare for the couple's two children, age three years and 11 months. Childcare is increasingly unaffordable for young families. Changes to how Ohio pays childcare centers and a looming fiscal cliff for Ohio childcare could make it even more out of reach. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    ‘We are building our life around child care’: Ohio parents struggle with cost of care
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    Proposed Ohio bill would double recess time, expand recess to middle school
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    Ohio House passes bill to create data center study commission
    Voters cast their ballots on election day Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    DeWine signs Ohio ranked choice voting ban into law
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    Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Director Annette Chambers-Smith announced to the department today that she will be leaving the agency. ODRC PHOTO
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    Ohio prisons director leaves agency for job in governor’s office
    Ohio Senate President Rob McColley said Tuesday that a “serious conversation” needs to be had on an immediate state property tax relief package, given that the lion’s share of legislative action on property tax reform has been focused on ensuring sudden, stratospheric increases don’t occur again. File photo. (Samantha Madar/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)
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