Statewide
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE -As Ohio solidifies its position as a primary Midwestern hub for hyper-scale data centers and corporate cloud processing against citizen wishes, a quiet but rapid expansion of artificial intelligence surveillance infrastructure is drawing fierce resistance from civil liberties advocates. Critics warn that the intersection of
Local
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - An ongoing public records dispute over the cancelled data center briefing has prompted a server-wide information technology search by the City of Findlay, according to public documents, raising questions overwhat role Regional Growth Partnership is playing in the dynamic across the state. The document tracking
Healthcare
This Article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat Throughout the nation a growing movement of surgical patients are refusing to accept blood products from standard public donation pools, instead demanding specialized directed donations from individuals who have not received a COVID-19 gene therapy injection. This trend is creating
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission faced intense public scrutiny during its legislative meeting as local officials fielded sharp criticism from residents regarding a state investigation into the city manager, a highly contentious county jail relocation plan, and the city's ongoing use of automated license plate
Election
STATEWIDE - A leaked internal memorandum from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reveals growing anxiety within the GOP over the political fallout from artificial intelligence data centers, warning that public backlash against the technology is threatening a pivotal U.S. Senate race in Ohio and could reshape the party'
Local
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Board of Clark County Commissioners faced a wave of public skepticism and direct pushback from area residents during a tense, heavily attended listening session held yesterday evening. The public forum, intended to detail the preliminary site plan for a new, $125.7 million county jail
Findlay
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - While the public is already aware that Mayor Christina Muryn abruptly called off an August 12 virtual briefing with New Albany tech officials, newly released public records reveal the gathering was far more expansive—and structurally coordinated—than the administration previously let on. The documents obtained
Findlay
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Like many municipalities across the state, citizens flooded the Findlay city council meeting during yesterday's regular session, as local lawmakers and citizens confronted Mayor Christina Muryn over a canceled "closed-door" data center briefing. The dispute exposed fractures regarding transparency and public
Election
BY DIANE BOGUSKI I attended a town hall meeting Saturday, August 15, 2026, hosted by Ohio Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Columbus, Ohio. The main topic: DATA CENTERS. As I sat there listening to story after story, and there were many of them, of folks affected by the sudden onslaught
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FINDLAY- A scheduled closed-door meeting between city officials and representatives from New Albany has been canceled following pressure from local lawmakers demanding public transparency over a controversial proposed data center project. While the meeting cancellation was confirmed via a statement from Mayor Christina Muryn, conversations with members of council
CHESTERLAND — Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz defended a controversial $380,000 renovation of his administrative offices during a local Rotary Club meeting this week, framing the high-grade ballistic upgrades as an absolute necessity to protect staff from potential targeted violence. However, Flaiz’s own presentation has drawn fresh scrutiny
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn abruptly canceled a scheduled briefing between City Council members and planners from New Albany, Ohio, following mounting public blowback over government transparency. The meeting was intended to address Data Center Development and zoning strategies as northwest Ohio towns look to restrict tech
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - In a tense, emotionally charged session that exposed deep fractures between local officials and the community they govern, the Springfield City Commission moved forward with expanding electronic surveillance on its residents while remaining tightly closed-mouthed regarding a state-level criminal investigation into its top administrative
BY JEFF SKINNER CHARDON - The Geauga County Board of Commissioners flatly rejected an aggressive salary restructuring proposal from the county treasurer’s office during a contentious meeting, exposing what officials characterized as a severe communication breakdown within the department. The pay dispute took center stage as commissioners voiced deep frustration
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - President Donald J. Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order restructuring the national childhood immunization framework, expanding upon his administration's previous efforts to reduce vaccine mandates by adding aggressive new directives aimed at splitting combination shots and punishing states with strict school-entry
BY JEFF SKINNER CHARDON - Fiscal restraint collided with the realities of retaining public employees at Tuesday’s Geauga County Commissioners meeting, as a proposed wage hike for the County Treasurer’s office sparked an intense debate over taxpayer optics and government spending. The three-member Board of Commissioners ultimately balked
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Fiscal strain, infrastructure skepticism, and intense citizen pushback dominated Tuesday’s Findlay City Council meeting, exposing growing fault lines between local residents and Mayor Christina Muryn’s administration. Despite vocal warnings from the public regarding the city’s declining financial health, council members ultimately pushed through
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - The U.S. Selective Service System is prepping a major upgrade to its mobilization infrastructure, issuing a federal solicitation for an automated, cloud-based "Conscription Readiness Simulation" system. The new platform is designed to war-game massive, end-to-end national draft scenarios. According
TOR Editor Jeff Skinner sits down with Ohio Political News to discuss Springfield, TPS and what comes next in Clark County
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY -Tensions between rural preservation and the rapid regional expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure collided at a recent public forum. An energy company unveiled tentative plans to develop a major data center campus in neighboring Allen Township, triggering immediate pushback from residents over noise, hazardous wastewater dumping,
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Facing a stagnating revenue base and a looming contraction of its low-cost labor pool, the Springfield City Commission is moving aggressively to expand a corporate tax subsidy program, a move that critics warn could starve the city’s already strained emergency services. During a contentious
