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    Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for Ohio governor in 2026, speaks during a town hall at The River Church Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    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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    Democrats weigh referendum on Ohio congressional redistricting
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    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
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    Franklin County judge halts Ohio intoxicating hemp ban
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    One of the sponsors of HB 486, Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, says that the bill would not "impose any new regulations on teachers." FILE
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    Ohio GOP bill: Lessons on Christian influence ‘imperative’ to reducing hate, violence
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    Retailers challenge DeWine’s intoxicating hemp ban, say 20K jobs at risk
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    Stickers were being offered to early voters at the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    DeWine executive order bans intoxicating hemp sales in Ohio
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    Jeff Rezabek, director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, at a board meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Election 2025: Here are the 6 biggest non-school tax increases on local ballots
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    ‘Off-year’ races, issues have big impact on local communities
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    State public defender, attorney general at odds over death penalty
    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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    7 ways the federal shutdown is affecting southwest Ohio
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