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    Rep. Mike Turner (R-Dayton) speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 26 held by onMain ahead of construction of the first building on the former Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton. Turner, who helped bring the onMain project to fruition, announced Monday he is seeking reelection. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Turner files to run again as GOP expects political headwinds
    Apoorva Ramaswamy, left, greets her husband, Vivek Ramaswamy, right, a Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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    Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
     Ohio elections will operate a little differently from 2026 onward as a result of a GOP-passed law that, among other things, eliminates a grace period that allowed mail-in absentee ballots to be counted up to four days after the election. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF FILE
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    2026 brings changes for mail-in ballot deadline in Ohio elections
    Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the keynote address in the Ohio Chamber's 2025 Dayton Regional Impact Ohio Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Apollo Room in the Student Union at Wright State University. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    DeWine endorses Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2026 bid for Ohio governor
    Ohio's top 2026 Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton, left, and presumptive Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy, right.
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    Acton, Ramaswamy name running mates in race for Ohio governor
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, delivered a press conference on January 5, 2026, alongside Department of Children and Youth Director Kara Wente regarding concerns about subsidized childcare fraud.
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    DeWine: Ohio’s subsidized child care program can last 8 weeks amid federal funding freeze
    A demonstrator with a Venezuelan flag outside the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, where Nicolas Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Florez, are scheduled to be arraigned later on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Maduro and Flores are expected to face charges of drug trafficking and other crimes, two days after they were captured in a U.S. military raid in Caracas. (Sara Hylton/The New York Times)
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    Do you have connections to Venezuela? We want to hear from you
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    Protest in Oregon District against U.S. actions against Venezuela
    President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Trump freezes all federal childcare funds amid Minnesota fraud allegations; DeWine says...
    President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 22, 2025. Trump said in a radio interview that the United States had knocked out “a big facility” last week as part of his administration’s campaign against Venezuela, an apparent reference to an American attack on a drug trafficking site. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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    State lawmakers want to name part of I-70 after President Trump
    FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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    Ohio’s minimum wage moves to $11 an hour in 2026
    Avery and Drew Russell stand to the right of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine as he signs House Bill 247 on December 19, 2025. Avery Russell, 12, was the victim of a vicious pit bull attack in June 2024. CONTRIBUTED
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    New Ohio dangerous dog laws may have saved Dayton woman killed in 2014
    U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Dayton) speaks during a reception on Monday, Nov. 10 at Joby Aviation's new facility near Dayton International Airport. Turner was at odds with the Trump administration and House Republican leaders at times in 2025. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Rep. Turner finds ways to stand apart from GOP, Trump in 2025
    The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating a crash in Harrison Twp. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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    Vehicle registration, renewal fees to increase in 2026 as lifeline for state highway...
    A man is detained by federal immigration enforcement agents in Rosemont, Ill., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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    Hundreds allegedly detained in ‘Operation Buckeye’ raids, ICE reported in Dayton area
    President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    ACA premiums, cannabis and a holiday break: Federal decisions and southwest Ohio this...
    FILE - Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conduct a traffic stop and detain people, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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    No major local impact so far from ‘Operation Buckeye’ ICE enforcement effort in Columbus
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs a series of bills meant to address rising property taxes in Ohio on Dec. 19, 2025. Photo by Avery Kreemer.
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    Ohio property tax elimination effort forges ahead despite state reforms
    Barrel House is one area bar that offers a variety of THC-infused beverages. A line-item veto announced by Gov. Mike DeWine Friday will lump hemp-infused beverages with all other intoxicating hemp products that the state is set to ban from general retailers. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    THC-infused drink sales limited to Ohio dispensaries after governor’s veto
    The owners of Terrasana, the new medical marijuana dispenary at 183 Raydo Circle in Springfield, talk about the opening day on Thursday. The owners are, from left, Craig Mauer, Bill Kedia and Todd Yaross. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Trump’s marijuana reclassification order could open pathways for research, financing
    The U.S. Courthouse in downtown Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    Federal employees to have Dec. 24 and 26 off for five-day holiday break
    Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley, 56, was arraigned on multiple accounts Monday morning, Aug. 19, 2024, before a visiting judge in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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    Did Clerk of Courts Foley violate probation by drinking? State auditor wants to know
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs a series of bills meant to address rising property taxes in Ohio on Dec. 19, 2025. Photo by Avery Kreemer.
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    Governor approves long-awaited property tax reforms
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    DeWine reluctantly signs bill ending grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots
    A drone shot of the Little Miami River on the Hamilton Twp. / Deerfield Twp. line. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Ohio EPA considers allowing data centers to dump wastewater in state waterways
    President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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    Presidential address, bonus checks for U.S. troops: Federal policy impacting southwest...
    Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, confers with Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, right, as the House finishes voting on the second day of balloting to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    No deal on expiring health insurance subsidies: How Ohio Congress members voted
    
                        FILE — The Ohio state Capitol building in Columbus, April 13, 2018.
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    DDN, WYSO to join League of Women Voters for Capitol Chat: Public is invited
    Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Mike Duffey on Dec. 16, 2025, to announce the results of a recent audit into educator preparation programs at colleges and universities across the state. Photo taken by the governor's office.
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    Wright State, Central State not compliant with Ohio ‘science of reading’ standards, state...
    Miami Twp. Fiscal Officer Bob Matthews
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    Judge to decide Miami Twp. fiscal officer’s fate in $9.7M gold coin case
    Building 120 on the Dayton VA campus, which houses the American Veterans Heritage Center. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF
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    VA to eliminate 25K unfilled positions nationwide
    State Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. represents Ohio’s 6th Senate District, which includes the majority of Dayton, Carlisle, Centerville, Jefferson Township (part), Kettering, Miami Township (part), Moraine, Oakwood, Riverside, Springboro, Trotwood, Washington Township, and West Carrollton. (CONTRIBUTED)
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    Dayton’s state senator proposes governor’s youth council
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