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U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno in Chillicothe in April 2025.
Sarah Donaldson
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Statehouse News Bureau
Economy
Chillicothe paper mill to pause its permanent closure, Ohio Sen. Moreno says
Sarah Donaldson
Moreno said the historic Chillicothe paper mill, owned currently by Pixelle Specialty Solutions, will pause its permanent closure until December.
An illustration shows a silhouette of a man with his hands up in frustration as he looks at a woman on a laptop screen. The background is a large representation, blurred with color, of the same woman, who is White with shoulder-length gray hair.
Julia Kuo
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For The Marshall Project
Law & Justice
All stick, no carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes law acts as a ‘one-way ratchet’ for prison time
Sister Laura Bregar, President of Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland, at the Statehouse in April 2025.
Sarah Donaldson
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Statehouse News Bureau
Government & Politics
Executions stand still in Ohio, but the death penalty debate persists
Sarah Donaldson
Government & Politics
A Lifewise bus outside the Westerville Board of Education meeting on Sept. 30, 2024. The board voted to rescind its policy that Lifewise used to offer its Bible study program during school hours.
  1. Lifewise could sue Ohio schools for banning goodies offered to kids on religious release time
  2. Bill allowing Ten Commandments to be displayed in Ohio's K-12 classrooms stalled in committee
  3. Cleveland police accountability faces support program cuts under Trump administration
Law & Justice
A screenshot of the video provided by Akron Public School district of the Oct. 16 events that led to the student's forcible arrest by two white police officers.
  1. Akron police auditor clears officer for punching student but wants changes to head strike policy
  2. 3 East Cleveland police officers sentenced to prison
  3. How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes law keeps people in prison longer
Health
  1. You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly
  2. National list ranks Cleveland Clinic high for failing to spend on fair share of community benefits
  3. Malnutrition plagues older adults in Northeast Ohio
Education
Protesters stood outside the City Club of Cleveland Thursday to protest State Senator Jerry Cirino's visit.
  1. State Sen. Jerry Cirino defends higher education law in Cleveland talk
  2. With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order
  3. 'Toxic, demeaning, and hostile.' Inside the investigation of Akron Superintendent Robinson
Economy
Mansfield is revitalizing its downtown. It's a part of a long-term plan to revive the northeast Ohio city that was long in economic decline.
  1. Ohio’s Rust Belt cities hope Intel investment can fuel their revival
  2. Small manufacturers feel strain of shifting tariff policy nationwide, in Northeast Ohio
  3. Akron polymer cluster drew big bucks. Now the rubber’s got to hit the road
Environment & Energy
24th Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limón signs book for attendees at the Cleveland Botanical Garden Poetry in the Garden event on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
  1. The natural world and the spoken word meet in Cleveland at Poetry in the Garden
  2. Cleveland to improve popular downtown running loop overlooking Cuyahoga River
  3. Popularity has Northeast Ohio’s salamanders playing Frogger
Science & Technology
  1. Crew arrives on ISS to replace astronauts 'stranded' in space for 9 months
  2. Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok
  3. Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban
Race, Gender & Identity
Ohio marker.jpg
  1. Federal cuts axe Akron LGBTQ+ historical marker
  2. CMSD student artists immortalize Ohio Tuskegee Airmen through history, portraiture
  3. Ohio's forgotten Black cemeteries hold rich history of the state's pioneers
Arts & Culture
Mohammed Faraj Mohammed Al-Fallos (left) and William M. Griswold
  1. Cleveland Museum of Art to display statue for five years before its return to Libya
  2. A 'Fanfare' for Akron's Bicentennial with the Cleveland Orchestra
  3. The high-flying past of the JOANN, Inc. property in Hudson, now for sale
Community
Man's head in the middle of a game show board of lights and prizes around him
  1. How an Ohioan became the 'luckiest' game show contestant ever
  2. In Geauga County, unicycles are more than a high-wire act
  3. Holy cow, that’s a yak! Why some Ohio farmers are embracing Himalayan herds
Sports
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson shouts from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
  1. 'Celebration and apprehension' as top-seeded Cavs begin playoff run
  2. Guardians slow start ahead of home opener a test for Stephen Vogt
  3. Landmark day for college sports as judge holds final hearing on major NCAA settlement
Reporters Notebook
A packed house at the April 9, 2025 Cleveland City Council meeting on violence prevention funding.
  1. Communities are taking over violence prevention in Cleveland. Where is it headed?
  2. Listening to Black women and girls' experiences
  3. It's Opening Day, and now everything will be OK