Ohio Politics

12/26/2025

Dayton Daily News reporters delivered hard-hitting investigations in 2025, holding powerful people and institutions accountable, watching your tax dollars and helping you understand what’s really going on in the community. More to come in 2026!

Dayton Daily News reporters delivered hard-hitting investigations in 2025, holding powerful people and institutions accountable, watching your tax dollars and helping you understand what’s really going on in the community.

12/23/2025

As lawmakers debate whether or not to extend the COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace, local residents who get their health insurance through the Marketplace are preparing to pay double of what they had been paying for insurance, or even forgoing it altogether.

When Lee Saylor’s wife died suddenly three years ago, in addition to coping with that loss, he needed to find new health insurance coverage for his family as they had been covered by his wife’s insurance — and he needed to find it quickly.

12/22/2025

Dzhalilov and his family were among the estimated 14,000 Ahiska Turks who came to the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 through a U.S. Department of State special program for individuals facing statelessness and persecution in Russia.

Don’t tell Alex Dzhalilov the American Dream doesn’t exist anymore.

12/22/2025

Organizers behind a grassroots effort to eliminate property taxes in Ohio say they aren’t taking their foot off the gas even after tax reforms passed by Ohio lawmakers and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine last week.

Organizers behind a grassroots effort to eliminate property taxes in Ohio say they aren’t taking their foot off the gas even after tax reforms passed by Ohio lawmakers and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine last week.

12/20/2025

The Ohio Auditor of State’s special investigations unit is asking court officials to review whether Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley violated his probation by drinking alcohol at a county GOP Christmas party this week.

12/19/2025

THC-infused beverages will be lumped in with other intoxicating h**p products, with sales limited to licensed dispensaries, following a line-item veto from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.

12/19/2025

A proposed Ohio Environmental Protection Agency permit that would allow data centers to release wastewater into Ohio’s lakes and streams, under certain conditions, garnered concerns during a public hearing this month. Our reporter was there.

A proposed Ohio Environmental Protection Agency permit that would allow data centers to release wastewater into Ohio’s lakes and streams, under certain conditions, garnered concerns during a public hearing this month.

12/18/2025

The average quarterly water bill for residents of the village of Yellow Springs is $401.46. This is more than three times what residents are paying in Fairborn or Xenia for the same amount of water. In another similarly sized village, the average is $69.

The average quarterly water bill for residents of the village of Yellow Springs is $401.46. This is more than three times what residents are paying in Fairborn or Xenia for the same amount of water.

12/18/2025

Congress is going home for a holiday break without a deal to help people who will see their insurance premiums go up next year — but the issue certainly isn’t going away. Here's how Ohio's delegation voted on the GOP's proposal that passed the House yesterday sans subsidies.

There won’t be a Christmas miracle in Washington, D.C. on rising health insurance costs for over 20 million Americans.

12/17/2025

Panelists will include Samantha Sommer, news director at WYSO; Avery Kreemer, statehouse reporter for the Dayton Daily News; and Josh Sweigart, editor of investigations and solutions journalism for the Dayton Daily News.

The public is invited to a free event in January to learn about developments in politics and policy in the Ohio Statehouse in 2025 and what to expect in 2026.

12/17/2025

How much do you know about what it takes to legally immigrate to the U.S.? We worked with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality to create a quiz about what it takes for someone to legally live and work in the country.

The Dayton Daily News Making Dayton Home series explores how immigrants have impacted the Dayton region, and how federal policy changes are limiting legal options for immigrants.

12/16/2025

“I believe there is a misunderstanding as to why people are here, and that makes me feel very bad,” she said. “Some of these wars that are ravaging our countries are not originating from our countries.”

Catherine Bitwayiki’s ability to speak several languages has brought her around the world. But it’s also allowed her to lay roots in Dayton.