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Local
A state appeals court may decide the extent to which Nelsonville’s two rival city governments can conduct business while the legitimacy of each remains a question. (WOUB)
Ohio University student James Joyce launched a campaign for Ohio House District 95 at an Uptown event last week. (Athens Messenger)
Due to new federal travel restrictions, Nigerian band Etran de L’Aïr cancelled its performance at Nelsonville Music Festival this summer. (Athens Messenger)
Regional
Development broke ground in Piketon for what could be among the country’s largest data center campuses. (WOUB)
Though the Trump Administration announced Portsmouth will soon host one of the largest natural gas-fueled power plants in the world, many hurdles stand in the way of the project becoming a reality. (Canary Media)
State
Organizers attempting to force a statewide vote to repeal Ohio’s new hemp ban failed to gather enough signatures, meaning the ban will take effect without going before voters. (Statehouse News Bureau)
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill banning Ohio communities from adopting ranked-choice voting, a system in which voters rank candidates and votes are redistributed until one candidate receives a majority. (Statehouse News Bureau)
Residents from Adams County and nearby communities are pursuing a state constitutional amendment to ban “mega AI data centers.” (Statehouse News Bureau)
At the Statehouse…
- House Democrats introduced a bill that would require insurers to cover menopause-related hormone therapy. (Statehouse News Bureau)
- Senate Republicans introduced a bill tomore strictlyregulate minors’ access to online gaming. (Statehouse News Bureau)
