Rotunda Rumblings

Heads up : Almost 14% of Ohio’s 27,000 students who are enrolled in Head Start could lose services starting Nov. 1, due to the federal government shutdown. This would disrupt the lives of children, some 940 employees and parents – who may have to call out of work if they can’t find alternate daycare, Laura Hancock reports .

Deadline debate: A bill moving through the Ohio Senate would require all mail-in ballots to arrive by Election Day, ending the state’s current four-day grace period. Anna Staver reports that the sponsors of Senate Bill 293 say the change would make our elections safer and align Ohio with the majority of other states. Critics call it another partisan fight over voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterms.

SNAP judgement: Ohio’s two Republican U.S.

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