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Ohio Senate Democrats repping at rallies across the state!

Rural school districts are getting pummeled by budget cuts. As more parents are trying to find good, affordable education for their kids, statehouse Republicans are closing buildings and giving tax cuts to billionaire, out-of-state businesses.

Teays Valley Schools Address Overcrowding, Data Center, Reassign Students Amid Growth ASHVILLE, Ohio — Rapid growth and increasing student enrollment are forcing Teays Valley Local Schools to make difficult decisions, as district leaders took action Monday night to address overcrowding at Ashville Elementary School. During the Board of Education’s regular meeting on March 23, mem...

Parents and students are seeing school cuts across Ohio. This is exclusively thanks to Republicans, like Steve Demetriou, who voted to cut school budgets to pay for a fancy new stadium.

Akron Public Schools employees, parents oppose recommended budget cuts Akron school employees and parents say the proposed staffing cuts will negatively impact students. The school board then delayed its vote on cuts.

Lima schools are cutting 3.7% of their staff because of Republican cuts to public schools. These budget cuts are happening all over Ohio, leaving teachers without jobs and children without good educations.

Meanwhile, Ohio Republicans continue to line the pockets of out-of-state billionaires to build their luxury football stadiums. This is a bad deal for kids, this is a worst deal for clients!

Lima school board eliminates 3.7% of staffing LIMA — In a 5-0 vote Thursday morning, the Lima school board to cut 3.7% of its staff.

Millions of Ohioans are waking up today to increased gas prices, stagnant wages, and the job marketing falling off of a cliff. Meanwhile, Ohio Republicans are giving out tax cuts for the ultra wealthy, including out-of-state-billionaires to build their dream stadium. We can't afford 4 more years of Republican leadership

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Perry Township is breaking ground on a massive tax abated data center. This project is at the Metallus (formerly TimkenStreel) Faircrest plant which is owned and operated by Senator Jane Timken's family.

So while Stark County residents are seeing their utility prices rise, Timken and her family are profiting millions!

New details released about a proposed data center in Perry Township A new data center planned for Perry Township would create 670 construction jobs. Its developer has released new details about the project.

In June 2025, many Ohio consumers saw electric supply price increases of 10% to 35%. Connecting data centers to the grid often requires new or upgraded transmission infrastructure, costs that have historically been shared by all consumers. One study estimated that transmission upgrades cost U.S. consumers about $4 billion in 2024.

That's why Senate Democrats are proposing sweeping legislation to address these rate spikes, drive the cost of your electric bill down, and protect the environment.

Half a dozen Democrats in the Ohio Senate say they are getting ready to introduce extensive legislation targeting data centers.
Among the bills the Senate Minority Caucus is drafting are legislation to require community investments by data centers, restrict their water usage, reaffirm local home rule on decision-making about data centers, and otherwise further regulate them. https://wosu.pm/4krhmUu