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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services speaks at a press conference in Columbus about state and federal efforts to combat fraud on June 4, 2026.

Inside the allegations of Ohio Medicaid fraud

For weeks, DeWine has faced criticism from his fellow Republicans over allegations of widespread fraud in the state’s Medicaid system. It started with a report in the conservative outlet The Daily Wire, which accused home health agencies of fraudulently billing the system that pays for healthcare for low-income and disabled people.

A photo shows a man with glasses standing at a podium. The wood-grained podium has a sign that reads: “The Great Seal of the State of Ohio.” Behind him is an American flag and a flag of the state of Ohio.

Death penalty politics

DeWine’s change in position seems little more than symbolic. Republican leaders in the Legislature support the death penalty. There is no movement ready to put it on the ballot.

Rural School District In Wyoming To Open A 1-Student Schoolhouse

This is the second school in the rural Wyoming county to serve a single student. State law requires schools to be accessible to children who can't make it through heavy snow.