Jessie Balmert
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Ohio government + politics reporter @enquirer, @dispatchalerts, @beaconjournal + @USAToday | @scrippsjschool + @ohiou educated | 📧: [email protected]
Columbus, OH
Joined January 2011
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says he will appeal on Wednesday the decision that EdChoice vouchers are unconstitutional.
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NEW: Ohio House overrides DeWine veto on property tax levies, tables other votes via @DispatchAlerts.
www.dispatch.com
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed property tax measures in the Ohio budget, saying too many changes would hurt schools.
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Dispatch photographer Courtney Hergesheimer wins regional Emmy for jail deaths report via @DispatchAlerts.
www.dispatch.com
A Columbus Dispatch photographer has won a regional Emmy award for a 2024 video chronicling inmate deaths in county jails across Ohio.
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RT @karenkasler: Ohio House will only take up this one veto override. Three were scheduled. They have until next December to override, but….
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Man with gunshot wound pulled from Olentangy River near downtown Columbus via @DispatchAlerts.
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Water rescue workers pulled an unidentified male out of the water. An initial investigation revealed the male suffered a single gunshot wound to the head.
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The House is in session to override Gov. Mike DeWine's vetoes on property tax changes. Follow along here + with @haleybemiller:
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Five years after the first arrests in the House Bill 6 scandal, what is still to come? via @lbischoff.
www.dispatch.com
The biggest public corruption case in state history erupted into view in July 2020 with high profile arrests. The case still isn't finished.
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AultCare to discontinue some insurance plans, affecting about 6,000 enrollees via @cantonrepdotcom.
www.cantonrep.com
Canton-based AultCare will no longer offer some individual and family health insurance plans and a plan for small employers beginning next year.
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Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther's 2025 travel log includes Canada, Poland and Amsterdam via @LairdWrites.
www.dispatch.com
In the first half of 2025, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther spent 37 days traveling, mostly to represent the U.S. Conference of Mayors as its president.
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Ohio House may override DeWine budget vetoes. Will it provide property tax relief? via @haleybemiller.
www.dispatch.com
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed property tax measures in the Ohio budget, saying too many changes would hurt schools.
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From @woub: "Here at WOUB we are devastated but not deterred. We recognize that there will be changes coming, both programmatically and operationally as the capacity for us to locally raise the $1.4M lost from our CPB grant every year may not be possible."
woub.org
With action taking place in the House in the early hours this morning, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 by a vote of 216-213.This bill claims back previously Congressionally app
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Ohio sheriff's 'Alligator Alcatraz' post triggers feeding frenzy via @victoriaamwood.
www.cincinnati.com
Days after criticism from residents, an Ohio jail tried to create its own version of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."
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2 journalists among at least 13 arrested at Roebling Bridge ICE protest via @enquirer.
www.cincinnati.com
Two of the at least 13 people arrested by Covington police at a protest Thursday evening work for CityBeat, a publication that covers news and entertainment topics in Cincinnati.
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Updated with the House vote, which was party line except for two Republicans (including Ohio's Rep. Mike Turner) .
www.cincinnati.com
Republicans in Congress are poised to slash $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, a move that would lead to cuts for Ohio's public radio stations.
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'Existential threat:' How Republican cuts to NPR, PBS would hurt Ohio public radio via @enquirer.
www.cincinnati.com
Republicans in Congress are poised to slash $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, a move that would lead to cuts for Ohio's public radio stations.
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Planned Parenthood to close 2 SW Ohio clinics via @enquirer.
www.cincinnati.com
A spokesperson confirmed the closures to The Enquirer but could not confirm changes to the organization's other three southwest Ohio locations.
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In one Columbus census tract, life expectancy is only 60 years old. Here's why via @NathanRHart.
www.dispatch.com
Residents of the area nestled south of Interstate 70 on Columbus' West Side have an average life expectancy of 60 years.
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Can you get in trouble for feeding squirrels? In a nutshell, Ohio appeals court says yes . @tbotosREP went nuts on this one. via @cantonrepdotcom.
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Can feeding squirrels on your own property create a nuisance for a neighbor? Local courts say that's what happened in Jackson Township neighborhood.
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More Ohio dispatch centers joining Next Generation 911 system. What does it mean for you? via @lbischoff.
www.lancastereaglegazette.com
Within five years, all 215 emergency dispatch centers across Ohio will be using Next Generation 911 technology. This is good news in an emergency.
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