Marty Schladen

1 week ago | ohiocapitaljournal.com | Marty Schladen

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health describes itself as a “ministry” that seeks to serve “the poor, dying and underserved.” However, it’s one of two Ohio “nonprofit” hospital systems to face scrutiny from Congress over the huge amounts it’s raking in from a federal program meant to subsidize care for the poor. It’s using some of that money to pay lavish salaries and buy stadium-naming rights.

1 week ago | highlandcountypress.com | Marty Schladen

By Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal, ohiocapitaljournal.com The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry. The matter goes next to the U.S. Senate. But the members of the Ohio delegation aren’t talking.

1 week ago | clevescene.com | Marty Schladen

Tariffs — and uncertainty over them — are forcing up costs for businesses in Ohio and parts of three other states, according to market surveillance published last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. At last some of those costs are being passed on to customers, the report said. The news comes as recent polls show that voters strongly disapprove of the way President Donald Trump, the author of huge new tariffs, is handling the economy.

1 week ago | postindustrial.com | Marty Schladen

Tariffs — and uncertainty over them — are forcing up costs for businesses in Ohio and parts of three other states, according to market surveillance published earlier this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. At least some of those costs are being passed on to customers, the report said. The news comes as recent polls show that voters strongly disapprove of the way President Donald Trump, the author of huge new tariffs, is handling the economy.

1 week ago | ohiocapitaljournal.com | Marty Schladen

by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal June 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Roughly 500 gathered at Springfield City Hall Saturday to protest the administration of President Donald Trump. But even though Trump last year highlighted the city’s 15,000 residents from Haiti, many have been been scared into the shadows, protestors said.