Marty Schladen

Marty Schladen

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Marty Schladen is a senior reporter at the Ohio Capital Journal. He has been a reporter for decades, working in Indiana, Texas and other places before returning to his native Ohio to work at The Columbus Dispatch in 2017. He's won state and national journalism awards for investigations into utility regulation, public corruption, the environment, prescription drug spending and other matters.

Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing
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Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing

Sep 18, 2026
Marty Schladen
An analysis of government inspections and a survey of customers find that incorrect prices are frequent in the stores of Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger. It said they’re usually in the store’s favor. Cincinnati-based Kroger is the third-largest grocery chain by...
Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation
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Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation

Sep 17, 2026
Marty Schladen
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is suing UnitedHealth, alleging that the conglomerate abandoned its contract to administer a Chamber-backed health plan for its members. UnitedHealth then used inside information to trick employers into thinking the Chamber plan was being terminated...
As Ohio Haitians worry, violence in their home country spreads
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As Ohio Haitians worry, violence in their home country spreads

Sep 15, 2026
Marty Schladen
Anxiety among Haitians in Ohio has been growing as the federal government has started flying people who lost protected status back to the troubled Caribbean country. Meanwhile, an aid organization, the International Rescue Committee, reports that attacks are spreading in...
Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office
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Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office

Sep 14, 2026
Marty Schladen
In 2022, then-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stirred controversy when he joined the board of a regional bank. He already had two official jobs with the state that paid $176,000. Why, critics asked, did he need another? And, because the executive...
As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable
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As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable

Sep 10, 2026
Marty Schladen
When congressional Republicans in 2025 passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act, industry groups representing low-wage employers praised the tax cuts that made their CEOs even richer. They were virtually silent on deep cuts to safety-net programs on which...
Ohio US Senator calls to end data center subsidies
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Ohio US Senator calls to end data center subsidies

Sep 08, 2026
Marty Schladen
As Republicans struggle to deal with a powerful backlash against AI data centers, Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Thursday issued a blunt warning: Companies can stop taking taxpayer subsidies, states can stop giving them — or the feds...
Who works for whom? Ohio man’s podcast explores data centers, AI.
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Who works for whom? Ohio man’s podcast explores data centers, AI.

Sep 03, 2026
Marty Schladen
Data centers have emerged as a central battleground in the 2026 midterm elections. As they have, a Columbus man has spent many months traveling the country learning what the fuss is about: Complaints of noise and pollution, strain on the...
Where have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says
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Where have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says.

Sep 02, 2026
Marty Schladen
Economists, policymakers and journalists have been puzzling over why so many workers between 25 and 54 have been leaving the labor force over the past two years. An Ohio data analyst has identified one cause that could be a warning...
Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%
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Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.

Aug 31, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ohio has seen the biggest enrollment drop of any state since congressional Republicans allowed subsidies for insurance in Affordable Care Act marketplaces to expire, nearly by a third of the half-million Ohioans who bought insurance there dropped it. Now, faced...
As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator’s wife was invested in it
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As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator’s wife was invested in it

Aug 28, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s wife had as much as $15,000 invested in the struggling Intel megaproject in New Albany as her husband worked to push it forward, financial disclosures show. At least since Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted to...
Ohio economists split on benefits of year-round daylight saving time
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Ohio economists split on benefits of year-round daylight saving time

Aug 27, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ever since Congress passed the Standard Time Act in 1918, daylight saving time has been the subject of controversy. With the U.S. House of Representatives passing a law this year that would make it year-round, that controversy continues. In fact...
Ohio immigrant group adds to its list of criminally charged federal agents
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Ohio immigrant group adds to its list of criminally charged federal agents

Aug 21, 2026
Marty Schladen
A count of those working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who have been charged with sex crimes or violence against women and children took a big jump on Tuesday. The vast majority of the accused worked for Border...