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.

Huge bipartisan majorities of Ohioans want a fix to Social Security, new poll shows
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Huge bipartisan majorities of Ohioans want a fix to Social Security, new poll shows

Oct 30, 2026
Marty Schladen
With Social Security recipients facing automatic 22% cuts in six years, Ohioans could scarcely be more unified in their demand that it be fixed, according to a poll a nonpartisan foundation is calling attention to. Due to decades of congressional...
Ohio economists split on gas tax replacement 
Ohio

Ohio economists split on gas tax replacement 

Oct 29, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ohio has paused its gasoline tax in an attempt to bring down high fuel prices, but some are debating whether to replace it altogether. In a recent survey, Ohio economists weighed the options. Revenue from the gas tax is mostly...
Ohio’s Kroger gets $3 million ‘MAHA’ grant. Critics call it taxpayer-funded marketing.
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Ohio’s Kroger gets $3 million ‘MAHA’ grant. Critics call it taxpayer-funded marketing.

Oct 27, 2026
Marty Schladen
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger has received a $3 million Make America Healthy Again federal grant. Critics say it appears to be a taxpayer gift to market the company and do more customer surveillance. The award was made by the U.S. Department...
Ohio Haitians and their supporters march on Columbus with demands
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Ohio Haitians and their supporters march on Columbus with demands

Oct 26, 2026
Marty Schladen
SPRINGFIELD — It’s been a golden autumn week in Ohio as many celebrated some of its happy traditions. In Circleville, the 119th Pumpkin Show opened this past Wednesday. And in nearby Deer Creek State Park, people readied for the annual...
Ohio labor market weakens in September
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Ohio labor market weakens in September

Oct 22, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ohio’s job market took a double hit in September, with unemployment rising and labor force participation falling, analysts report. The number of jobs in some sectors appears to be falling in the face of rising prices and interest rates. Meanwhile...
Ohio groups take measures to protect voting during November midterm election
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Ohio groups take measures to protect voting during November midterm election

Oct 21, 2026
Marty Schladen
Ohioans are voting in the midterm election, and as they are, an array of groups is working to ensure that it’s free and fair. Absentee and early in-person voting started last week in the Nov. 3 election last week. As...
Elon Musk donates $7 million to help incumbent Ohio Republican US Sen. Jon Husted
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Elon Musk donates $7 million to help incumbent Ohio Republican US Sen. Jon Husted

Oct 19, 2026
Marty Schladen
As part of unprecedented spending on U.S. elections, the world’s richest man Elon Musk is funneling more than $7 million to try to reelect incumbent Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, according to an analysis of federal election data by...
Vote-early events, Ohio Capitol rally slated for Saturday
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Vote-early events, Ohio Capitol rally slated for Saturday

Oct 16, 2026
Marty Schladen
The No Kings coalition is sponsoring a string of local rallies in Central Ohio Saturday that will culminate in a big one at the Statehouse at 4:30 p.m. The purpose is to promote early voting in the Nov. 3 midterm...
Poll shows Ohio voters are mad at Trump as Dems maintain small leads
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Poll shows Ohio voters are mad at Trump as Dems maintain small leads

Oct 14, 2026
Marty Schladen
President Donald Trump is trying to salvage the Midterm elections by making them about himself with campaign swings in Ohio and elsewhere, but in Ohio at least, new polling shows 57% of Ohioans disapprove of Trump’s performance as president. Consumer...
Ohio voters are deeply concerned about corruption, poll shows
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Ohio voters are deeply concerned about corruption, poll shows

Oct 13, 2026
Marty Schladen
As the midterm elections near, another poll is showing that Ohio voters and Americans generally are deeply concerned about corruption. In Ohio, respondents said they didn’t particularly trust either party to fix the problem. And huge majorities said they’d consider...
Ohio US Senate candidates discuss how to fix Social Security
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Ohio US Senate candidates discuss how to fix Social Security

Oct 12, 2026
Marty Schladen
Candidates in Ohio’s tight U.S. Senate race briefly shared their plans to protect Social Security. With Social Security facing insolvency, tens of millions of retired Americans will face cuts to benefits in late 2032 unless Congress takes action first. Whoever...
A construction ban on data centers would be better for Ohio than the status quo, study says
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A construction ban on data centers would be better for Ohio than the status quo, study says

Oct 08, 2026
Marty Schladen
Given the amount of data center construction already in Ohio, the best economic deal going forward would be to require all new ones to use 90% renewable energy, a new cost-benefit analysis has found. The next-best deal would be to...