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.

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%

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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
Ohio

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...
Ohio attorney general candidate calls for investigation of ties between JobsOhio and Intel
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Ohio attorney general candidate calls for investigation of ties between JobsOhio and Intel

Aug 17, 2026
Marty Schladen
One candidate for Ohio attorney general is calling for the state inspector general to investigate new revelations about ties between the head of the state’s quasi-public economic development agency JobsOhio, the governor’s office, and Intel, a company that has received...
Ohio has more history than it did in 1974. Ohio Village will, too
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Ohio has more history than it did in 1974. Ohio Village will, too

Aug 13, 2026
Marty Schladen
Since I was a kid I’ve been fascinated with history, poring for hours over a collection of front pages of The Columbus Dispatch that my mom bought me at the state fair, or a reprint of a 1903 Sears catalogue...
‘Not a safe place.’ Aid worker describes conditions in Haiti as Ohioans are forced to return
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‘Not a safe place.’ Aid worker describes conditions in Haiti as Ohioans are forced to return

Aug 11, 2026
Marty Schladen
A Florida congressman said last month that forcing tens of thousands of Haitians to return to the violence-ravaged country will actually help it. But a humanitarian worker on the ground in the nation’s capital said it will only make a...
JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio
Ohio

JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio

Aug 07, 2026
Marty Schladen
JobsOhio says that it’s been transparent and that its board has been free of conflicts as it has handed out $2 billion in what used to be public money to private corporations. But the chairman of its board is a...
For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care
Ohio

For more than 100K Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care

Aug 06, 2026
Marty Schladen
DAYTON — Few nonresidents of nursing homes know more about what they’re like than Dorothy Valentine. For decades, she worked in them, caring for “her” residents. Despite the hard work, weird hours, and low pay, it was her favorite job...
More than 1 million Ohioans aren’t getting essential safety-net benefits, analysis shows
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More than 1M Ohioans aren’t getting essential safety-net benefits, analysis shows

Aug 04, 2026
Marty Schladen
More than 1 million Ohioans are not getting essential safety-net benefits for which they’re eligible, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. In many cases, just a fraction of low-income families are getting help with things such as...
Ohio Haitians lose jobs, face terror — and impossible choices
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Ohio Haitians lose jobs, face terror — and impossible choices

Jul 30, 2026
Marty Schladen
With Ohio’s Haitian refugees losing their protected status Monday, Springfield’s large population has begun being terminated from their jobs, a pastor who works with the community said on Tuesday. Without legal status, their work permits become invalid. They also face...
Ohio governor candidate suggested consolidating universities. Economists think it’s a bad idea.
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Ohio governor candidate suggested consolidating universities. Economists think it’s a bad idea.

Jul 27, 2026
Marty Schladen
Republican nominee for governor Vivek Ramaswamy in March said that consolidating Ohio’s public universities would make higher education better and more affordable. The strong consensus of economists surveyed on the topic this month said such a move would reduce the...