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.

JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio
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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
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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...
Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid
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Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid

Jul 24, 2026
Marty Schladen
As some Republican leaders are pushing allegations that Medicaid recipients and their families are defrauding Medicaid, a new poll indicates that most Americans believe they’re far from the main culprit. Most respondents also said they thought the overall Medicaid-fraud push...
In Ohio case, federal judge says warrantless ICE arrests are illegal, but denies motion to stop them
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In Ohio case, federal judge says warrantless ICE arrests are illegal, but denies motion to stop them

Jul 22, 2026
Marty Schladen
A federal judge sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday ruled that federal authorities are making illegal immigration arrests. Then she dismissed a case seeking to stop the practice. U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison, a 2018 Trump appointee, ruled that...
Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says
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Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says

Jul 21, 2026
Marty Schladen
Taxing buildings less and land more in Ohio would encourage development such as more housing, and most of the benefits would flow to people who need them most, like renters in low-income neighborhoods. That’s the conclusion of a study of...
Cleveland Fed: Business activity up, but high fuel costs are increasing prices, hurting consumers
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Cleveland Fed: Business activity up, but high fuel costs are increasing prices, hurting consumers

Jul 20, 2026
Marty Schladen
With data center construction fueling demand for some manufactured goods, overall business activity increased moderately over the past month and a half, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reported on Wednesday. But with prices of fuel and other petroleum products...
Amid heat wave, energy assistance is available in Ohio
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Amid heat wave, energy assistance is available in Ohio

Jul 17, 2026
Marty Schladen
With Ohio in a heat wave and an air-quality advisory , the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Breathing Association are reminding Ohioans that many are eligible for emergency help. The Summer Crisis Program began on July...
CNBC rated Ohio ‘Top State for Business.’ Here’s what that means — and what it doesn’t.
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CNBC rated Ohio ‘Top State for Business.’ Here’s what that means — and what it doesn’t.

Jul 16, 2026
Marty Schladen
When CNBC last week announced it had rated Ohio this year’s “ Top State for Business,” Republican leaders said it was proof that their economic policies were working for Ohioans. But that’s not what the rating was meant to assess...
Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid
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Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid

Jul 15, 2026
Marty Schladen
In two recent media appearances, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber made statements that sounded supportive of ending at least some parts of Ohio Medicaid. Faber’s campaign did not clarify his comments when asked about them, only saying that Faber supports the...