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Signal Ohio, formerly known as the Ohio Local News Initiative, is a network of independent, community-led, nonprofit newsrooms backed by a coalition of Ohio organizations, community leaders and the American Journalism Project. It’s one of the largest local nonprofit news startups in the country, with newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland, the Statehouse, and Cincinnati later this year, a staff of more than 30 and more than $15 million raised so far. The newsrooms produce high-quality accountability journalism while working directly with residents to produce and distribute community reporting that is free to access and available for republishing.

The organization is governed by a board that is representative of Ohio’s diverse communities and is an independent 501(c)(3) organization.

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Culture warriors – and their anti-LGBTQ+ politics – lost school board races all around Ohio

By Signal Ohio ● Politics ● November 10, 2025

In cities large and small around Ohio, conservative incumbents who ran for school boards on culture war agendas lost re-election. Outside candidates struggled as well. While off-year elections are quirky, some see ebbing political strength in anti-LGBTQ+ politics.

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Culture warriors – and their anti-LGBTQ+ politics – lost school board races all around Ohio

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