r/Ohio

It turns out Mackenzie Shirilla is on the prison sugar daddy website? Don’t let the documentary fool you, this girl is NOT even remotely remorseful…even her fellow inmates are calling her out.

Has a freaking ipad that she takes selfies on to send to her mom to post. The inmate that used to bunk with her said she wants to be Regina from "Mean Girls" and is actually adjusting well to prison life, as if she is a natural. Considering she has no job, the parents have to paying for her atrocities even inside of that prison, because lets face it things like these are not free in jails

>Ohio’s biggest tax break for data centers is more expensive than once thought. A lot more expensive. 

>In 2024, the state sales tax exemption for data centers cost Ohio about $555 million in revenue, four times more than the state Department of Taxation forecasted.

>In 2025, it cost a whopping $1.6 billion, eleven times more than the original estimate of $136 million

>And that’s to say nothing of the local sales taxes – another $166.8 million in lost revenue in 2024, according to new actual cost data provided this week by Ohio Department of Taxation spokesperson Andrea Lannom. 

Oooooops.

I have a friend who once received more in food stamps than she was supposed to, because someone miscalculated. She didn't try to mislead anyone about anything--some Ohio employee just did bad math.

Ohio came after my friend with a vengeance.

Let's see what they do with these miscalculations. I, for one, doubt they will do anything other than ​offer more tax breaks...

I know we were supposed to get a jump in the charges but wow! I think ours went up almost 50% from last month, and we’re pretty conservative on our usage.

I guess I forgot to say thank you and I didn’t think of the shareholders and CEOs, how negligent of me.

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) have become increasingly common across the State of Ohio. These devices are designed to capture and record license plate information indiscriminately, posing serious concerns regarding privacy, data security, and the potential for misuse. In Ohio, these systems are used by law enforcement agencies and private entities without sufficient regulations to protect citizens from unwarranted surveillance and data collection.

One of the major concerns with the use of ALPRs is the lack of consent and warrants for accessing such data. Unlike traditional surveillance methods that typically require judicial oversight, ALPRs collect data on millions of people, including those who are not suspected of any criminal activity, all without their explicit consent. This not only violates fundamental privacy rights but also enables the potential for data misuse and identity theft.

Reports have shown that the data collected by ALPRs can be accessed by a wide range of parties, sometimes leading to unauthorized use or sharing without any regulatory accountability. This raises alarming questions about who has access to our private information and how it is being used. Currently, there is little transparency and oversight regarding the storage, access, and retention of this sensitive data, leaving Ohio residents vulnerable to privacy infringements.

Moreover, studies have demonstrated that ALPRs often disproportionately affect communities, leading to discriminatory practices in policing. This exacerbates existing inequalities and further undermines trust between law enforcement and Ohio's citizens.

We urge lawmakers in Ohio to ban the use of ALPR technology completely. As we see this technology as threat to our constitutional rights in the USA.

Ohioans deserve to feel secure in their privacy without the threat of unwarranted surveillance. By banning ALPRs, we can take a significant step toward protecting our fundamental rights, promoting equality, and ensuring that our state remains a safe space for all its residents.

Please join us in taking a stand against unnecessary surveillance and support privacy protection by signing this petition.

I'm conversing with a friend about the Vivek campaign and during the discussion on the profiting from data centers on his campaign website we couldn't understand how Ohio would profit from data centers and that raised a good point.

How do data centers work? How does the local and state government define and track the production of a data center to tax it correctly like any business? Not just in ohio, but anywhere. How would a state government tax a business that doesn't produce a tangible product or service?

Or has Vivek answered this during one of Q and A's