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In the final episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio and a 2025 Governing Public Official of the Year. Mayor Ginther shares how a deep-rooted commitment to service, regional collaboration, and intentional growth has helped transform one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing cities.
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- Ohio state Sen. Louis Blessin g, backing legislation aimed at curbing large investors’ growing ownership of single-family homes in Ohio. Blessing introduced a bill that would tax LLCs owning more than 50 houses at the same time, a move he says could force large investors to sell off properties and return homes to the owner-occupied market. The proposal comes amid new federal data showing investors control a significant share of housing in some Dayton-area neighborhoods and as President Donald Trump has called for limits on private equity and corporate ownership of single-family homes. (Dayton Daily News)
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