Five things to know for Monday, Dec. 8
Ohioans file more initial, fewer continued unemployment claims
Ohioans filed 49,760 unemployment claims for the week of Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, according to numbers from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The number included 42,524 continued unemployment claims, a tally that was 549 fewer than the previous week.
The total also included 7,236 initial unemployment claims, which were 567 more than the previous week. Roughly 956 were flagged for confirmation that they are legitimate.
Ohio is the 14th-best state. Ohio ranked 14th among the best low-cost states for Americans planning a move in 2026, according to a new study from international shipping and removals company Seven Seas Worldwide. The Buckeye State had a total score of 79.26 in the study, which found the average moving labor wage was $22.29, while the average rent stood at $1,279. Meanwhile, according to the study, the average household price was $248,600, while average utility costs were $472.71.
DeWine disagrees with Trump on Somalis. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine seems to disagree with President Donald Trump on the Somali community. Trump claimed that Minnesota has evolved into “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” where “refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State.” “I would say that in Columbus we have many people who came here from Somalia, who work hard and contribute to the community and to the economy,” DeWine told reporters last week, according to State Affairs, saying he has “heard the comments by the President.”
Group looking for 620,000 signatures to repeal property taxes. The grassroots Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes, which wants to repeal Ohio’s property tax, told The Columbus Dispatch it is working to secure 620,000 signatures by July but declined to say how many it has collected. “Homeownership is the foundation of our freedom and liberty,” Brian Massie, who spearheads the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes, told the Dispatch. “If you do not own any private property, what are you but a serf to the government?”
Ohio beats Michigan, again. Ohio has won the “Find Forgotten Funds: The Rivalry Continues” showdown against that state up north, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds. In November, the Buckeye State had roughly 395,000 searches for unclaimed funds on its system, compared to 346,000 in the Wolverine State.
