Five things to know for Monday, Jan. 19
In January 2026, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel helped cut the ribbon on the new University Hospital on Ohio State’s campus.
DeWine joins bipartisan effort asking PJM to address supply issues
Gov. Mike DeWine signed on to support a White House Domestic Energy Council effort to ask regional electricity transmission organization PJM, which serves Ohio and other states, to better address supply-and-demand issues data centers are causing.
The Republican governor signed the “Statement of Principles Regarding PJM.” In doing so, DeWine joined a bipartisan group of governors, United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright; Burgum and Wright are chairman and vice-chairman of the council.
Meta buys land in Licking County. Sidecat, a Meta affiliate, spent $167.4 million between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2 to buy more than 420 acres in New Albany and Jersey Twp., The Columbus Dispatch reported, citing data from the Licking County Auditor’s website. According to the report, most of the land is separate from its existing data center campus in New Albany.
The Buckeye Institute responds in home distilling case. The Buckeye Institute filed an additional brief in a case challenging the federal ban on home distilling, responding to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit order requiring the government to address the constitutional claims at stake.
Tressel launches new WorksOhio program. Last week, Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel announced WorkOhio’s launch. The initiative aims to connect Ohioans with in-demand jobs in their area through personalized support from regional job expert teams.
Miller blasts local media. U.S. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, blasted Cleveland.com for claiming his remarks were misleading, rather than reporting on the positive news about a decrease in fentanyl deaths.
“If you think local media is any less biased than national media, you are mistaken,” Miller posted to X.
If you think local media is any less biased than national media, you are mistaken.
Instead of reporting the incredible news that fentanyl deaths are dropping like a rock, @clevelanddotcom criticizes me in a misleading anti-ICE story. Do you think it is a coincidence that this… pic.twitter.com/OWTiib2EJr
— Max Miller (@MaxMillerOH) January 16, 2026
