Food Safety: Federal health officials traced the cyclospora outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, with the FDA/CDC warning consumers and Taco Bell permanently removing the linked supplier from its nationwide supply chain. Energy & Utilities: Dayton-area residents packed a PUCO hearing to challenge AES Ohio’s proposed distribution rate increases, arguing costs keep rising even as generation is outside the utility’s control. Healthcare & Fraud Oversight: Ohio suspended Medicaid payments to dozens of home health providers tied to a fraud investigation, drawing pushback from the Bhutanese-Nepali community that says it’s being unfairly stereotyped. Housing & Development: Columbus is seeing its highest multifamily permit pace since 2019 as density-friendly zoning reforms boost apartment construction, while Youngstown’s West Side adds six new single-family homes through a land bank/Neighborhood Development Corp partnership. Business & Industry: Ohio Senate leadership signals continued pro-business, faster site-readiness and permitting efforts; meanwhile, Central Ohio banks and credit unions reported strong year-over-year growth in commercial lending. Local Infrastructure: Dayton will demolish the Ohmer Garage to protect the Victoria Theatre, and Youngstown approved a $1.19M sewer pump station contract tied to potential development.