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![Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), a supporter of Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township) for speaker, talks to reporters after House session](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-5-e1714702740954-900x422.webp)
A Republican lawmaker who donated to GOP challengers says the action by Ohio’s House speaker is illegal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The battle among supermajority Republicans continues in one chamber, as the Ohio House speaker has removed six members from the committees they chaired. House… Read More
![GOP lawmakers look to be recognized on the floor of the Ohio House at a session](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-4-e1707421628380-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s House GOP caucus votes to pull the speaker’s control of incumbents’ election fund
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A faction of the Ohio House GOP is again trying to wrest control of money set aside for campaigning incumbents from Speaker Jason Stephens… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) addressees the Ohio House from a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1672865449642-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s House speaker weighs in on a probable challenge for his job next year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a brewing battle over who will sit at the speaker’s dais next legislative session, current House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said Tuesday that… Read More
![Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (left) and Senate President Matt Huffman (right) talk in the House chambers during a break on January 3, 2023, the first day of the 135th General Assembly.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-6-e1710788435376-900x422.webp)
The Republican war for control of Ohio’s Statehouse is bringing in money and interest in primary races
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A battle among Republicans hangs over tomorrow’s primary races for Ohio House and Senate. 11 of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats… Read More
![The Ohio Senate votes on a budget](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-7-e1686889346573-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s senate could shift more conservative, depending on who voters elect in next week’s primary
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Ohio voters cast ballots on candidates in 16 state senate races next week, they’ll see some names that may be familiar. Still, only… Read More
![Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose at the final Republican U.S. Senate debate](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1709834065883-900x422.webp)
The final Ohio GOP U.S. Senate debate features familiar positions on issues and some personal attacks
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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OXFORD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three men vying for votes in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race met for their last debate before March 19, when one of… Read More
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
Ohio’s March primary highlights a fracturing GOP House and state races riddled with party infighting
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Despite wielding power in both chambers of the state Legislature, Ohio’s Republican lawmakers are far from coasting through this March primary as incumbents face challengers from… Read More
![From left, Mike Kallmeyer of Spectrum Networks Ohio moderates a Republican U.S. Senate primary forum with state Sen. Matt Dolan, Secretary of State Frank Larose and businessman Bernie Moreno](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-11-e1708454601188-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates talk immigration, Ukraine and Trump in a live forum
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three Republican candidates for U.S. Senate met for a forum at the University of Findlay Monday night. The name of former president Trump,… Read More
![The West Virginia Capito building as seen from across the river in spring](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_1301147023-e1672867302357-900x422.jpg)
Democrats say West Virginia’s bill defining gender is transphobic and ‘political rubbish’
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would… Read More
![House Speaker Jason Stephens stands at the dais in front of the Ohio House](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-8-e1708026954515-900x422.webp)
A judge declines to freeze Ohio House GOP’s campaign account funds before the March primary
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County denied a motion Wednesday to freeze the funds within the Ohio House GOP’s campaign account, the latest in a… Read More
![The Kentucky Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kentucky_State_Capitol_-_DSC09141-e1519222997224-900x422.jpg)
A Kentucky Senate committee advances a bill limiting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers plunged Thursday into the contentious issue of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on college campuses as a GOP-led Senate panel advanced a bill over… Read More
![The West Virginia Capito building as seen from across the river in spring](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_1301147023-e1672867302357-900x422.jpg)
Candidates running for the Republican nomination for West Virginia governor spar on issues at debate
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three candidates with deep family ties in state politics and one who moved here two decades ago staked their claims in a debate Tuesday night to… Read More
![Bernie Moreno is acknowledged at a rally with former President Donald Trump at the Delaware County Fairgrounds](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24012578610221-e1705512774287-900x422.jpg)
Bernie Moreno is running for Senate as an outsider, but public entities he served boosted his business
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno has cast himself in the mold of former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him:… Read More
![Bernie Moreno is acknowledged at a rally with former President Donald Trump at the Delaware County Fairgrounds](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24012578610221-e1705512774287-900x422.jpg)
The AP finds Trump-backed Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faced discrimination suits
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bernie Moreno, a Trump-backed candidate for Ohio’s crucial U.S. Senate seat who touts his success in business, faced multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees in the run-up… Read More
![Protestors sit in the Ohio Senate with tape over their mouths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-3-e1684381481838-900x422.webp)
An Ohio House committee OKs the contentious higher ed bill, despite House leader claiming little support
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee cleared a contentious higher ed bill Wednesday that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio’s public colleges and universities and… Read More
![Students protest higher ed bill at Ohio Statehouse on June 14, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-4-e1694469757368-900x422.webp)
The Ohio bill to ban diversity training requirements in higher education stalls in the GOP House
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-sponsored bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial”… Read More
![Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., participate in a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday in Miami.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ap23313090362423_custom-9bbe5f5c0c97ff5ec1e684571bb7b6d52ec7c391-scaled-e1699545271902-900x422.jpg)
6 takeaways from the third Republican primary debate
By: Sarah McCammon | NPR
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MIAMI (NPR) — Five candidates qualified, but the third Republican primary debate on Wednesday was largely seen as a contest between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — once considered the most… Read More
![Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, left, argues a point with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, right, between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, during a Republican presidential primary debate](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ap23280783729433_wide-75bbb96aa65e728224907c250effbbb0446d2f84-scaled-e1699469060859-900x422.jpg)
GOP presidential hopefuls meet at the debate in Miami tonight, sans Trump once more
By: Ashley Lopez | NPR
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MIAMI (NPR) — GOP candidates vying for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination are meeting for a third debate in Miami tonight. NBC News is hosting the debate at the Adrienne… Read More
![Newly elected US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference after his election](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1745421791-52e42e08f03f803810e77ee4aa5c30993511d576-scaled-e1698326201371-900x422.jpg)
Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies
By: Molly Ryan | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — After weeks of uncertainty, House Republicans elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian who opposes abortion rights and same-sex marriages, to become House speaker. While his… Read More
![The Ohio House considers bills during its session](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ohio-House-STATEHOUSE-e1687447011205-900x422.webp)
Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Nicholas Riccardi | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After the Ohio GOP bolstered its statehouse majority last year due to their dominating showing in the midterm elections, it split into rival camps over who… Read More
![Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) speaks to reporters after session on March 1, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-6-e1679603443778-900x422.webp)
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio’s Republican House Speaker over campaign funds
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three Republican state representatives have filed a lawsuit against the speaker of the Ohio House over the administration and use of campaign funds. Republican representatives Derek… Read More
![A crowd watches the first GOP Primary debate on a projection screen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1620914091-3b76cae39859383af293641e1608457a4be5938d-scaled-e1695783027801-900x422.jpg)
How to watch the second GOP presidential debate
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Republicans are still looking at a crowded field to challenge President Biden for the 2024 presidential election and most will face off in Simi Valley, Calif., Wednesday… Read More
![Ohio Redistricting Commission holds meeting in Columbus. The members sit in the front of the room at a long table with assistants behind them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-1-e1695316194771-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts GOP-drawn working maps for House and Senate districts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After delaying meetings for a week while Republicans fought over leadership of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, the panel met and adopted working maps that favored majority Republicans…. Read More
![U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian presidential palace on February 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1247322324_wide-1dceb70eca3bd7fcbe5a3f41437d6a6c5ea61cc7-e1695141234426-900x422.jpg)
Zelenskyy is set to visit the U.S. as GOP opposition to Ukraine aid grows
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to the U.S. this week to extend his hand in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be at the front… Read More
![Reps. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) walk through the Statehouse Rotunda on the way to filing their bill to abolish the death penalty in Ohio and replace it with life in prison. Members of their staff follow them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-3-e1694111191846-900x422.webp)
A new ban on the death penalty in Ohio brings in a longtime conservative lawmaker as a sponsor
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced a ban on the death penalty in Ohio a dozen times over the past dozen years — but a new… Read More