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Ohio House Republicans passed the ban on diversity programs and faculty strikes at public universities
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Majority Republicans in the Ohio House voted to approve a Senate bill that they say will combat liberal indoctrination at the state’s public colleges… Read More

GOP lawmakers in Kentucky voted to protect conversion therapy
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a measure to protect conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths as part of a bill that also would outlaw the use of… Read More

A GOP leader rebuffs fully funding school meals statewide in the Ohio budget
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free school meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one key legislative leader has… Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy joins the 2026 race for Ohio governor with Trump’s endorsement
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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WEST CHESTER, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is now a candidate for governor in his home state of Ohio. He officially kicked off his… Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is preparing to launch his 2026 bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing announcements held over two days in the Columbus,… Read More

Ohio’s Senate passes the anti-DEI higher ed bill as Democrat, faculty and student groups protest
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The higher ed bill that Republicans say will stop liberal indoctrination in universities is now the first piece of legislation approved by the Senate this… Read More

A Republican-backed bill banning faculty strikes and DEI programs in higher education is introduced again
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News BureauBy: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that sought to combat what conservatives view as liberal ideology in higher education in Ohio is back, as the sponsor repeatedly promised it would be… Read More

Lawmakers in the Ohio House introduce GOP priority energy provisions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two powerful conservative policy organizations in Columbus say current policies limit the state’s potential to address suddenly skyrocketing demand, with Ohio consuming more energy than… Read More

LGBTQ+ Ohioans prepare for a second Trump term
By: Stephen Langel | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — LGBTQ+ Ohioans say they are concerned about Donald Trump’s second term as president, given the rhetoric he used during the campaign and various policy promises. Members… Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy, who said he wasn’t in contention for Vance’s US Senate seat, met with DeWine about it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A political newcomer who had taken himself out of consideration for the US Senate seat held by VP-elect JD Vance apparently wants back in… Read More

Ohio’s Democratic Party Chair criticizes the state GOP leader over comments about confusing Ohioans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio GOP Party Alex Triantifilou told a county party event that “confusing Ohioans was not such a bad strategy” in defeating last fall’s redistricting… Read More

West Virginia’s conservative shift could sharpen under its incoming governor Patrick Morrisey
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely pushed for them. The Democrat-turned-Republican,… Read More

Freshman Rep. Tim Barhorst jumps into the race for Ohio House speaker, challenging Huffman
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely Monday, with incumbent Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) announcing he won’t run against Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima)… Read More

After two years of infighting, incumbent Jason Stephens steps out of Ohio House speaker’s race
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) will not run for his present post this next legislative session, he said Monday, changing the field… Read More

A caucus speaker vote this week could kick off a leadership battle for the Ohio House GOP
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Wednesday the newly elected and re-elected Republicans in the Ohio House will vote for their next leader. That meeting two years ago kicked off… Read More

The GOP tightens its strong grip on the West Virginia Legislature, where women also lost seats
By: Leah Willingham | John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber’s 134… Read More

The history-making Republican who was the first and only woman speaker of the Ohio House dies
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Jo Ann Davidson, the first woman to be speaker of the Ohio House and a fixture of state Republican politics for decades, has died…. Read More

Experts stress Ohio’s elections system is secure as GOP recruits watchers to look for fraud
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As their candidate for president continues to falsely claim there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, Republicans are hoping to recruit and train… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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