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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
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
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
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
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
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
An Ohio anti-vouchers coalition says state GOP leaders are trying to intimidate their school districts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio public school districts that support a lawsuit against the state over private school vouchers say Republican leaders are bullying and intimidating them. According… Read More
5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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MILWAUKEE (NPR) — Imagine a world in which Donald Trump decided not to run again for reelection. That’s what the audience experienced for about the first 50 minutes of the… Read More
Rural voters shaping the GOP presidential turn against U.S. aid to Ukraine
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A growing number of conservative Americans — especially those in rural communities — say it’s time for military and financial aid to Ukraine to end. U.S. support… Read More
Bill seeks to punish Ohio communities that pass ranked choice voting
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican Ohio senator who is reportedly thinking about a run for secretary of state in 2026 has proposed a bill to essentially ban… Read More
Ohio’s Senate Democrats don’t like many elements of the supermajority Republicans’ budget plan
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Republican leaders of the Ohio Senate introduced the draft version of that chamber’s proposed two-year state budget last week, longtime Sen. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron)… Read More
Key GOP endorsement could be on the way in Ohio’s 2024 US Senate race
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s nine months before Ohio Republicans go to the polls to pick a candidate to run against Democrat Sherrod Brown next fall for the… Read More
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Ohio Senate Republicans want to know how much money schools have put toward voucher lawsuit
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have asked the state auditor to find out how much money public school districts have put toward a lawsuit over… Read More
Ohio legislators want to update school social studies. Two House bills propose dueling approaches
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio House are sponsoring a bill to bring multiculturalism to social studies lessons in the state’s K-12 classrooms. This comes as… Read More
GOP election officials walk a fine line on voting fraud and integrity
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican election officials in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine… Read More
A PAC backed by an Illinois billionaire pushes for the vote on making it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A PAC has been set up to push for the constitutional amendment requiring 60% voter approval for future amendments, before a vote on a… Read More
An income tax cut and expansion of vouchers in Ohio House Republicans’ version of the two year budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As expected, Republicans in the Ohio House will introduce a budget that includes an income tax cut and an expansion of taxpayer-paid school vouchers…. Read More
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
By: Ashley Lopez | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Long seen as a fringe viewpoint, Christian nationalism now has a foothold in American politics, particularly in the Republican Party — according to a new survey from… Read More
Ohio lawmakers react to Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers in the House and Senate sounded off after Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address in the Ohio House chamber Tuesday…. Read More
Recent infighting raises the question: How conservative is the GOP?
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A few weeks ago, Americans — or, the subset who get excited about these things — were glued to C-SPAN as the House voted 15 times for… Read More
West Virginia’s GOP-controlled Senate fast-tracks “CRT” and health bills in first day of session
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Senate in West Virginia fast-tracked two monumental health proposals and another bill that would restrict how subjects like race are taught in the classroom… Read More
House Republicans rally around Merrin, reintroduce constitutional amendment resolution
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) addressed dozens of his fellow Republican legislative supporters in the Ohio Statehouse to discuss his goals for the upcoming session… Read More
With the GOP in control of the House, here’s who’s likely to lead key committees
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
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Updated November 23, 2022 at 7:22 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Republican Party will officially take control of the House of Representatives and its committees come January. Leadership… Read More
Republicans narrowly retake control of the House, setting up divided government
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It wasn’t the red wave many top Republicans predicted, but the GOP eked out enough wins in contested seats to gain control of the House of… Read More
The bellwether districts to watch that could determine control of Congress
By: Domenico Montero | Katherine Swartz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Republicans are heavily favored to take back control of the House, likely breaking Democrats of full control in Washington. That’s largely because of the difficult national… Read More