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Sherrod Brown talks about leaving Capitol Hill and his plans for the future
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the first time in 22 years, early January didn’t mean going back to Capitol Hill for Sherrod Brown. He lost one of the most… 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
As VP-elect JD Vance resigns his US Senate seat, DeWine is not revealing his choice to succeed him
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Vice president-elect JD Vance resigned from the US Senate at midnight. That opens the door for Gov. Mike DeWine to announce who he’s chosen… Read More
A new Ohio law involving dissolution could mean fewer villages
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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AQUILLA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Julie Petrowski isn’t moving, but her address is changing because of a law involving dissolution. For more than thirty years, she’s been a resident… Read More
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose rejects a GOP challenge to Democrat Congresswoman Emilia Sykes’ residency
By: Bruce Shipkowski | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top elections official Frank LaRose has rejected a Republican challenge over the legal residency of one of the state’s Democratic members of Congress. Secretary of… Read More
Ohio’s US senator-elect Bernie Moreno says he’s ready to hit ground running with cabinet votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno will officially take office Jan. 3, two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Returning from Washington fresh off freshman member… Read More
JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That’s set off a scramble for his Ohio seat
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years, setting off a scramble for… Read More
Ohio’s House GOP elects its next likely speaker unanimously but unofficially
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Incoming and returning members of the Ohio House GOP caucus on Wednesday unanimously nominated outgoing Senate President and Rep.-elect Matt Huffman (R-Lima) to be… 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
Bernie Moreno, Ohio’s senator-elect, says Congress should honor its CHIPS commitment
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Intel’s semiconductor production plants under construction in central Ohio are partly reliant on federal money, but high-profile Republicans like President-elect Donald Trump and Speaker… Read More
Here’s how U.S. Senator-elect Bernie Moreno says he’ll work to accomplish the agenda of “centrist Republican” Trump
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s US Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno, fresh off his defeat of longtime Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), told business leaders that he’s ready to get to work…. Read More
With Issue 1 dead, will Ohio lawmakers pursue redistricting reform?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters on Tuesday night handily rejected Issue 1—which would have thrown out the current redistricting system, in which elected officials draw the lines, by… Read More
Ohio’s 2026 race for governor may factor into DeWine’s US Senate choice
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With two years left in his term, Gov. Mike DeWine now faces what he said is one of the “biggest decisions” he’ll make: who… Read More
Republican ex-Ohio House speaker Larry Householder plans to ask Trump for clemency
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder – now serving a 20-year prison sentence for corruption – plans to ask incoming president Trump for clemency… Read More
Ohio Republicans are lining up to be DeWine’s choice to fill Vance’s U.S. Senate seat
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Tuesday’s vote to return Republican former president Donald Trump to the White House has created an unusual situation for Gov. Mike DeWine – and… Read More
Hundreds gather to honor Jo Ann Davidson, the first and only woman speaker of the Ohio House
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Five of Ohio’s six living governors were among the standing room only crowd of hundreds of mourners at the Statehouse to remember Jo Ann Davidson…. Read More
Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown fights to keep his job in tough campaign
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is seeking his fourth term in one of the most expensive campaigns in the country, as Republicans fight to flip… Read More
Republican US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno makes his closing argument to voters
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s U.S. Senate race is one of the tightest and costliest in the country, and GOP nominee Bernie Moreno has been on the road… Read More
Ohio voters can use the provisional ballot option if they forget their photo ID
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This is the first presidential election in Ohio where voters are required to show a valid photo ID, such as a driver’s license, a… Read More
Rural Democrats reach out in reliably red counties
By: Kathryn Mobley | WYSO
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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ohio (WYSO) — In the 2020 Presidential race, 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties went red, supporting Republican former president Donald Trump. One of those counties was Champaign, with… 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
Analysts say some Ohio Statehouse races are tight ahead of the election
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s no longer a swing state, but ballots are busy this fall, with more than just the contest for the White House in front… Read More
Two nominees for West Virginia governor agree to an Oct. 29 debate
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The two major-party nominees for West Virginia governor said Tuesday they have agreed to participate in a debate. The debate between Democrat Steve Williams and Republican… Read More
Why the bipartisan Farm Bill is getting tangled in divisive political debates
By: Shay Frank | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — Unlike much of the legislation in Congress, the Farm Bill has historically received bipartisan support. But recently versions have become tangled in political debates. The… Read More
Judges toss out the lawsuit over who controls Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of three appeals court judges has thrown out the months-long dispute over who controls the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account, which turns… Read More
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