Ohio lawmakers to drop DeWine’s ‘sin tax’ hikes from budget plan, add $600M in Browns stadium bonds
State lawmakers are preparing to dump Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, marijuana, and sports gambling from the state’s budget bill in the next couple weeks, according to a key ...
Pete Buttigieg won't seek US Senate seat in Michigan, leaving door wide open for 2028 run
SAUGATUCK, Mich. — (AP) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate ...
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Ohio House, Senate majority leaders prepare for fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's speech
In his State of the State speech, Gov. Mike DeWine will likely highlight the priorities from his budget, some of which his ...
Initial 2026 House race ratings show more Republicans in Toss-up seats
Even though the midterms are 20 months away, it’s not too early to project that the headliner of the 2026 elections will be ...
Will Brown run for Ohio governor? Doesn’t sound like he’s ready for rocking chair. |Opinion
Doesn’t seem like former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is ready to sip iced tea in the rocking chair of a retirement home’s sun ...
What do Ohioans think of LeBron James, Ryan Day and Jim Tressel? New poll offers clues
A new poll out this week from BGSU shows how Ohioans view some of the most well known leaders in college and pro sports in ...
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Democrats Must Step Aside in Red States
The bottom line: Democrats and anti-Trump independents don’t have a lot of options. Trump’s presidency is a break-the-glass ...
Ohio governor’s race poll: Ramaswamy a favorite, Sherrod Brown has strong backing
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appears to be an early GOP favorite in the 2026 Ohio governor’s race, while former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) leads among Democrats, according to ...
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JD Vance gets his long-awaited moment to admonish Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance was dismissing Ukraine ... Jon Husted, a longtime friend of Vance’s who was ...
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Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sun hadn't set on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's gubernatorial campaign launch in Ohio earlier this week ...
Ohio Senate votes to change voter-approved marijuana laws
Ohio lawmakers have taken the first major step in limiting recreational marijuana laws that voters overwhelmingly approved. After a Senate vote to approve the limits, only passage in the House and a ...