COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Sen. Rob Portman’s latest comments on stalled coronavirus relief legislation: “As of May 15 — the day that the U.S. House passed the Heroes Act, a comprehensive coronavirus relief package — 1,581 Ohioans had died from COVID-19,” said
COLUMBUS — Mike DeWine today praised the man he appointed to lead the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as having done “done very, very good work” — even after federal agents raided the commission chair’s home earlier this week and a utility company’s filing indicated he had received a $4 million payment prior to taking
COLUMBUS — With news that a condo owned by Mike DeWine’s appointed head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was raided by federal agents today and previous reports that Dave Yost’s office and Frank LaRose’s office both received subpoenas, Larry Householder’s $61 million bribery scandal is ensnaring more and more Ohio Republicans. “Ohio Republicans
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is helping to undermine the legitimacy of the presidential election results and trying to prop up Donald Trump’s inept legal strategy by filing a brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s ability to run its elections as it sees fit. “Dave Yost has
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today responded to the Ohio Republican Party’s meritless complaint to the Ohio State Bar Association about a factual ad that educates Ohio voters about Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judi French changing the rules so they could raise more money from special interests. “We welcome a conversation about the issues
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today released a new digital ad featuring Doug Stern, a retired Cincinnati firefighter and spokesperson for the campaign to repeal Senate Bill 5, touting the former Republican’s support for Joe Biden and his “pro-worker agenda.” Video script: “I’m Doug Stern, a retired Cincinnati firefighter and a proud member of
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today filed a complaint with the Ohio State Bar Association’s Judicial Election Campaign Advertising Monitoring Committee requesting it review the Republican State Leadership Committee’s commercial for its misleading content that impugns the integrity of Judge Jennifer Brunner and two sitting members of the Ohio Supreme Court. The complaint also
COLUMBUS — Ohio Supreme Court Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judi French doubled down on their anti-worker decision in Lunsford v. Sterilite and joined two of their fellow GOP justices in denying a motion for reconsideration of their earlier 4-3 decision, which allows Ohio employers to conduct mandatory drug testing using the “direct observation method.” “If
YOUNGSTOWN — Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to Youngstown today is the first time a Trump has set foot in the Mahoning Valley since three years ago when the president told Ohioans, “Don’t move, don’t sell your house” — and then General Motors decided to shut down their Lordstown factory, leading to the loss of thousands
Justices Judi French and Sharon Kennedy Sided With Donna’s Employer to Allow “Direct Observation Method” Drug Testing COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party is launching a new digital ad today featuring Youngstown native Ed O’Neill and Donna Lunsford, a worker who was denied the opportunity to argue her case in front of a jury by