Ten Questions for the Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-chair COLUMBUS — As co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, Sen. Rob Portman claims to be an advocate for Ukraine — so it’s strange he has been echoing Donald Trump’s talking points on the scandal, rather than calling for an investigation into how the president sought “to use

Kennedy, Joined by French, DeWine and Fischer, Rule Against Cleveland’s “Fannie Lewis” Law COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court’s Republican majority once again served as the GOP-led legislature’s “backstop” in upholding a 2016 law that attacked local communities’ home-rule authority and struck down the city of Cleveland’s “Fannie Lewis” law that is designed to protect

In case you missed it… As Donald Trump made his fifth trip to the Buckeye State this year to spend time with an Australian billionaire (and Mar-a-Lago member), Ohio Democrats held the president accountable for his failed policies and broken promises. Lima News: Democrats make their presence known The “Make Australia Great Again” tour. That’s

COLUMBUS — As Donald Trump comes to western Ohio this weekend, Ohio farmers and workers are calling out the president’s broken promises and failed policies, which have hurt manufacturing and the agricultural industry, while benefiting the wealthy, including the Australian billionaire (and Mar-a-Lago member) who owns the company Trump will visit. From Ohio Farmers Union

Westerville’s Otterbein University Will Be Site for October Debate COLUMBUS — The setting for the Democratic National Committee’s next presidential debate — Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, a Franklin County suburb that has trended blue over the past six years — highlights once again how suburban voters will play a major role in the 2020

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper in response to Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune’s announcement today: “Hamilton County has become a reliably blue county, in both local and statewide elections, and the Democrat who started it all was Todd Portune, running a courageous and

In case you missed it… Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper stopped by the Sandusky Register yesterday to preview the upcoming Democratic debates — tonight’s debate in Houston and the October debate, which will be held in the Buckeye State. KEY  HIGHLIGHTS: “Having the debate here is a sign the Democratic Party is playing offense,”

In case you missed it… Bloomberg is highlighting how Donald Trump’s disastrous trade war — which is already hurting Ohio farmers and small businesses — is also negatively impacting U.S. manufacturers, which are “making less than they did a year ago.” One Ohio company noted that they were holding off on hiring new workers because

Chabot Ducks Responsibility Now That The Shoe Is On The Other Foot CINCINNATI — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman reminded Congressman Steve Chabot today “there is no passing the buck” about his campaign’s financial irregularities — which escaped detection despite 21 letters from the Federal Election Commission over the past six years — and emphasized Chabot’s

In case you missed it… Last evening — just before Secretary of State Frank LaRose is set to remove hundreds of thousands of Ohioans from the rolls today — the Columbus Dispatch revealed yet another error with the state’s voter registration system, affecting more than 20,000 registered voters in just a single county. Despite multiple