Did South Dakota Governor Self-Quarantine for 14 Days, as Ohio Department of Health Advises? WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Republican Party is welcoming Gov. Kristi Noem on a statewide tour, even as South Dakota has a coronavirus positive testing rate of 22.2 percent — which means the Ohio Department of Health recommends travelers from that state

COLUMBUS — Following the release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August jobs report earlier today, Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper released the following statement: “Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to Ohio. But at every turn, he’s left working families worse off. Whether he’s botching our response to the pandemic and sending

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party this week launched its “Make It Count” campaign with news conferences across the state, digital ads, robocalls and a new website — MakeItCountOhio.com — that will help Ohioans cast their ballots safely and securely in this fall’s election. “As Donald Trump and his online minions ramp up the misinformation

COLUMBUS — Thanks to a vote by Ohio House Republicans in late July to keep him as their colleague, Larry Householder has returned to the scene of the (alleged) crime. Today the former speaker, now-indicted legislator held court — without a facial covering, flouting the statewide mask mandate — at the Ohio Statehouse, where he

CINCINNATI — There’s no mercy rule in politics, but if there were, Steve Chabot would be asking for an ending to a week when he voted against funding for the U.S. Postal Service, was called out by his opponent, Kate Schroder, and then his own sister for that terrible vote and impotently raged against an

CINCINNATI — The Ohio Democratic Party held a virtual roundtable today with Dr. Arthur Lavin of Doctors Organized for Health Care Solutions, Dr. Beth Weinstock of the Physicians Action Network and Colleen Bowman, the mother of a childhood cancer survivor, to discuss America’s health care crisis under President Donald Trump. From Chairman David Pepper: “You

In 4-3 Decision, Ohio Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling That Employer Violated Workers’ Privacy COLUMBUS — After failing to protect a worker from retaliation with a decision earlier this year, Ohio Supreme Court Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judi French issued another anti-worker decision today, overturning a lower court ruling that Ohio workers could sue

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today filed a lawsuit in state court to permit county boards of elections to install multiple secure dropboxes for the return of absentee ballots, which was prohibited by a recent directive by Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “Expanding the availability of secure voter dropboxes within Ohio counties would make

COLUMBUS — During last night’s Republican National Convention, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott talked about “opportunity zones” — which the Republican candidate challenging state Rep. Phil Robinson has touted as helping to create — but failed to mention the program has led to “relatively little job creation while disproportionately helping high-profit real estate projects and not

COLUMBUS — Late last month, Ohio House Republicans voted to keep state Rep. Larry Householder, who was indicted in connection with a $61 million bribery and racketeering scheme, as their colleague in the legislature. This month they are pushing to impeach Gov. Mike DeWine. “Republican extremists at the Statehouse relentlessly attacked Dr. Amy Acton, until