COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to President Donald Trump apparently realizing that the General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, closed nearly two weeks ago: “During his campaign for president, Donald Trump made promises to the workers of the Mahoning Valley. On the day of

As DeWine Touts Budget With More Services For Addicted Ohioans, DeWine Cheers New Bureaucracy That Will Endanger Health Coverage for 300K COLUMBUS — On the same day Gov. Mike DeWine is crowing about a budget proposal that claims to help Ohio families struggling with addiction, the DeWine administration is simultaneously cheering the approval of a

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement Friday after Gov. Mike DeWine’s announcement of his first biennial budget proposal: “Over the past eight years, the state has used local communities and schools as a piggy bank to give dollars away to the most well off in Ohio, and to spend

COLUMBUS — Rather than passing legislation to address the growing disparity in mortality rates between black and white babies or the rising number of Ohio kids without health insurance, Ohio Senate Republicans today passed an unconstitutional bill that is intended to effectively ban all abortion in the state. “Republican politicians in Columbus are doing the

CINCINNATI — As a favor to former Trump “senior counselor” Steve Bannon, who is traipsing into Ohio today to hold a “We Build the Wall” town hall, the Ohio Democratic Party is offering this list of things that could be built instead — and benefit Ohioans. A substitute for the Brent Spence Bridge — which

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the state of Ohio can take funding away from Planned Parenthood that provides “testing for HIV/AIDS and other STDs, Pap smears and other cancer screenings, infant mortality prevention programs

Yost: “Without Open Meetings And Public Records, We Have No Way Of Knowing What Our Government Is Up To” COLUMBUS — In celebration of Sunshine Week, the Ohio Democratic Party has filed a public records request with the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost seeking records of communication and coordination between Yost’s office and

COLUMBUS — Donald Trump is once again attacking Ohio communities, families and workers with the budget plan his administration released today. “With this budget proposal, Donald Trump is showing us what his priorities are — and his main priority is protecting his massive tax giveaway for the wealthy and corporations like General Motors, which is

In case you missed it… This weekend hundreds of volunteers joined the Ohio Democratic Party’s “#FThePurge” Weekend of Action and made tens of thousands of calls to previously registered voters who have been purged recently because of the aggressive policies of Jon Husted and current Secretary of State Frank LaRose. This weekend is just the

COLUMBUS — Following Vice President Mike Pence’s stop in Columbus Friday afternoon, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement: “Donald Trump and Mike Pence haven’t lifted a finger to save the GM factory in Lordstown and the thousands of Ohio jobs that are on the line. Trump broke his promise to the