In case you missed it… Ohio Republicans are desperately trying to distance themselves from indicted former Speaker Larry Householder — but in picking Bob Cupp to replace Householder, the Ohio House GOP has selected a new speaker who “was the subject of a judicial ethics complaint involving campaign contributions from FirstEnergy, one of his top

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Gayle Manning held a news conference last week to promote new legislation designed to crack down on dark-money political ads and end the “the shell game of hiding money,” but Manning benefited from that shell game in 2014 when a shadowy super PAC run by one of Josh Mandel’s former operatives

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Donald Trump’s executive action that threatens Social Security: “Nearly 85 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, Donald Trump is jeopardizing the Medicare and Social Security trust funds with a desperate stunt

COLUMBUS — During his tenure as House Speaker, Larry Householder and his alleged criminal enterprise worked hand in hand with the Ohio Republican Party, which received significant financial support from the indicted lawmaker and helped to circulate hacked info to benefit a Team Householder candidate — and now the state party is taking over the

CLEVELAND — Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit today to the Buckeye State, the Ohio Democratic Party held a virtual roundtable with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Cleveland City Councilman Blaine Griffin and United Steelworkers Local 979 President Dan Boone to highlight the president’s failed policies and broken promises to working Ohioans. We’re talking with Congresswoman @Marcy_Kaptur, Councilman

COLUMBUS — In response to Vice President Joe Biden releasing his agenda for the Latino community, the Ohio Democratic Party today released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper: “While Joe Biden has a plan to lead, Donald Trump continues to break his promises to Latinos in Ohio and across the country. For three and

House Republicans Heeded Shady Dark-Money Group’s Appeals, Stymied Gun Violence Prevention Legislation COLUMBUS — One year after the mass shooting in Dayton, it’s apparent the main obstacle to reform was the Republican-led legislature and indicted former Speaker Larry Householder, who followed the lead of a dark-money group that threatened to leave “political bodies lying all

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party’s lawsuit to allow Ohio voters to request an absentee ballot electronically is ironically drawing fire from someone who has spent years saying he supports allowing online ballot requests — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “This lawsuit is actually trying to do what Frank LaRose has publicly said he

In case you missed it… Republican candidates for the Ohio House and Senate are desperately trying to hide from their connections to indicted former Speaker Larry Householder and his alleged criminal conspiracy — but the trail of contributions and campaign help is there for anyone to see. And now that Householder has been sidelined and

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today filed a lawsuit in state court to require county boards of elections to accept absentee ballot applications via email, fax or other electronic means. “In 2020, when we have all of this technology available that allows people to conduct so many activities securely online, voters should not have