COLUMBUS — The people’s business at the Ohio Statehouse is at a standstill with the House Republican Caucus mired in chaos over who will replace disgraced former Speaker Cliff Rosenberger. Even as they seek promotions to higher office, state Reps. Robert Sprague and Keith Faber are nowhere in sight. “Leadership mettle is forged in times

COLUMBUS — Attorney General Mike DeWine’s campaign for governor claimed Wednesday he is “the only elected official who has made real progress” in the case against the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, a claim that amounts to a thumb in the eye of fellow Republican Dave Yost. “In case those on his ticket assumed Mike DeWine

COLUMBUS — In the race for Ohio treasurer, Rob Richardson is tied with state Rep. Robert Sprague, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling conducted in the final days of the primary, as Sprague was embroiled in a negative, divisive race to the right in which he spent more than $500,000. “Momentum is on

In case you missed it… WEWS-TV this week highlighted a longtime crusade of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Michael P. Donnelly — ending “factually baseless pleas,” which can mislead the public about the facts of criminal cases. “Judge Michael Donnelly has stood up for crime victims and championed more transparency in the courts for years

COLUMBUS — As the former House Speaker and Senate President, Cliff Rosenberger and Keith Faber stood by as Ohio’s payday lenders evaded oversight and interest rates skyrocketed to the highest in the nation — and now the FBI is reportedly looking into Rosenberger’s relationship to the industry, while Faber is hoping voters don’t notice his

COLUMBUS — In the race for Ohio Secretary of State, Democratic state Rep. Kathleen Clyde is leading Republican state Sen. Frank LaRose 43 percent to 40 percent, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling conducted just before the primary election. “Kathleen Clyde has been fighting her whole career for voters’ rights and fair elections,

Koch Brothers running ads praising Renacci’s vote against funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, for the fight against the opioid crisis, and for increased military spending COLUMBUS — In March, Congressman Jim Renacci voted against a bipartisan budget deal that prevented a third Republican-led shutdown this year, despite the fact the bill included billions of dollars

COLUMBUS — The FBI raided the home of disgraced former Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger Wednesday, more than six weeks after it was first revealed the feds were investigating the connection between lobbyists and Rosenberger’s lavish lifestyle, but amidst Republican chaos, corruption and dysfunction in the Statehouse, Rep. Robert Sprague has stood silent. “The people’s

COLUMBUS — Ohio Republicans left critical funding for new voting systems out of the state capital budget earlier this year in an apparent attempt to score election-year political points for their Secretary of State candidate Frank LaRose, but now his stand-alone funding bill is stuck in legislative purgatory due to the contentious Republican House Speaker

COLUMBUS — In an interview with WCMH’s The Spectrum, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost claimed he “couldn’t say anything was wrong” at the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow back in 2014, despite a whistleblower warning him the scam e-charter was cooking its attendance books and the Ohio Department of Education later finding that was exactly what was