Trump’s Move Would Take $112 Million From Five Ohio Military Projects COLUMBUS — Jon Husted questioned an executive order proposed by a Democratic candidate on Tuesday, but never expressed similar concerns when Donald Trump used an executive order to declare a fake national emergency and divert up to $112 million from Ohio military projects to

COLUMBUS — Donald Trump wants to add Stephen Moore — one of the architects of Ronald Reagan’s “voodoo economics” — to the Federal Reserve Board, despite Moore’s derision of Cleveland and Cincinnati as “the armpits of America.” “Sherrod Brown is right when he says Stephen Moore’s comments are just the latest ones to  disqualify him

Portman in 1998: “The Truth Must Be The Bedrock Of Our Judicial System” COLUMBUS — In October 2016, Sen. Rob Portman withdrew his support for Donald Trump over the “Access Hollywood” video, but it remains to be seen if Portman believes the revelations in the Mueller report — including actions that he calls “inappropriate” —

COLUMBUS — Republican state Rep. Don Manning has only been in Columbus for a few months, but he’s already busy carrying water for radical special interests and dark-money groups — including an anti-vaccination group that is downplaying the current measles outbreak as “hysteria.” “Even as we’re seeing the country’s second-worst measles outbreak in more than

In case you missed it… Mother Jones is highlighting another one of the many ways the Trump tax scam is hurting workers — in this case, truck drivers, who lost a big tax deduction under the new law. One expert estimates that “‘at least 75 percent’ of his clients have faced an unexpectedly large tax

GM Received Tax Rebate of $104 Million on $4.3 Billion in Income … Still Shutters Lordstown Factory COLUMBUS — Thanks to the Trump tax scam, more than 10 million American families are paying more, while 60 corporations in the Fortune 500 — including General Motors — paid zero in federal income taxes for 2018. “General

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio Federation of Teachers and Innovation Ohio held a press call this afternoon to preview Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s visit to the Buckeye State tomorrow. Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper: While Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos may say one thing about investing in Ohio students, their budgets have

Near-total Abortion Ban Abandons Maternal Health, Provides No Exceptions For Rape And Incest COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement Thursday after Mike DeWine signed into law the nation’s most extreme abortion ban, which is expected to lead to another costly legal fight: “Beyond its violation of the constitution, this

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s “Fresh Start Campaign,” which spent $242 per voter registration to combat the state’s aggressive purging policies, which have removed millions from the rolls: “It’s time to modernize this whole process and learn from

Near-total Abortion Ban Abandons Maternal Health, Provides No Exceptions For Rape And Incest COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement Wednesday after Ohio House passage of the nation’s most extreme abortion ban: “Republican politicians in Columbus are doing the bidding of right-wing special interest groups and lobbyists, instead of focusing