In case you missed it… On the two-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s Youngstown speech in which he told the people of the Mahoning Valley, “Those jobs [that] have left Ohio, they’re coming back. They’re all coming back. Don’t move, don’t sell your house,” Ohio Democrats called out Trump for his broken promises at a news

In case you missed it… Ahead of President Donald Trump’s big-dollar fundraiser yesterday in Wheeling, W.Va. — less than 100 miles from Lordstown, Ohio — Ohioans impacted by the closure of General Motors’ Lordstown plant called out Trump’s broken promises. Wheeling Intelligencer: Displaced Lordstown GM Employees Disappointed With Trump “In Wheeling, we’re standing in front

COLUMBUS — As state Sen. Matt Dolan gears up for a private fundraiser with high-dollar donors at Progressive Field tonight, he is taking heat from the Akron Beacon Journal for a special tax giveaway he introduced into the state budget for a village that’s home to wealthy Republican donors. “Time and again we see this

SHOT: CHASER: Campaign finance records for the Mike DeWine and Jon Husted Transition Fund (2018) show $20,000 in donations from charter school interests, including $10,000 from Pansophic Learning LLC, which operates Accel Schools.  DIGESTIF: READ MORE: Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio halts school ‘takeovers,’ adds wraparound services and new graduation requirements Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio charter

One of the Senate GOP’s Budget Negotiators Is Dave Burke — Who Owns a Pharmacy COLUMBUS — Twelve days past the constitutional deadline, there’s still no state budget, and the Columbus Dispatch editorial board is wondering why a deal to fix Ohio’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) scandal is “even part of the state budget bill.”

In case you missed it… As oral arguments began yesterday in Texas v. United States — the lawsuit to throw out the entire Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional — Ohio Democrats highlighted the potentially devastating impact if the law is overturned. The Trump administration is seeking to overturn the health care law, which would result

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to a federal judge blocking the state’s six-week abortion ban: “Year after year Ohio Republicans have continued to push plainly unconstitutional legislation, and now a federal judge — a Republican appointee — has blocked their latest attempt to ban

Robert Murray Maxed Out to DeWine’s Campaign, Gave $1M to Groups Backing Trump COLUMBUS — For the second time this year, Donald Trump is holding a big-dollar fundraiser less than 100 miles from Lordstown, Ohio, with no plans to visit the now-shuttered factory and talk with displaced workers — and Mike DeWine will be joining

State Rep. Candice Keller Sponsors Bill That Would Benefit Her Personal Charity COLUMBUS — There’s no state budget yet — but Ohio House Republicans are busy pushing legislation to subsidize fake health centers that routinely lie to women. And in one member’s case, the legislation also lines her own pocket. “As Republican lawmakers bicker about

COLUMBUS — As the Republican-led Ohio House voted tonight in a rare Sunday night session on temporary stopgap legislation just hours before the constitutionally required deadline to pass a state budget, Ohio Democrats called out the dysfunction and misplaced priorities of GOP leaders in Columbus. “Ohio Republicans wasted months of time on one extremist bill