COLUMBUS — Two well-respected Democratic jurists with decades of judicial experience — Appellate Court Judge Cynthia Rice of Warren and Common Pleas Court Judge John P. O’Donnell of Cleveland — today filed to run for two open seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. “In recent years, we’ve seen the Court uphold the most gerrymandered map

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus today released the following statement from Chair Kathy DiCristofaro amid new incendiary and unfounded attacks by Ohio Republicans against access to women’s health care in Ohio. “In the past five years, Ohio Republicans have waged one attack after another against Planned Parenthood and the important work it does serving

SHOT: Sen. Rob Portman Claims He Addressed College Debt in Ohio. Over the weekend, Rob Portman delivered a commencement address to new graduates from Youngstown State University and said he’s “trying” to help students with their college loans. “There are some student loan programs that can help,” he said. [WKBN, 12/13/15] CHASER: Portman Voted For

COLUMBUS — During an appearance last night on Bloomberg’s “With All Due Respect,” Sen. Rob Portman once again demonstrated how terribly out of touch his Washington politics are with Ohio’s values — stating that the rise of ISIS helps his Republican Party politically. Portman’s comments come roughly one week after the ISIS-inspired shootings in San

Op-ed from Chairman David Pepper in Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 9. 2015 This past November, Ohio voters struck a blow against partisan gerrymandering and overwhelmingly approved legislative redistricting reform. One month later, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could upend the legislative redistricting process all across the country, throwing maps into doubt

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper on the Evenwel v. Abbott redistricting case, which is being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court today: “Last month Ohio voters made a strong statement against partisan gerrymandering and overwhelmingly approved legislative redistricting reform. Today the U.S. Supreme Court is considering

COLUMBUS — In 2013 Ohio Republicans raised taxes on thousands of seniors, forcing many of them to think twice about retirement — and now the Ohio GOP is back for more, putting unemployment insurance for working seniors on the chopping block. “Under Governor John Kasich’s stalled economy, many Ohio seniors have been forced to keep

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party’s executive committee took strong stands today for workers and women’s health, and against the parade of extreme legislation emerging from the Republican-dominated Statehouse. “The courageous staff and volunteers of Planned Parenthood confront real and significant security threats on a regular basis in order to provide critical health services, like

ICYMI — Judge Cynthia Rice, a former federal and county prosecutor and current appellate judge with more than a decade on the bench, is running for one of two open seats on the Ohio Supreme Court next year. Youngstown Vindicator: Appeals court judge from Valley seeks seat on Ohio Supreme Court Highlights: “If you want

COLUMBUS – The Kasich-Taylor For Ohio campaign may have gotten an illegal boost from Ohio taxpayers, who funded a $125,000 salary for Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor’s top advisor to attend at least 19 political meetings and make at least 150 calls with campaign strategists and party fundraisers while on state time, according to a report