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Columbus, Ohio- Yesterday, Ohioans across the state joined the Ohio Democratic Party to make calls and send emails, urging Governor DeWine to veto Senate Bill One. Instead of working to boost education for all Ohioans, Republicans would rather attack the future of Ohio workers and students.

As Ohioans attempted to tell the governor to veto this out-of-touch legislation, DeWine’s office phone regularly went straight to voicemail, and soon enough the voicemail was full. While it’s great to see so many Ohioans making their voices heard, it’s clear that Republicans at all levels of government are running from their constituents because they know their dangerous agenda is deeply unpopular with voters- and DeWine is no exception.

Current and prospective Ohio students, higher education professionals, and businesses will look elsewhere if Senate Bill One is signed into law. Governor DeWine and Republicans in the legislature are gambling with our state’s future in service of their own extreme agenda. 

Ohioans see through this latest round of legislation that doesn’t work for our state and are continuing to urge Governor DeWine to do the right thing today and veto Senate Bill One, said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Whether or not this legislation is signed, Ohioans will hold Republicans accountable at the polls for gambling with our state’s future.”

Ohioans can continue to contact Governor DeWine at (614) 466-3555 or by filling out this linked form. 

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Columbus, Ohio- Tomorrow, Thursday March 27th, the Ohio Democratic Party will host a Day of Action to urge Governor DeWine to veto Senate Bill One. All day, Ohioans will join the Ohio Dems team to call Governor DeWine and urge him to veto this dangerous, out-of-touch legislation.

If signed, Senate Bill One will drive Ohioans and businesses away from the state. While families are desperate for a competitive education, good-paying jobs, and a government that invests in our state’s future, Republicans would rather spend their time irreparably harming our state over unproven theories. 

“Senate Bill One would be disastrous for our state’s future if signed into law,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters. “That’s why Ohio Democrats across the state are taking action and telling DeWine to veto this dangerous legislation. We’re hoping DeWine will hear us loud and clear- and we’re encouraging all Ohioans to join us and make their voices heard.”

Ohioans can contact Governor DeWine at (614) 466-3555 or (614) 644-4357. Ohioans can also reach DeWine by filling out this linked form. 

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Columbus, Ohio- Today, the Ohio Senate voted in a concurrence vote to send Senate Bill 1 to Governor Mike DeWine, where he is likely to sign it into law. Instead of providing accessible and affordable education for as many Ohioans as possible, Republicans would rather attack the future of Ohio workers and students.

Senate Bill 1 bans faculty strikes, establishes post tenure reviews, and more. Instead of trusting our higher education professionals to do their jobs, the legislature would rather attack their ability to organize for a fair working environment. 

This destructive legislation will lead current and future students, higher education professionals, and researchers to look elsewhere. The damage isn’t limited to current students either. Businesses will think twice about opening in Ohio, forcing graduates to move out of state for good-paying jobs. Republicans could spend their time addressing our state’s real issues, but instead they decided to damage our state’s future over unproven theories

“Today, Republicans showed us they’d rather gamble with our economic future than solve real problems in our state,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters. “Instead of growing our state, Republicans are driving students, young adults, and business away from Ohio. We’re urging Governor DeWine to do the right thing and veto this legislation”

Columbus, Ohio- New Ohio Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno have both been in office for months now, but reporting from ABC 6 revealed Ohioans are still having trouble reaching their senators.

While Ohioans struggle with the cost of living, Senators Husted and Moreno are spending their time in Washington rubber stamping Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s billionaire-first agenda. They know Ohioans don’t want them to only work for the wealthy and powerful- so they’re dodging their constituents.

READ: Protesters say Ohio’s US senators are not accessible, senators’ teams say otherwise, 3/20/2025, 

• Constituents said they feel communication is lacking from two new U.S. Senators from Ohio, Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted,

• ABC6/FOX28 a month ago investigated several complaints from constituents who said they could not get in touch with either senator. Senator Moreno has four offices listed on his website– those are in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Washington, D.C. The Columbus office is in the Bricker Federal Building downtown, which was briefly on a General Services Administration list of buildings to sell. Senator Husted has one office in Washington, D.C., listed.

• ABC6/FOX28 called all of those offices one month ago, and no one answered.

• ABC6/FOX28 on Wednesday called all the offices again. No one answered in Senator Husted’s office and three of Senator Moreno’s offices. However, after placing three consecutive calls to Moreno’s Cleveland office, a staffer answered.

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Columbus, Ohio- Today, the White House issued an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. This reckless move will throw schools into chaos and hurt Ohio’s most vulnerable students. While billionaires play politics with our state’s future, our senators and Governor Mike DeWine are cheering them on

The Department of Education allocates funds to Title One schools, which have the highest numbers of low-income students. Ohio received $596 million in Title One funding in fiscal year 2023 and educated over 800,000 students with these funds. For Ohio’s low-income students, these funds help pave the path to a brighter future for themselves and our state as a whole. Their state’s elected officials would rather score points with Donald Trump than grow the next generation of Ohio’s leaders. Meanwhile, DeWine’s attendance reveals that his focus on helping Ohio’s children is only a priority when it’s politically convenient- otherwise it just becomes another empty promise

“Ohio’s students are our state’s future, but their elected officials are cheering as billionaires rip away their access to a quality education. Today reveals DeWine, Husted & Moreno’s complete disinterest in any future that isn’t focused on their extreme politics,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Our elected officials should be standing up for our students, but they can’t even stand up to Donald Trump.”