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COLUMBUS, Ohio – New reports are showing the effects of Washington’s economic chaos on Ohio families. The state’s unemployment rate has jumped to the highest level in four years,  while major employers like Sherwin-Williams are slashing retirement benefits by suspending their 401(k) matching contributions, “citing weak sales amid economic and tariff headwinds.” 

“Unelected Senator Jon Husted’s economic recklessness is hurting Ohio workers,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “The chaotic tariffs he supports are driving up costs for small businesses and manufacturers, making it harder to create and keep good-paying jobs. Husted voted for the largest billionaire tax break in American history, while Ohio workers are facing rising unemployment, higher costs, and threats to their retirement security.”

What Ohioans are reading today in Cleveland.com:

• “Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking an increase from June’s 4.9% and a significant jump from 4.3% in July 2024.”

• “The growth of the United States’ GDP is steeply decreasing. And the number of job openings in July came in below the number of U.S. unemployed for the first time since April 2021.”

• “The dips are affecting Sherwin-Williams, one of Cleveland’s flagship employers. The company is poised to pause its contributions to employee 401(k) accounts because of inflation that has decreased DIY demand and tariffs that have increased costs.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal found that veterans could suffer from Republican cuts to Medicaid that all Republican members of Ohio’s congressional delegation voted for. Veterans in Ohio and across the country have made countless sacrifices to serve our country. Now, Republicans are rewarding them by taking away their healthcare or making it more expensive. 

READ: Ohio’s veterans could suffer from federal Medicaid cuts, 09/02/2025

• Military veterans in Ohio could suffer from the cuts to Medicaid in the federal budget bill signed by President Donald Trump in July. Ohio will see a $33 billion decrease in federal Medicaid spending over the next ten years, part of the $911 billion in total Medicaid cuts across the country for the next decade, according to estimates from health policy research organization KFF.

• The reductions come at a time when more members of the military than ever are coming back from conflict. […]  With reductions in both the VA and Medicaid, veterans on Medicaid expansion may see “more red tape” with increases to the number of times they must prove eligibility.

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Columbus, Ohio- All eyes will be on Ohio Stadium this Saturday as the Buckeyes play Texas in a rematch of last season’s playoff semifinals. But while Ohioans from every walk of life cheer on the Buckeyes, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will actually be cheering for Texas after moving his business to Dallas just months before announcing his gubernatorial run.

While Ohioans struggle to make ends meet with just one good job, Ramaswamy decided to move employees with good-paying jobs and their families to Dallas. Instead of choosing to build up Ohio’s economy, he shipped our jobs and talent to Texas.

“Ohioans deserve a governor who will be cheering for them on and off the field. Instead of investing in our state’s future, Ramaswamy chose to kick jobs and business all the way to Texas,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “While Ramaswamy leaves Ohioans on the sidelines, Democrats are throwing flags on the play and organizing to make sure he never becomes governor.”

READ: Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy moving finance firm from Ohio to Dallas 11/05/2024

• Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving his financial services firm from Columbus to Dallas. […] The firm already has $1.7 billion under management.

• The company expects most of its Columbus-based staff to relocate to Dallas over the next few months.

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Columbus, Ohio- Ahead of a redistricting cycle where Republicans will try to rig Ohio’s congressional districts to compensate for their party’s extreme unpopularity, Ohio Democrats are speaking out. While Republicans try to silence the voters, Democrats will use every available option to make sure all Ohioans have an equal opportunity to make their voices heard at the polls.

READ MORE about what Ohioans are reading ahead of Republican attempts to further rig Ohio’s congressional districts: 

Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio Democrats are preparing to challenge GOP congressional maps for 2026 election

• As a nationwide redistricting arms race unfolds, Ohio Democrats say they’re ready to fight back against unfair GOP maps when the battle hits the Buckeye State.

• But Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chair Kathleen Clyde said Ohio Democrats won’t compromise and vote for a gerrymandered map. “No Democrat should vote for a map that doesn’t represent the will of the voters, and Democrats are unified in our opposition,” 

• Clyde also outlined options if Republicans approved a map that unfairly increases GOP seats in the state. Ohio Democrats could sue, have Ohioans vote on the map using a process called the referendum or pursue another redistricting reform ballot measure.

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Democrats buckle up for congressional redistricting fight

• Ohio Democrats are preparing for a congressional redistricting fight this fall, hoping to stand up to a Republican supermajority and align districts with the voter trends. Meanwhile, prominent Republicans have proposed drawing even more skewed districts.

• “We will fight, we will organize, we will make noise at every step of the process,” said Ohio Democratic Party chair Kathleen Clyde in a Thursday press call with Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder. 

• “Even with a minority status in the legislature, that is part of the process, minority support for the maps,” Clyde said. “We will be pursuing what the voters said they wanted, which is a map where fairness is a key piece of the process.”

Roll Call: At the Races: Maps mania

• The focus on redistricting is set to move next to Ohio. “The path to winning back the U.S. Congress certainly goes through Ohio,” Kathleen Clyde, the chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, said on a Thursday press call.  Clyde said that “all options are on the table” for how Ohio Democrats will fight for fair maps throughout the upcoming process. 

WTVG: Ohio democrats get support from Texas counterparts ahead of redistricting battle, 

• Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, and Kathleen Clyde, chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, held a joint news conference ahead of Ohio’s mapmaking process beginning next month. Clyde said all options are on the table for Democrats, including legal challenges or an effort to overturn a map adopted by Republicans at the ballot box.

• She said Democrats will “fight, we will organize, we will make noise at every step of the process.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Last week, Bernie Moreno joined the City Club of Cleveland to participate in their long-standing tradition of public forums explaining his work in Washington to the community. It went so badly for Moreno that Ohio Republican Party Chair Alex Triantafilou told Republicans to avoid City Club events in the future to avoid being held accountable.  

This was Moreno’s first public event since taking office. Outside and inside the event, he faced Ohioans who were angry and Moreno spent his time “unabashedly defending” Donald Trump while working families faced higher costs and bills. He repeated false talking points while ignoring that over 490,000 Ohioans will lose healthcare and 400,000 Ohioans will lose food assistance.

Check out more coverage of Bernie’s brutal visit to the City Club below: 

Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno faces raucous City Club crowd in first public forum

•  Moreno spent the hour unabashedly defending Trump and his policies. […] Wednesday was the first time Moreno faced constituents and their questions in the seven months since taking office. He has held no public town hall events.

• Moreno, […] repeated familiar Republican talking points used to defend the party’s policies —some of which have proven to be false. Moreno claimed, for example, that there will be no cuts to Medicaid because of the One Big Beautiful Bill and instead claiming that “significant amounts of money” will be added to the program The Congressional Budget Office estimates after the bill passed said it will reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over 10 years. 

Cleveland.com: Ohio GOP chair urges candidates to boycott City Club after Moreno event 

• The chairman of the Ohio Republican Party says he will urge Republican candidates to avoid events at The City Club of Cleveland following Sen. Bernie Moreno’s treatment in a visit earlier this week.

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