Trump had historical markers ripped down in Ohio and across the country
When signs went up at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, following the Orwellian executive order issued by Donald Trump last year…
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Ohioans struggle as lawmakers give handouts to billionaires and Trump fixates on a golden ballroom
When you fill up your tank with regular, unleaded gas pushing $5 bucks a gallon or pump diesel into your…
Ohio treasurer looking to play musical chairs with statewide office spreads false election hysteria
Ohio’s state treasurer, Robert Sprague, is a term-limited Republican musical chair politician who hopes to grab another statewide seat for…
Republican Ohio Supreme Court makes Ohio first in nation to allow political endorsements from judges
In a surprise 5-1 ruling, Ohio's Republican-majority Supreme Court scrapped a 70-year ban on judges endorsing political candidates — a decision critics say was made without briefing, public input, or a request from either party in the case.
JD Vance stumped for a Putin-backed authoritarian white nationalist in Hungary, and lost
JD Vance traveled to Budapest to endorse authoritarian Viktor Orban days before Hungary's election. Voters handed Orban a landslide defeat. A look at Vance's embrace of illiberal democracy and the Thiel-backed New Right vision behind it.
From farmers to families to manufacturing, Trump has broken every promise to help everyday Ohioans
In the 2024 presidential election, over 55% of Ohioans voted for a twice impeached convicted felon whose conspiracy to steal…
Ohio Republican lawmakers keep trying to override voters and go around abortion rights amendment
Despite Ohio voters enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution in 2023, Republican lawmakers are advancing a wave of bills — including 24-hour waiting periods and abortion pill restrictions — that critics say directly contradict the amendment's protections.
Trump/Republican SAVE Act will make it much harder for Ohio voters and millions across U.S. to vote
Under intense pressure from a desperate and vindictive boss, U.S. Senate Republicans, including Ohio U.S. Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie…
Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department
If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date…
Ranked choice voting favors moderate candidates over divisive ones. Ohio lawmakers want to ban it
If every state representative or state senator in Ohio had to receive more than 50% of all votes cast in…
Ohio Republicans weaponize 'parental alienation' to shield themselves and attack trans kids
Nine months ago, Ohio Republican state Rep. Rodney Creech was a pariah in Columbus. Old allegations of gross sexual misconduct…
Ohio State University can only recover from its numerous scandals by showing actual integrity
Ohio’s flagship public university is making news again for scandals old and new. Last week, Ohio State University assistant professor…
