New evidence pulls Jon Husted deeper into Ohio's $60M bribery scandal
New AP reporting adds fresh dark money documentation and previously unreported texts to the mounting evidence contradicting Sen. Jon Husted's denials.

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New AP reporting adds fresh dark money documentation and previously unreported texts to the mounting evidence contradicting Sen. Jon Husted's denials.

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Heather Hill announced Saturday she is dropping running mate Stuart Moats, who called her allegations "complete lies," 17 days before the May 5 primary.

Republican campaigns keep scrubbing state Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech from their endorsements pages — then quietly restoring them. Only Sen. Jon Husted, in the tightest race of the cycle, has refused to walk away. A TiffinOhio.net analysis.

Democratic candidate Aaron Jones officially launched his campaign for Ohio's 88th House District on Thursday in downtown Tiffin, pledging to represent working families across Seneca and Sandusky counties.

Planned outside spending echoes Ohio’s historically expensive 2024 Senate race, while new filings show sports betting and school choice money is flowing into the governor’s race.

Updated May 1, 2026: where to eat in Tiffin and Seneca County—best pizza, brunch, downtown dining, Mexican, Japanese, steak, BBQ, breweries, and pub food.

An Ohio House bill would eliminate capital gains taxes statewide, but Policy Matters Ohio projects the top 1% of earners would capture 61% of the benefit while the bottom 60% of Ohioans would see at most $42 in annual savings.

Ohio senators heard testimony Tuesday on two bills aimed at easing the state's power supply crunch — a community power pilot program that has already passed the House, and a virtual net metering bill allowing businesses to buy power from off-site generators.

Vivek Ramaswamy, running for Ohio governor, publicly defended replacing American engineers with foreign H-1B visa workers — while his own company had filed for 29 such visas. Here's what his record shows.

Lewis Hurst, superintendent of the Seneca County Opportunity Center, was placed on paid administrative leave March 28 and faces a felony theft charge after police say he used a fraudulent price sticker to steal a $1,299 computer. He has pleaded not guilty.

A Franklin County judge issued a temporary restraining order allowing two Ohio smoke shops to sell existing hemp inventory after Senate Bill 56 took effect March 20, banning low-level THC hemp products statewide.

The restaurant’s owners said on Facebook they didn’t adequately vet Casey Putsch, a long-shot GOP candidate who has courted followers of white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

Nearly 90 degree programs have been cut or identified for elimination at Ohio's public universities since Senate Bill 1 took effect, with Kent State, Ohio University, and Wright State among the hardest hit.

3 Ohio House Republicans unveiled the Save Ohio Sports Act to restrict online betting, cap wagers, and ban credit card gambling — as data shows $533 million in Ohio betting revenue flowed out of state in 2025.

Ohio GOP governor candidate Casey Putsch posted a video firing a rifle and inviting Vivek Ramaswamy to play "Cowboys versus Indians," adding a slur distinguishing Indian people from Indigenous people. A Case Western Reserve professor called it "one hundred percent a threat."

GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy posted a video saying opponent Amy Acton can only "complain about what someone else did to her" — one day after his allies were condemned for shaming Acton over her documented childhood sexual abuse.

A super PAC funded by DraftKings' parent company is running Facebook ads and sending campaign mailers for state Rep. Rodney Creech — accused of climbing into bed with a minor female relative while erect and wearing only his underwear. One mailer features a young girl. His daughter says the group used family photos of children "[Creech] has not contacted or seen in years."

GOP primary challenger Eric Watson seized on Vivek Ramaswamy's removal of Gary Click from his endorsements page, calling the 3-term incumbent "a liability" and comparing the move to Sen. Moreno backing out of Click's campaign kickoff.

Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch cancels his NRA membership on camera, attacking Vivek Ramaswamy's gun credentials and the NRA's endorsement of the frontrunner 3 weeks before the May 5 primary.

U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman's No Harm Data Center Act would require large data center operators to cover power grid upgrades, ban NDAs with public officials and protect ratepayers from cost shifts. Ohio's consumer watchdog backs the goals but raises concerns about federal overreach on rate-setting.
